Originally Posted by
Forward12 
I can't handle regular coffee because of the caffeine setting off my anxiety, but coffee has been a staple of AA meetings since, forever, and I think for good reason.
My guess is because it's a strong drink that you sip, in the way many would alcohol. Regardless of your drink of choice, as long as it doesn't have alcohol in it, you are good to go!
In my part of the world, tea was served after every meeting when I came in. Now coffee is the thing, but it is instant and the standard alky brew is milk and two sugars. We like to have it before the meeting, though I never do. I rarely drink coffee these days and don't trust my bladder to last the meeting anyway And I don't like disrupting the meeting by having to get up for a visit to the loo.