The Ratings...

I made the decision to sort of "rate" the coffeehouses, but I'm doing it qualitatively, not quantitatively. By that I mean I couldn't rate on a number scale. It seemed a little asinine to rate one coffeehouse or its coffee a 95 and another a 90. I know sommeliers do it with wine, but I really don't know how that works since taste is something so intuitive and individual. I'm a science guy at heart, and when I use numbers, they had better mean something substantive. So how will I rate them? On two dimensions-"space" and "liquids." Space refers to the artistic and cultural strengths of the coffeehouse itself and liquids refers to the overall tastiness and diversity of the coffee and/or tea at the place. I'll either rate it as "meh", "decent", "good stuff", or "awesomeness." Remember, this is all my opinion. I'm not a trained coffee-guy. I'm just a thirsty nerd.