Starsucks coffee sucks less now

Here in Alon, we have the crappiest coffee known to man. PJ's coffee is rancid. CC's is horrendous. I really don't understand the fascination with adding chicory to coffee - all it does it make it taste like ass. And don't get me started on "HA! you know what ass tastes like." I do know because I drank that ass-water before. So shut it.

I love Peet's and Blue Bottle and so on, which I have to mail order. Unfortunately, the best coffee around here is Starbucks, which is a testament to how bad the coffee is in this town. Well apparently since Starbucks has been on the decline (they recently canned a BUNCH of employees last month), they're going for a little makeover. In comes Pikes Place Blend. Starbucks USED to have different coffees brewing every day, but I guess this is supposed make the coffee more consistent. The real question is, consistently good or consistently bad?

After much intArweb discussion of Bux's new coffee, I made my way to the establishment and got myself a cup. To my surprise, it still tastes like dilute ass water, but a bit more like coffee. I like my coffee really strong, so I guess I may need to get a few beans and brew some for myself to get a real feeling for how good it is. Nevertheless, it's a step in the right direction.

Just to make this page more visually interesting, I'm stealing a picture from Wallace at www.adecadentexistence.com.