Yucky Link: Starbucks to Bring Back Burnt Coffee

June 23, 2008

Due to popular demand, Starbucks will bring back their bolder — burnt tasting — roasted coffee. If you prefer your coffee burnt, you can request the bolder variety. —The Consumerist

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NdHebert 4 years 48 weeks

I work at STarbucks and we still brew bold coffee everyday. I would say 1 out of every 3 plain coffee drinkers want bold. I think its nasty and tastes gross, but if its what the customer wants, then give it to them!

NdHebert 4 years 48 weeks

I work at STarbucks and we still brew bold coffee everyday. I would say 1 out of every 3 plain coffee drinkers want bold.I think its nasty and tastes gross, but if its what the customer wants, then give it to them!

Swedeybebe 4 years 48 weeks

i drink starbucks because it is convenient... if there were a Peet's nearby, i would much rather go for their java... i'm a purist though, i don't like making my coffee sweet or add flavors to it. just a tad of half n half and i am good. if the burnt coffee tastes good, i'll drink it.

Swedeybebe 4 years 48 weeks

kendallina 4 years 48 weeks

I like the specialty drinks from Starbucks, but I am definitely not a fan of their plain coffee because of the yucky burnt taste.

LaLa0428 4 years 48 weeks

People are requesting burnt coffee.

mamaseacat 4 years 48 weeks

Oh, I didn't know the "burnt" flavor was made on purpose. I always returned it cuz it's N.A.S.T.Y.!!!

colormesticky 4 years 48 weeks

I hate the Pike Place roast, and I'm so glad they're going back to the old stuff. I can't even drink a tall Pike Place without getting a terrible headache and jitters.

SugarFreak 4 years 48 weeks

Man o Man...ppl will drink anything as long as it's marketed well.

megln1022 4 years 48 weeks

i like their lattes but i never liked their coffee cause i thought it did taste burnt!! i haven't tried it in years cause of that

shoneyjoe 4 years 48 weeks

How can the average starbucks drinker taste enough of their coffee to know what the roast tastes like? They seem to do a damn fine job of covering up the flavor of coffee with soy milk, regular milk, caramel, vanilla syrup, whipped cream, chocolate shavings, whatever. Underneath all of that crap, who knows, let alone cares what the coffee tastes like?

HipMom 4 years 48 weeks

Yuck. That burnt coffee is just gross.

erinlikestoplay 4 years 48 weeks

Gross. I guess if you get used to something awful, the good stuff is a shocker, but I just can't understand why someone wants burnt coffee. Pike's Place roast was actually pretty good, but not good enough to get me to Starbucks regularly after years of burnt coffees and lattes.

bigestivediscuit 4 years 48 weeks

Starbucks has disgusting, horrible, ulcer-inducing, overpriced coffee. I don't know why people keep going there - maybe just for the branded cup in their hands.

Rancher'sGirl 4 years 48 weeks

Pike Place Roast is sooo much better, IMHO...so much smoother. The burnt undertone of the other roast just doesn't appeal to me.:(

WineUnleashed 4 years 48 weeks

ok.. if you are serious about your coffee check outhttp://www.weaverscoffee.com/ The roaster was with Peet's coffee for 20 years and now he is on his own. It is AWESOME. Forget Starbucks. Cheers, Angela

WineUnleashed 4 years 48 weeks

ok.. if you are serious about your coffee check outhttp://www.weaverscoffee.com/The roaster was with Peet's coffee for 20 years and now he is on his own. It is AWESOME. Forget Starbucks.Cheers,Angela

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