Summertime is iced coffee time, and for some, it's when finding good iced coffee takes on the form of a quest. Cold brewed iced coffee (recipe here), with coffee iced cubes thrown in, seems to be the culmination of all the perennial "perfect cup" stories. A handful of spots along Flatbush Avenue in Midwood serve coffee that has been strained from a mixture of cold water and ground beans, and iced coffees aren't offered with coffee iced cubes. Red Horse Cafe in Park Slope uses Barrington Coffee's Vienna Blend, diluted with a little water, to make their cubes. A bucket of coffee ice on hand in a small freezer behind the counter for drinks looks like something out of Superman's bedazzled secret hideaway, matching the laptop-weaned, meditative vibe of the place. The resulting coffee is a flavorful, sharp cup, but one that's not bitter. The ingenuity of coffee ice cubes is that as they melt, they fortify the drink with additional, nonstop flavor. Medium iced coffee is $2.50 for a 16 oz. cup at Red Horse, a moderately good deal considering the epic prices even the crummiest corner delis charge for the stuff these days. more ›