Every time I get coffee at Starbucks, it tastes scorched. Why is burnt coffee so popular? Are you supposed to drink it with cream and sugar to hide the burnt flavor?
2007-06-18 02:35:07 · 9 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Actually, a big part of the reason is that Starbucks over-roast the coffee beans. Hence people around where I live call the "Charbucks", because the coffee tastes charred. Over roasting the beans is usually done on purpose to mask the cheapness and lower quality of the beans. Also, many people think it must be stronger if the coffee tastes "dark."
And yes they do serve burnt coffee that's been left on a heating element for over 30 minutes. You know, the coffee that's in the urn on the 'warming' pad. All you taste is the harsh bitterness left because all the rich coffee oils have been evaporated away (which is what gives fresh coffee it's richer flavor).
The juggernaut has destroyed good coffee in almost every market where it used to exist. Even worse, they’ve spawned a generation of coffee drinkers who think that expensive and overroasted IS good coffee, in the same way that NASCAR has spawned a generation of fans who think that clumsily banging around is good racing.
2007-06-18 02:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 2⤋
Starbucks Coffee Taste
2016-12-16 18:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Policy is to remake your coffee for free if you're unhappy with it. You must have been quite mean to tick off the manager enough to not do that for you. That's slightly unreasonable that you'd want the Barista to be FIRED just because your drink didn't taste perfect. It happens sometimes. The shots for your drink may not have been pulled at the right timing (this is the fault of the machine, but the machine should be calibrated every now and then.) While I cannot speak about ALL of them, the Baristas are pretty kickass for the most part. I think you're being a little too critical.
2016-03-14 10:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you 100%. With the price that you pay 4 of 5 times you get the scorched coffee. Every now and then, you'll get a fresh cup that has recently been made, but they should throw out any coffee that's been on the burner too long.
I have found Dunkin Donuts coffee is good, but watered down. The best is convienence stores like 7-11 have great coffee with all the fixings.
2007-06-18 02:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by jr8551_us 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Does anybody out there remember the ghastly odor of burnt coffee beans that would occasionally waft from the Folger's roasting plant at the SF end of the San Francisco-Bay Bridge?
2014-03-20 07:47:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree. That is the worst coffee I have ever tasted, but I have found out from others that many people like that toooo strong stuff, yuk it is horrible. I have found that Burger King and McDonalds has the best coffee.
2007-06-18 02:45:36 · answer #6 · answered by Kandie 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Starbucks is crap. If you want truly good coffee, go to Caribou Coffee. You'll thank me when you do...
2007-06-18 02:44:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
No, with me, it is not. I don't know try McDonald's coffee, it taste so much better than Starbucks.
2007-06-18 02:38:42 · answer #8 · answered by That one 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
You can really burn coffee. I never knew that.
2007-06-18 02:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by LayLay 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I agree It is cheap coffee burnt to hide any subtle essence that could be appreciated by the not so dumb numbed
2015-07-19 08:37:34 · answer #10 · answered by Bill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