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Starbucks... again
Dan	#1 Posted on 07/20/2012 9:09 AM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 1662 Joined: October 24, 2005	Why is it that when some people hear you are into roasting coffee bring you roasted coffee to try? If only they brought greens! On top of that, they don't bring good coffee. I got two bags of coffee at our family reunion last week. One was interesting, direct from a trip to Costa Rica. The other was from Starbucks. It was from their Tribute blend. Five different beans resulting in coffee that is "spicy and full-bodied with berry and dark cherry notes." Never mind that the hyphen doesn't belong. The coffee was what you'd expect, over roasted. Not by much, but still a few degrees past prime, to me. It was reasonably fresh, no more than 7-10 days old. Full bodied? No. Berry and cherry? No. What really surprised me was the amount of defects. Here's a spoonful from the middle of the bag. I hate to think what the bottom will look like! Dan attached the following image:
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jkoll42	#2 Posted on 07/20/2012 9:17 AM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 860 Joined: February 14, 2011	On the upside, it's partially preground for press! -Jon Honey badger 1k, Bunn LPG-2E, Technivorm, Cimbali Max Hybrid, Vibiemme Double Domo V3


ciel-007	#3 Posted on 07/20/2012 9:22 AM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 651 Joined: April 03, 2012	Dan, I?ve been experiencing similar events, feel the same way you do about it, and have been asking the very same questions? Thanks for sharing. Ciel Ciel... seeking Heaven in my cup with ................................................................................................................. EXPOBAR Brewtus II - MAZZER Mini E - MAHLK?NIG Vario - GeneCafe - RAF-1 Extreme (Modified B-2 HOTTOP) - BellaTaiwan XJ-101


ginny	#4 Posted on 07/20/2012 9:48 AM
Founder Posts: 3476 Joined: October 24, 2005	I have just the opposite happen, anyone who travels brings me greens from around the world. wild greens from Africa, greens from Kona family farms, you name it. great stuff, fresh too, not from bins in Whole Foods. ginny


ciel-007	#5 Posted on 07/20/2012 10:56 AM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 651 Joined: April 03, 2012	Ginny, I?ve experienced similar events as well, albeit on much much fewer occasions... Ciel Ciel... seeking Heaven in my cup with ................................................................................................................. EXPOBAR Brewtus II - MAZZER Mini E - MAHLK?NIG Vario - GeneCafe - RAF-1 Extreme (Modified B-2 HOTTOP) - BellaTaiwan XJ-101


Dan	#6 Posted on 07/20/2012 11:53 AM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 1662 Joined: October 24, 2005	I need a new set of friends and a new family!!!
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snwcmpr	#7 Posted on 07/21/2012 2:25 PM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 925 Joined: March 03, 2011	Quote not from bins in Whole Foods Whole foods has green beans? Ken -------------- Backwoods Roaster "I wish I could taste as well as I wish I could roast." As Abraham Lincoln said "Do not trust everything you read on the internet".


ginny	#8 Posted on 07/21/2012 5:30 PM
Founder Posts: 3476 Joined: October 24, 2005	yes, many do. my sister was in Dallas and said she passed them by at the Whole Foods since she knew I would make some comment about quality even if they were wrapped in China silk... -g snob, you bet when it comes to my beans...

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