Starbucks to experiment with beer?

[babypacman]

I loved that stuff - haven't seen it in years, though I haven't been looking terribly hard.

Redhook to Launch Limited Release Program in Fall 08 w/ Double Black Stout - BeerAdvocate

Can be found at Total Wine if you are fortunate enough to have one in your vicinity. I used to love RHDBS, but having it again with this reissue, it just didn't seem the same. That, or having tried so many more beers over the years, I have just found ones that are better.

 

[camiller]

...
As to Krispy Kreme, any pastry is good hot. Its the ones that are still good cold that are special. Cold Krispy Kreme donuts are vile. Cold Dunkin Donuts are still decent.

Try the Krispy Kreme Blueberry Cake doughnut, it is great cold. In fact it would probably be horrible warm.

 

[IXVolt]

Just had a Krispy Kreme last weekend that was cold... was some sort of fund raiser.

It was terrible. I microwaved it for 10 seconds, it was almost as terrible.


I used to live 5 minutes from a KK and I remember their doughnuts being pretty good. But man they don't improve with age!

 

[taylornate]

I always liked them cold VV

 

[lehr]

I hate that they try to correct you, they know what you mean, so stop wasting time and pour my damn coffee!
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That's what I'm talkin bout !
Pat

 

[Saccharomyces]

They would never have a Euro style cafe in my town. A local restaurant is not even allowed to serve wine with their outside meals. Some poor little bugger might see an adult drinking responsibly, become a crack head and start murdering old ladies for their medication.

Dude, you live in OHIO... you got it backwards. They are worried the old lady murdering crackheads might see an adult drinking responsibly and become drinkers of craft beer.

Anyway... I think it's a great idea, and I'd like to see more beers with coffee in 'em even if they will be $4 at Fourbucks...

 

[GuitarBob]

Personally I hate Starbucks. Those places are always filled with young yuppy highschoolers, and aging hippies, and I can't stand either group. It's not the coffee, and it's not stupid names they have for sizes of coffee, but it's the whole atmosphere of the place I can't stand.

 

[Araxi]

pffffft Starbucks

 

[MBasile]

That's what I'm talkin bout !
Pat

You may like this then! (NWS for language)

::ill Will Press:: NEUROTICALLY YOURS CARTOON: COFFEE-HOUSE PROPAGANDA

 

[seigex]

Will their beer taste burnt?

Hahah, I thought I was the only one who thought that way....

 

[TheDrunkChef]

I'm a bit worried that with starbucks selling beer where will all the beer and wine licenses go? at least here in San Diego we are limited to a certain # per neighborhood. It would suck if someone wanted to open a brewpub and were refused because the six starbucks around you had the last licenses-

 

[MeatyPortion]

Boy, this is going to suck for one of my Arabic instructors. He loves coffee and has his after class linguistic studies at Starbuck's. He doesn't drink though, and doesn't go to any places that serve alcohol. He's screwed.

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

I like the look on their face when I use crazy terms like small medium or large.

Pat

Every now and then when I'm in an ornery mood I'll deliberately do that just to see if I can get in an argument - "no, I don't want a tall cup, I want a small cup - that should the smallest cup you have, not the tall one."

Once we got into a whole Abbot and Costello type or argument, but that clerk was cool, he realized I was pulling his leg and went along with it.

In any case the whole tall, grande, venti thing is borderline ridiculous. It's nothing more than naked pretension.

 

[Killinger]

Every now and then when I'm in an ornery mood I'll deliberately do that just to see if I can get in an argument - "no, I don't want a tall cup, I want a small cup - that should the smallest cup you have, not the tall one."

Once we got into a whole Abbot and Costello type or argument, but that clerk was cool, he realized I was pulling his leg and went along with it.

In any case the whole tall, grande, venti thing is borderline ridiculous. It's nothing more than naked pretension.

Starbucks does have a "short" size. It's generally reserved for kids' drinks, but you can order a short drip coffee. It would be smaller than a tall.

 

[brettwasbtd]

Starbucks bringing this idea back? - http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-starbucks-beer-20120124,0,5910879.story

$5 for a Rogue Dead Guy and Free Wifi? Sounds pretty good to me! Or as an option when someone suggesting going there for afternoon coffee, of which I can't stand their burnt product.

 

[ReDim]

there is a Starbucks on ever street corner in the city, and there is still a huge freakin like to get coffee How da heck are they loosing money?

hmm... BrewBucks.... well, like the man said "I do not see it ending well" but could be fun to try

I think that in most civilized countries beer is not really an alcoholic beverage so it's sold in soda-machines and what not ... If your are in a hotel, there is a soda-machine on your floor and there is no beer inside your in US...

 

[Pickled_Pepper]

I read an article today that they are rolling this out as a test market here in Atlanta. Maybe if they start with $1 pints of Sweetwater...but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[ReDim]

Don't you need a liquor license to sell beer?

 

[downtown3641]

A local coffee shop in my area is working on getting set up to serve beer. They're going to focus on Belgians.