You are not alone. Starbucks is just about the worst coffee I have ever tasted. I think people who like it have it with so much stuff added to it they can't taste the coffee. Since I don't like flavored coffee or cream and never use sweetner, I get almost the full brunt of the bitter. Can't imagine drinking it black!

Right with you. My morning cup of Folgers tastes 20 times better. I've actually had coffee in the Navy that tasted better than Sbucks and Navy coffee resembles terpentine more than coffee.

I also agree. Their coffee is bad. I used to work there, so I know. I make better coffee at home. Worst is their espresso drinks. They cover up their bad with this and that. I remember having cappuccinos in Italy, and nothing needed to be added to it to make wonderful. At Starbucks, you need to add loads of sugar, and the foam on top is like packing peanuts. If they foamed milk correctly, it would be slightly sweet.

I've also had their bottled drinks, and they are even worse. A doubleshot is milk sugar, and espresso flavoring, and the fraps in a bottle are also a poor excuse for a coffee drink. Their drinks should only be drank as a last resort before passing out when you absolutely must stay awake.

Before Starbucks, a cup of coffee cost under $0.25, now you are lucky to find the same cup size for under $2.50.

It is strong and bitter...WP is being rude about putting down Starbucks....his coffee is likely not so great either. You don't sell your stuff by putting down the competitor. You promote your stuff because "you think it is better". He has no finesse. What do you expect from him ? He is like a Swartznegger of the kitchen.....a bully.

"$2.50", "five dollars"...etc... OMG, Do you people have a clue?! Starbucks coffee is $1.65 a cup and your second cup is .50!!!! That's right 50 cents!! And unlike McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks brews dozens and dozens of different roasts...in fact on ANY day you may request 'mild' or 'bold'!
That said Puck is a self-serving liar, and if I were Starbucks I'd sue the little emperor!
Pucks supermarket frapp's that he's 'ho'ing' here suck! They are awful and taste like a coffee flavored water n cream mess! And he sells them for...wait for it....$8.49 for a FOUR PACK!!! LIAR-
His coffee sucks and he charges more for it, off the supermarket shelf than Starbucks does brewed fresh in a restaurant. Shameful LIAR!
Puck is a schmuck!

Isn't it ultimately a matter of personal taste? That's why there is a variety of coffee brands to choose from. If there was actually "one best coffee" then it would put all the others out of business. Go with what you like and let everyone else enjoy what they like.

Oh boy - another Starbucks basher! No offense to Puck or anyone else, but don't tell me what coffee I should or shouldn't like. I love Starbucks - and no - it has nothing to do with the caffeine - I generally drink decaf. It is bold, strong and delicious!

I agree with you and Wolfgang. Starbucks was the only coffee near my morning class at college. It was NASTY. The best brand is Royal, if you can find it.

Puck is correct! Terrible isn't the word! I just had his Jamacan Me Crazy Kuerig one cupper and it is excellent coffee!

They burn their beans. It is all over-roasted.

Starbucks is the nastiest coffee ever. I tired it once and never went back. They should be paying the customers to drink that nasty shyt instead of people paying to drink it.

Turkish coffee, the best variety of coffee in my opinion :)
Strong, good tasting, and most importantly, cheap!

Tony's Italian coffee right on sicily street in little Italy cuz the boss said so. All the other joints dont have connections. Tony's coffee is where all the wise guys hang out and talk about their kids and "coimmunity woirk" and the boss likes Tony's coffee, so ya gotta come check it out, might get an autograph or some from Tony "Big Balls" himself...kapish

I disagree, his coffee varieties are all great!

It was even better when Mickey D's was selling Green Mountain Coffee for a buck a cup (any size) in VT... best (coffee related) summer of my life.

Oh yes, those were the days. Green Mountain Coffee rocks ... nothing like a Breakfast Blend from your friendly neighborhood Maplefields in the morning.

He's right. I like stronger coffee but Starbucks always tastes burnt and no matter what variety they are serving, it all tastes the same. Definitely not worth the price.

Kona coffee from Hawaii. It's the only coffee grown in the US and the best tasting I've had from anywhere.

Emmygee, i prefer the new Dark Magic Expresso Blend. tastes great and carries that little extra bit of up and at em

I agree. Starbuck's is just this bitter stuff that doesn't really taste like coffee. Might be decayed tree bark with a handful of dirt thrown in for all I know. I've made coffee at home for people that thought Starbuck's was awesome and they couldn't believe how much better my coffee is over Starbuck's. I don't do anything special. I don't have to have exact beans grown on one certain mountain in a place I've never heard of and picked on one certain day of the year. I just buy whatever beans are on sale, grind it myself if I'm able and store it in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. I use a cheapo drip coffee maker that I think I paid $10 for. Literally this isn't high dollar coffee made using rocket science but people still rave over how much better mine is. I can make a couple pots for what Starbucks charges for a grande.

All Starbucks is good at is marketing and brainwashing people into loving their day-old battery acid and paying mega-bucks for it. If I have a choice between their's and McDonald's I choose McDonald's but usually I just wait until I get home and make my own.

K-cups are a travesty. The coffee is ALWAYS stale.

K-cups are just fine.....you are a pretentious coffee snob....like the majority of posters on this board....or at the very least....you want to be a pretentions coffee snob so you bash Starbucks....that way you can run with the cool kids...... lol

Thanks Jake. As someone who is from Louisiana, may I recommend CDM (which stands for Cafe Du Monde - yup the coffee stand with the beignets (powered hot square donuts), and Community.

I've had the Kona blend which is pretty good, I've only had it on a Keurig though...

Kona Blend is rarely more than 10% Kona, which is all that's required to call it Kona Blend.

Great... been getting ripped off all this time...