History Main / KlatchianCoffee

* Speaking of "perk"ing, any percolator can be used to make an incredibly strong brew. A percolator works by heating water until it bubbles, capturing those bubbles and forcing them and water up a tube, and spraying that water over coffee which then percolates back down into the reservoir. Since the coffee is uniquely mixed back into the water, one can just keep the percolator going and going. It will make coffee as strong as you want it.

* Two words: Bawls Exxtra. Bawls is a high-caffeine soft-drink that tastes like a cross between Sprite and creme soda, but contains a bit more caffeine per ounce than Red Bull does. Bawls Exxtra is the sugar-free version, sweetened with [=AceK=] and sucralose (Splenda). It has '''50% more''' caffeine per ounce than regular Bawls.

* Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade has earned infamy for its extremely high caffeine content: 235 mgs for the regular size, and ''390'' (just barely under the FDA's recommended 400 mg per day limit) for the large. To put that in perspective, a can of Monster Energy has less than 90 mgs of caffeine, and 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength has 230. There have been several overdoses (including two deaths) linked to people drinking large amounts of Charged Lemonade, not helped by how its caffeine content was not originally made clear in marketing (meaning that most of those drinking it did not realize that they were getting several energy drinks' worth of caffeine per cup), it's also filled with other ingredients designed to amplify and prolong caffine's effects, and ads for the Panera Unlimited Sip Club (a monthly subscription that offers unlimited drink refills) encouraging customers to get multiple servings a day.

* Mountain Dew was recently introduced (or ''re''-introduced; supposedly [=PepsiCo=] tried it in the 80s but it never caught on) to the UK market, but thanks to [[ValuesDissonance different food-safety standards in Europe]] it has to be sold as an ''energy drink'', with a warning on the label that it's unsuitable for children under twelve years old or pregnant women.

* Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade has earned infamy for its extremely high caffeine content: 235 mgs for the regular size, and ''390'' (just barely under the FDA's recommended 400 mg per day limit) for the large. To put that in perspective, a can of Monster Energy has less than 90 mgs of caffeine, and 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength has 230. There have been several overdoses (including one death) linked to people drinking large amounts of Charged Lemonade, not helped by how its caffeine content was not originally made clear in marketing (meaning that most of those drinking it did not realize that they were getting several energy drinks' worth of caffeine per cup), it's also filled with other ingredients designed to amplify and prolong caffine's effects, and ads for the Panera Unlimited Sip Club (a monthly subscription that offers unlimited drink refills) encouraging customers to get multiple servings a day.

* The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E10TheGiantSpiderInvasion The Giant Spider Invasion]]" has Mike and the Bots in a spoof of ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'', where they have to stay awake to avoid being taken over by pod people. Crow resorts to a mixture of various coffees, sodas, and candy that almost gives him a heart attack.

* Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade has earned infamy for its extremely high caffeine content: 235 mgs for the regular size, and ''390'' (just barely under the FDA's recommended 400 mg per day limit) for the large. To put that in perspective, a can of Monster Energy has less than 90 mgs of caffeine, and 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength has 230. There have been several overdoses (including one death) linked to people drinking large amounts of Charged Lemonade, not helped by how its caffeine content was not originally made clear in marketing (meaning that most of those drinking it did not realize that they were getting several energy drinks' worth of caffeine per cup), and ads for the Panera Unlimited Sip Club (a monthly subscription that offers unlimited drink refills) encouraging customers to get multiple servings a day.

* Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade has some infamy for its extremely high caffeine content: 235 mgs for the regular size, and ''390'' (just barely under the FDA's recommended 400 mg per day limit) in the large. To put that in perspective, a can of Monster Energy has less than 90 mgs of caffeine. There have been several overdoses (including one death) linked to people drinking large amounts of Charged Lemonade, not helped by how its caffeine content was not originally made clear in marketing (meaning that most of those drinking it did not realize that they were getting several energy drinks' worth of caffeine per cup), and ads for the Panera Unlimited Sip Club (a monthly subscription that offers unlimited drink refills) encouraging customers to get multiple servings a day.

* Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade had become infamous for its extremely high caffeine content: 235 mgs for the regular size, and ''390'' (just barely under the FDA's recommended 400 mg per day limit) in the large. To put that in perspective, a can of Monster Energy has less than 90 mgs of caffeine. There have been several overdoses (including one death) linked to people drinking large amounts of Charged Lemonade, not helped by how it was originally marketed as a normal drink rather than an extreme energy drink (meaning that most of those drinking it did not realize that they were getting several energy drinks' worth of caffeine), and ads for the Panera Unlimited Sip Club (a monthly subscription that offers unlimited drink refills) encouraging customers to get multiple servings a day.

* Parena Bread's Charged Lemonade had become infamous for the amount of caffine it has and folks ordering it unaware of it, causing several caffine overdoses and a death. To put it into perspective the regular sized amount has 235 mgs of caffine, and some folks order the large '' not knowing this''.

* The trope namer is found on the Discworld -- so the ''TabletopGame/DiscworldRoleplayingGame'' has rules for the stuff. Klatchian coffee can cure drunkeness with a sucessful skill role on the part of the person preparing it, or make you knurd if you get it wrong. Alcohol can do the reverse with the same roll. Get it wrong three times and you're stuck, and will probably really hate whoever's responsible, especially if it was you. Klatchian coffee absolutely does ''not'' cure hangovers, and may actually make them worse.

* The trope namer is found on the Discworld -- so the ''TabletopGame/DiscworldRoleplayingGame'' has rules for the stuff.

