Starbucks Pike Place Roast

Afternoon Golfer · Post by **Afternoon Golfer** » May 16, 2008 8:32 am

What do you guys think about this coffee? Here in CT they brew a bold and Pike Place until noon then just Pike Place the rest of the day. It is too mild for me.

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » May 16, 2008 8:55 am

I haven't tried it yet and am looking forward to some comments. Please compare to some other common blends, especially Verona and Sumatra. I am thinking it is just a marketing ploy to increase sales. I can't imagine it being much different than their House Blend, just repackaged to appeal to the "coffee snobs"

lilsalty · Post by **lilsalty** » May 16, 2008 8:57 am

I kind of like it...I've been getting a free tall one each Wednesday thanks to a coupon in Newsday!

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » May 16, 2008 9:11 am

They gave away free samples when it first came out, I wasn't impressed. The only thing it has going for it is it doesn't taste burnt like Starbucks coffee usually does.

Afternoon Golfer · Post by **Afternoon Golfer** » May 16, 2008 9:16 am

I get a venti bold every morning. Milk and one Splenda. Milk and one Splenda in a venti Pike Place is way too sweet. It isn't bad, I just prefer a deeper flavor. I like French Roast, Italian Roast, etc.

lilsalty · Post by **lilsalty** » May 16, 2008 9:33 am

Perhaps a bit o' Jameson & some whipped cream would be a fine addition to it...

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » May 16, 2008 9:43 am

I get a grande w/ 2 splendas and half-n-half and it is just fine. I'm not super picky about it. Anything that tastes better than gas station coffee is fine w/ me.

I usually make it at home, thanks to my boy popcorn.

Afternoon Golfer · Post by **Afternoon Golfer** » May 16, 2008 9:51 am

I wonder how much money I would save making it at home? A venti here is $2.07.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » May 16, 2008 9:57 am

I only drink Starbucks coffee because it's what they serve in the cafeteria and it's free.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » May 16, 2008 9:59 am

We have free Starbucks in the office as well. Usually Verona if it's made or Breakfast Blend if it's not. We've been out and about a lot lately so it's been a lot of stop-for-coffee days.

I'm the only one who drinks it at home and I only know how to use the coffee maker to make about 8 cups at a time so it's not always practical to make my own.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » May 16, 2008 10:10 am

I don't have a coffeemaker in my apartment. I guess I should get one in case someone comes over for dinner and breakfast and she likes her morning coffee.

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » May 16, 2008 11:07 am

lilsalty wrote:Perhaps a bit o' Jenna Jameson & some whipped cream would be a fine addition to it...

That's my kind of coffee....

Dutch Harbor PH · Post by **Dutch Harbor PH** » May 16, 2008 4:18 pm

...Wasn't aware of this coffee.....but the name makes sense...Pike Place Market is a bit of an over priced tourist trap these days....(the place where the fish mongers throw the salmon through the crowd of touristas and sing songs...)....so if it is mild and flavorless...perhaps it is just a reflection of the place it is named for....???

I get the french roast beans from Safeway and crank my espresso machine up to get the flavor right .... Love that automatic machine!!!!

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » May 16, 2008 4:51 pm

I just go to the expresso stand at the Cheveron on the way to I5 and get a double mocha with 1/2 shot of rasperry served by the nicest person and I'm good for the day!!

Bfan53 · Post by **Bfan53** » May 16, 2008 5:38 pm

LIPH wrote:I don't have a coffeemaker in my apartment. I guess I should get one in case someone comes over for dinner and breakfast and she likes her morning coffee.

Larry,

You're always thinking of others and there's way too little of that in this world!!!!!!

Salukulady · Post by **Salukulady** » May 16, 2008 8:52 pm

LIPH wrote:I don't have a coffeemaker in my apartment. I guess I should get one in case someone comes over for dinner and breakfast and she likes her morning coffee.

You're just figuring this out? Maybe that's why they don't stay.....

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » May 16, 2008 9:10 pm

Afternoon Golfer wrote:I get a venti bold every morning. Milk and one Splenda. Milk and one Splenda in a venti Pike Place is way too sweet. It isn't bad, I just prefer a deeper flavor. I like French Roast, Italian Roast, etc.

Next time you're in hartford stop in for a nice Columbian Dark Roast.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » May 16, 2008 10:43 pm

Ukulady wrote:
LIPH wrote:I don't have a coffeemaker in my apartment. I guess I should get one in case someone comes over for dinner and breakfast and she likes her morning coffee.
You're just figuring this out? Maybe that's why they don't stay.....

In the immortal words of Rod Stewart & Faces -
So in the morning
Please don't say you love me
Cause you know I'll only kick you out the door

Yea I'll pay your cab fare home
You can even use my best cologne
Just don't be here in the morning when I wake up

Post by **SMLCHNG** » May 16, 2008 10:46 pm

Have only had Starbucks once. Both E and I thought it tasted burnt.

Salukulady · Post by **Salukulady** » May 16, 2008 11:16 pm

LIPH wrote:
Ukulady wrote:
LIPH wrote:I don't have a coffeemaker in my apartment. I guess I should get one in case someone comes over for dinner and breakfast and she likes her morning coffee.
You're just figuring this out? Maybe that's why they don't stay.....
In the immortal words of Rod Stewart & Faces -
So in the morning
Please don't say you love me
Cause you know I'll only kick you out the door

Yea I'll pay your cab fare home
You can even use my best cologne
Just don't be here in the morning when I wake up

Wow, Faces....I think I was 9.....and Rod Stewart is immortal....he just keeps getting better with age, like Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Connery and some old guy I met on the internet.....