Sir Stewart Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 It would interesting to see my blind taste test w/ charbucks beans and some good beans that weren't roasted beyond their flavor threshhold.You're out of your mind if you think people who like Starbucks coffee are being fooled. It's good coffee. Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 You're out of your mind if you think people who like Starbucks coffee are being fooled. It's good coffee. Oozing of sarcasm, I hope. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Oozing of sarcasm, I hope. Not, it's not - Christ. Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 You want to know why Starbucks needs to close some stores? Because these three stores: #7515 400 Madison Ave#11692 46th and Fifth Ave#11737 Madison and 44th are within two freaking square blocks of each other. And there are three others that I can think of in the same 2 block radius. SIX in total!!! you would think that out of the squillions of Starbucks in NYC they would close more than 2. Link to post Share on other sites
ryann7739 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 There are alot opening in my area, rather than closing. Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 It would interesting to see my blind taste test w/ charbucks beans and some good beans that weren't roasted beyond their flavor threshhold. Look at how many coffee peddlers have 'dark roast' and even gas stations. It is a marketing game to sell substandard beans. To each his own. Merely pointing out the gimmick to earn more profit.Thanks fathead... I'll stop liking it now. Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Not, it's not - Christ. Christ, what does he know about coffee? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Drinking Starbucks right now! Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thanks fathead... I'll stop liking it now. But you haven't taken the taste test yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 We have two where I live - one in the library, and one where the only way to go there is to drive to it. So, I figured they would not be closing. I don't care for their coffee - so I don't drink it. I am really spoiled by having fresh coffee made from freshly roasted beans ever morning. That is the only coffee I care to drink. Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Look at how many coffee peddlers have 'dark roast' and even gas stations. It is a marketing game to sell substandard beans. If your implying the duration of the roasting process is linked to the quality of the beans being roasted your dead wrong.It would be more accurate to state that there are those who are more adept at roasting coffee, individuals and businesses alike. Edit: Full disclosure I drink a hell of a lot of coffee, and even occasionally by it from Strbks. Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Drinking Starbucks right now! Jimmy, I am drinking some serious gourmet shit, not that Starbucks shit that Bonnie buys. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Jimmy, I am drinking some serious gourmet shit, not that Starbucks shit that Bonnie buys. Edited for offensive content Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Folgers should open up some cafes. Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Folgers should open up some cafes. you should open up some cafes. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 you should open up some cafes. If I do, I'm serving Chock Full of Nuts. Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 If your implying the duration of the roasting process is linked to the quality of the beans being roasted your dead wrong.It would be more accurate to state that there are those who are more adept at roasting coffee, individuals and businesses alike. I am not implying, I am saying. You can roast the dog piss out of virtually any arabica and it will taste the same=burnt (uniform and higher margin) see McDonalds, Budweiser, etc. When roasting, as soon as it hits the second pop you cut the heat, sometimes before. This will yield a brown bean, not black, still full of oils. The black roast the oil and other shit right out of the bean. Unless of course, you are going for an Italian, French, or Espresso roast, but you still don't go as long as Charbucks even with their brewed coffee. So if you can get good beans, you can taste the diff. Most buyers in metro areas sample every shipment of beans before pimping them. I would guess Charbucks gets the leftovers. It is a good biz model for earning $. They burn them on purpose. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Every one of you is wrong. All coffee is nasty. Your taste buds are deceiving you. You don't really like what you like. Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I would guess Yep. This is the problem right here. Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Yep. This is the problem right here. What is this the cutting section at Fox news? I would bet, how's that? Sorry I didn't look up what they bought today on the waste floor. This what I heard they did last year from a local buyer. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 fatheadfred - what type of coffee do you drink? Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Who gives a damn what other people like. If they like the coffee, they like the coffee. Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Every one of you is wrong. All coffee is nasty. Your taste buds are deceiving you. You don't really like what you like. Quoted for truth. Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 fatheadfred - what type of coffee do you drink? I thought you'd never ask. My bro runs a shop, roasts his own with a diedrich roaster. He gets beans from a buyer in NKC. The bastards are pretty serious. They visit the plantations from time to time, cup each shipment that comes in. No messing around. I also buy through Frontier (a natural food coop). They get decent stuff, it is cheap, fair trade. I used to roast w/ a table top, just don't have time anymore. Nothing better than a bean between day 2 and 4 after the roast. Beans are from all over. I tend to like beans out of Mexico the most. Papua New Guinea was big last year, but my bros has been getting a lot of South America stuff lately. It is pretty good. I think he usually looks for midpriced beans so he can still make a little profit. Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 On road trips I like Starbucks drive thru for a quality iced green tea. Link to post Share on other sites
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