- brackish: slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"
- main: any very large body of (salt) water
- The sea; Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty
- Applies to a coffee that has been over-roasted.
- The salty sensation caused by excessive heat after brewing (truck-stop coffee).
- A salty feeling/sensation in the mouth after drinking coffee that has been over-brewed or exposed to excessive heat after brewing.