COFFEESPAZZ Senior Member Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Posts: 2 Location: Stephenville, TX Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Thu Oct 25, 2012, 3:53pm Subject: Re: C'mon guys, be honest
to lifeandpeace's post - I had to chuckle, i came across this post while browsing coffeegeek - my company's website is actually coffeespazz.com :) interesting thread here, enjoyed reading through it.
Posted Fri Oct 26, 2012, 6:11am Subject: Re: C'mon guys, be honest
Wow, a blast from the past. That's too funny, SPAZZ.
Since I started this post (and since it died!) Starbucks released their blonde roast. I still haven't had any, but I tried to get my hands on some in Orlando last week. The shop had just closed for the day when I arrived.
calblacksmith Moderator Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 5,679 Location: Riverside, Ca, U.S.A. Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Fri Oct 26, 2012, 7:14am Subject: Re: C'mon guys, be honest
Well, I tried the "light" brew from *$ and you have not missed anything. I was falling asleep while driving and saw a bux on the next exit so I pulled off and bought a cup of the blond. Honestly, just stopping the car and walking around did more good than the coffee as I really could not drink it, even their "light" roast was burnt. Well that is the way I took it anyway, I tossed the unconsumed cup of "coffee" when we arrived at the end of the drive.
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NobbyR Senior Member Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 1,611 Location: Germany Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Fri Oct 26, 2012, 7:21am Subject: Re: C'mon guys, be honest
When I first visited the United States back in 1999, Starbuck's was just about the only place I knew where to get a halfway decent cup of coffee. Already being used to home made espresso, I found the kind of stale and week drip coffee they served elsewhere simply horrible. But as far as I remember, they actually had portafilter machines in those days. Nowadays, all I see is superautomatics.
*** "This drink of the Satan is so delicious that it would be a shame to leave it to the infidels." (Pope Clement VIII on coffee)
I think this was an attempt at "standardization". I find all of their swill undrinkable, even when loaded with gobs of sweetener, flavoring and milk. Geez, even chocolate doesn't cover it up!
dfrcomp Senior Member Joined: 8 Oct 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Fri Oct 26, 2012, 9:16am Subject: Re: C'mon guys, be honest
The "Blonde" roasts are not too bad. Of the three I prefer the "Indivisible" blend of both Kenyan and Ethiopian beans. Is it as good as fresh roasted, of course not! But in a pinch, it is at least tolerable. Glad to see that not every bean they buy is char broiled beyond belief.
calblacksmith Moderator Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 5,679 Location: Riverside, Ca, U.S.A. Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Fri Oct 26, 2012, 11:29am Subject: Re: C'mon guys, be honest
dfrcomp Said:
The "Blonde" roasts are not too bad. Of the three I prefer the "Indivisible" blend of both Kenyan and Ethiopian beans. Is it as good as fresh roasted, of course not! But in a pinch, it is at least tolerable. Glad to see that not every bean they buy is char broiled beyond belief.
I don't know which they sold me but it was undrinkable, I had hoped that the BLOND roasted coffee would at least be better than AM-PM coffee but, for me, this stop, it wasn't. YMMV!
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RichardCoffee Senior Member Joined: 2 Dec 2010 Posts: 97 Location: Long Beach Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Fri Oct 26, 2012, 11:44am Subject: Re: C'mon guys, be honest
In September of 2011 my wife and I went to Seattle for the first time to attend the CoffeeFest and see the sights. There was a Starbucks in the lobby of our hotel. It surprised me in 2 ways. 1 - they had a real espresso machine and grinder and the barista made a very good latte - even with some nice latte art. This was by far the best espresso drink I ever had at a Starbucks. 2 - each morning my wife went down to the lobby and picked us up 2 coffees. The Sumatra was about as good as any Sumatra I've had.
CMIN Senior Member Joined: 14 Jun 2012 Posts: 504 Location: South FL Expertise: I like coffee
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Posted Fri Oct 26, 2012, 1:46pm Subject: Re: C'mon guys, be honest
calblacksmith Said:
I don't know which they sold me but it was undrinkable, I had hoped that the BLOND roasted coffee would at least be better than AM-PM coffee but, for me, this stop, it wasn't. YMMV!
The blonde is bad, real bad... the woman bought the beans one day and I figured what the hell... gross. And its no where near a "light" roasted bean lol, maybe for them lol.
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