I tried Starbucks coffee a few times years ago in eastern Massachusetts and upstate New York. I don't understand how people can drink the stuff. To me, it taste

I tried Starbucks coffee a few times years ago in eastern Massachusetts and upstate New York. I don't understand how people can drink the stuff. To me, it tastes like hot water poured over charcoal. When they came out with the light roast, it just tasted like thinner charcoal.