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Feel bad for those employees. In the last 10 years I've gotten Starbucks maybe twice, both times because we were on the road and needed coffee... and it was the

Feel bad for those employees. In the last 10 years I've gotten Starbucks maybe twice, both times because we were on the road and needed coffee... and it was the only option. A true fall from grace; The drinks are either sugar bombs or taste burnt and corp loves union busting.

throwfish3000 1y ago
They blow it more than half the time when it comes to regular drip coffee. I still remember my first starbucks visit as a 13 y.o. Sitting down, having a coffee, not knowing what caffeine was, and having the best conversation of my life.
- bombcar 1y ago
  Sometimes I think Starbucks is more properly classified as a milkshake joint. The calories!
  - smelendez 1y ago
    Yeah, every generation seems to reinvent the malt shop in America. The next iteration might be whoever builds the Starbucks of boba tea.
    - badc0ffee 1y ago
      Gong Cha? Chatime? Here in Canada both of those seem to be expanding rapidly.
betaby 1y ago
> taste burnt It was the case since forever ( ~15 years+ ). Starbucks is not a speciality coffee shop. There is nothing wrong with that. One has to acknowledge that high volume coffee shops have to rely on basically burned beans in order to be consistent with the taste.
- esseph 1y ago
  This Over roasted coffee averages the flavor across large harvests and sources, and they expect to dump a bunch of sugar in there anyway.
- YawningAngel 1y ago
  Coffee is inherently not a consistent drink. The only brewing methods that don't vary significantly with brewer skill and chance are immersion brews, which aren't broadly used in modern coffee shops. It's surely better to not burn the beans to ash and accept some inconsistency than ruin the drink every time
  - esseph 1y ago
    Not at all - consistency is what they sell. It's like going to Japan from the US and eating McDonalds. Or eating McDonalds in Mexico. Same food, more or less.
ecshafer 1y ago
> The drinks are either sugar bombs or taste burnt You can order exactly as much sugar as you want for their drinks. If you order a Cappuccino with milk or a coffee or Americano, there isn't any sugar in any of the drinks.
- bombcar 1y ago
  Growls in lactose
RyanOD 1y ago
I once saw a publication by a coffee expert (sorry, don't have the link) who said the way to go with Starbucks is to order the lightest roast as it's always the closest to a proper, less-burnt coffee. I've taken that approach and think it's sound advice.
badc0ffee 1y ago
Try the blonde roast espresso. It doesn't have that over-roasted taste.

throwfish3000 1y ago

They blow it more than half the time when it comes to regular drip coffee. I still remember my first starbucks visit as a 13 y.o. Sitting down, having a coffee, not knowing what caffeine was, and having the best conversation of my life.

bombcar 1y ago
Sometimes I think Starbucks is more properly classified as a milkshake joint. The calories!
- smelendez 1y ago
  Yeah, every generation seems to reinvent the malt shop in America. The next iteration might be whoever builds the Starbucks of boba tea.
  - badc0ffee 1y ago
    Gong Cha? Chatime? Here in Canada both of those seem to be expanding rapidly.

betaby 1y ago

> taste burnt It was the case since forever ( ~15 years+ ). Starbucks is not a speciality coffee shop. There is nothing wrong with that. One has to acknowledge that high volume coffee shops have to rely on basically burned beans in order to be consistent with the taste.

esseph 1y ago
This Over roasted coffee averages the flavor across large harvests and sources, and they expect to dump a bunch of sugar in there anyway.
YawningAngel 1y ago
Coffee is inherently not a consistent drink. The only brewing methods that don't vary significantly with brewer skill and chance are immersion brews, which aren't broadly used in modern coffee shops. It's surely better to not burn the beans to ash and accept some inconsistency than ruin the drink every time
- esseph 1y ago
  Not at all - consistency is what they sell. It's like going to Japan from the US and eating McDonalds. Or eating McDonalds in Mexico. Same food, more or less.

ecshafer 1y ago

> The drinks are either sugar bombs or taste burnt You can order exactly as much sugar as you want for their drinks. If you order a Cappuccino with milk or a coffee or Americano, there isn't any sugar in any of the drinks.

bombcar 1y ago
Growls in lactose

RyanOD 1y ago

I once saw a publication by a coffee expert (sorry, don't have the link) who said the way to go with Starbucks is to order the lightest roast as it's always the closest to a proper, less-burnt coffee. I've taken that approach and think it's sound advice.

badc0ffee 1y ago

Try the blonde roast espresso. It doesn't have that over-roasted taste.