Posted by Lindenblüte on October 20, 2006, at 12:13:00
In reply to Re: Everybody always knocks Starbucks » Jost, posted by laima on October 20, 2006, at 0:25:23
Seattle's Best Coffee is another chain/coffee brand that I have seen in ? Borders? Cafes inside their bookstores.
If you're looking for a smooth brewed coffee, that's their specialty. Scones and muffins and donuts and such haven't been impressive at all.
Their vanilla latte was "okay" but nothing special.
Panera bread has very nice breakfast pastries (baked, though-- sorry Jost, no donuts, but they have some bagels). Advantage of Panera Bread is that there is free refill coffee and free wireless internet. I owe Panera Bread credit for my data analysis on my Master's thesis. Since I have moved, however, I no longer go to Panera every Saturday morning for hours of coffee and variables, interupted briefly with injections of refined carbohydrates...
Warning- their "lattes" are basically desert drinks. I can barely detect a coffee flavor in most of them, delicious though they may taste. mostly taste like warm milk, whipped cream and whatever flavor you pick.
Einstein's Bagels has pretty good brewed coffee.
Here's my continuum of brewed coffee experiences, ranging from mild&smooth to strong&strident. Keep in mind that these are averaged over several different locations and different coffee varieals (i.e. Columbian or House or whatever I order that day). Different brews may not follow this general trend, and I'm by no means a coffee expert. I am a tea snob, and have a sophisticated palette for chocolate, but I'm very much a novice coffee drinker. Please feel free to add to, or modify this list!
Seattle's Best
Dunkin Donuts
Panera Bread
Einstein's Bagels
Starbucks "mild"
Starbucks house
-Li
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