Notan wrote:

> It *does* taste burnt!

Definitely does taste burnt. I don't go there except when there's
nothing else around. I haven't tried McDonald's coffee in years, it used
to be horrid.

To Starbucks, their regular coffee is not their main business, it's the
espresso drinks, and the sickly sweet cold drinks. I think the reason
for the burnt taste is that it's often old by the time they serve it.

I prefer Peet's Coffee, or my own brewed coffee. Peet's is very
conscientious about not serving coffee that's old. They'll brew it fresh
for you. Once they apologized for me having to wait, and gave me the
coffee free. The coffee from the locally owned coffee place at our
library is also excellent. Our city council meetings have free coffee
from the local place. Free wireless, free coffee, and free entertainment
from the bozos on the city council. It's better than the movies.