Starbucks: The next battle in the coffee war

MarketWatch ^ | March 9, 2012, 1:23 p.m. EST | By MarketWatch

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch)

[Yardstick]

Who makes it?

[svcw]

Ok, the Pike is the default coffee at STBX, every store should have it.
The Americao is something they make, basically its an espresso with hot or cold water added.
Every store should have Pike caffeinated and decaf.
Also the manager of the store, gets new roasts as they come out but will order the other coffees based on customer buying patterns, they can order whatever you want. STBX hasn’t stopped making your favorite, you can order it on line.
Just tell the manager you want them to order the coffee you want and how much.
Good drinking.

[Neoliberalnot]

A few years back there was a blinded taste test on coffee—McDonalds won. A coffee for #1 dollar, and it ain’t bad.

[svcw]

I love that press. We use ours when we go camping.

[FreeAtlanta]

Aerobie AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker

[FrankR]

I've had one, and only one, cup of Starbucks coffee in my life...I took two sips, and poured it out.

Their coffee tastes like coffee that has been made two days ago, and has been sitting on the heat all that time from a 1960's Mr. Coffee machine. Yuk!

[FreeAtlanta]

I hardly use any of my other coffee equipment. I bought a hot water heater and just make a single cup whenever I want it. My kids love it too. It is actually fun to use, and I have taken it to friends, parties and to work. I always get a crowd around to watch me make coffee. It is kind of funny. :-) I am featuring it on my website DougsMugs.com

[FreeAtlanta]

It depends on how fresh their coffee is. They use those glass pot brewers and often the coffee has sat for a while.

Most coffee I have gotten at McDonald’s isn’t fit for consumption. QuickTrip and RaceTrack are not too bad for coffee on the road.

[Mr Rogers]

I use a $15 Mr Coffee...does that mean I’m not groovy any more?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Do you feel like.... sharing?

;)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Ha...based on some of the replys here...someone is go to show up and say the best coffee is make from river water after getting oit of the sleeping bag and leaving the tent....

And it is pretty good as I recall.

[Mountain Bike Vomit Carnage]

No worries for you, the only coffee maker I have ever used is a French Press.

[Marine_Uncle]

"If the Globe is cooling.....we need good coffee."
As the global cooling cycle sets in, we will find less coffee available.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well that sounds damn ominous.

[SouthTexas]

I’ll stick to my Folger’s Black Silk. I do try and limit it to one pot per day, ok, two on Saturday and Sunday.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I am thinking about one of those 5 cup mr. Coffee makers to adjust my intake.

Someone on CNBC figured that the Green Mountain K-Cups were really about $50 a lb.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Starbucks is an acquired taste....the Latte with artificial sweetener’s suits me pretty good....

[Fast Moving Angel]

Starsucks? Meh. I go to McD’s for a large iced sugar-free vanilla coffee, easy on the ice. Half the price, much better flavor.

[Yardstick]

Lots of good reviews and only 25 bucks at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Aerobie-AeroPress-Coffee-Espresso-Maker/dp/B0047BIWSK

I’m not a big coffee drinker but I’ll bet it would make a great gift for someone who is.

[Excellence]

http://www.starbucks.com/coffee/dark/decaf-caffe-verona