** Which is why Sam Vimes must ''never'' touch the stuff; he lives in a permanent state of knurd. Even after getting blotto on some of CMOT Dibbler's 300 proof (or circumstantial evidence) moonshine, two drops of the stuff is enough for him to start screaming, though it was Red Desert special, so probably stronger than normal. The rest of the Watch had to give him half a glass of whisky to get him comfortably sober.

** The episode "Operation M.A.T.A.D.O.R.", where the kids need to break up bully fights -- a phenomenon where bullies kidnap adults and force them to consume super-strength coffee until they fly into berserker rages, then throw the over-caffeinated adults into an arena to watch them tear each other apart for kicks.
** "Operation U.N.D.E.R.C.O.V.E.R." has the Kids Next Door try to destroy a coffee drilling rig which supplies the villains with much-needed caffeine. The installation is managed by one Cuppa Joe, a villain with SuperSpeed apparently granted from constant knocking back mugs of coffee. When Numbuh 5 unwittingly gets a taste of coffee, the rush speeds her up as well, though she crashes shortly afterwards.
-->'''Numbuh 5:''' C-coffee is so, so...'''SO GOOD, BABY!'''

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** In "New Kidney in Town", Peter got addicted to Red Bull energy drinks. After getting fed up with him, Lois got rid of it all and poured a can out the window onto a [[ThatPoorPlant flower]] that grew feet, uprooted itself, and went on a rampage. In turn, Peter tries to bootleg his own using various items from the kitchen including beer, eggs, and canned foods, topped off with [[TooDumbToLive kerosene]] on the grounds that [[FourTermsFallacy kerosene and Red Bull are both fuel and are therefore the same thing]]. Drinking the mixture gives him kidney failure, kicking off the main plot.
** In "The Peanut Butter Kid", when Peter and Lois are overworking Stewie after he becomes a child actor, Peter gives him a bit of "8-Hour Energy", which is a mix of 5-Hour Energy, espresso, Scotts Turf Builder, and a "tiny, tiny, super small" amount of cocaine. A sip causes Stewie to become instantly wired and he [[EyeScream bleeds out of his eye]]. Peter later gives him another batch with Ecstasy thrown in for when they go clubbing.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': After drinking a hundred cups of coffee in one day, [[PowerUpFood Fry gains super-speed,]] which enables him to rescue everyone from a burning building and then extinguish the fire.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' has the episode "Operation M.A.T.A.D.O.R.", where the kids need to break up bully fights -- a phenomenon where bullies kidnap adults and force them to consume super-strength coffee until they fly into berserker rages, then throw the over-caffeinated adults into an arena to watch them tear each other apart for kicks.

* [[https://systlin.tumblr.com/post/134130007965/kwitty-cat-thebibliosphere-stormneedle This tumblr post]] documents two different cases of caffeine hell: One drink is a horrid concoction of coffees and caffeine pills, the other drink is a coffee that has been triple-distilled. [[TemptingFate The person who made the triple-distilled coffee even shared the instructions by popular demand]], although he warns thst it lets you [[TastesLikePurple smell colors and feel individual air molecules]].

* The... "coffee" Mr. Saturns serve in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' causes the drinker to hallucinate {{Foreshadowing}}.

* ''VideoGame/IcewindDale'': One of the rarest potions one can find is the Berduskan Black Brew, a tincture that completely cures fatigue. Flavor text says it was created by Berduskan merchants who had too many things to do and too little time for things like sleep. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Sounds familiar]]?

* Ralphie May describes his first experience with Cuban coffee. By his description, less than an ounce is equal to about five shots of espresso and is normally served in "baby doll tea-cups", which some can only drink half of. He didn't know that and demanded a full cup (equal to 84 shots of espresso). It took 25 minutes to brew, cost him $58 for the one cup which he found out about the hard way ("I won't bitch about the $4.25 cups I get at the bucks!"), did not change color when cream was added, took 30 minutes to drink, caused instant PottyFailure as soon as he finished his glass, and left him shaking for ''98 hours'', until a friend cut him a line of ''cocaine'' to offset the coffee and calm him down enough to sleep. And it ''worked''.

* Ralphie May describes his first experience with Cuban coffee. By his description, less than an ounce is equal to about five shots of espresso and is normally served in "baby doll tea-cups", which some can only drink half of. He didn't know that and demanded a full cup (equal to 84 shots of espresso). It took 25 minutes to brew, was far more expensive than he expected, did not change color when cream was added, took 30 minutes to drink, caused instant PottyFailure as soon as he stood up, and left him shaking for ''98 hours'', until a friend cut him a line of ''cocaine'' to offset the coffee and calm him down enough to sleep. And it ''worked''.

** In the webcomic, set in a Gaslamp {{Steampunk}} universe where {{Mad Scientist}}s called ''Sparks'' can liberally break the laws of physics, the central protagonist, Agatha Heterodyne, tastes coffee for the first time and, in [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070525 a fit of caffeine-fueled inspiration,]] immediately sets about rebuilding a coffee shop's [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070618 coffee-making engine.]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070620 A mere sip]] of the "improved" product can result in something like [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070622 a religious]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070625 and possibly life-changing]] experience. Even ''[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070629 licking a few drops]]'' was enough to make a BloodKnight SuperSoldier pause in mid-rampage to appreciate it.
** Not long after [[note]]webcomic time that is, 3 1/2 years real time[[/note]], a Smoke Knight has been shown using a drug called [[MeaningfulName Movit]], which is a super-powered stimulant. It comes in various strengths and the strongest stuff safe for civilians is Movit #6. When she was fighting the heroes in Castle Heterodyne, Zola had taken some Movit #11, then was shot with more in hopes of causing an explosive meltdown, leading to a '''CHOPHEAD TINYBITS!''' rage, and was expected to die of an overdose shortly. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she didn't.]]