Customer Reviews for Starbucks - Pike Place Medium Roast K-Cup Pods 24-Pack
Customer Rating
5
Wonderful!!!
on January 6, 2024
Posted by: Druzil
from Oklahoma
This is fantastic coffee! Anyone who me knows that I have been drinking a full pot of coffee daily virtually my entire life and I am 47 years old. I am also a former Starbucks barista. The whole beans means that this bag will last you much longer than say a can of Folgers.
This is probably one of the worst tasting coffees ever. To me it tastes like bad instant freeze dried coffee. Since day 1 when Starbucks first came out with it, i thought it was bad. It hasn’t gotten any better over the years. On a several occasions, I’ve been given this coffee by mistake. From the 1st sip, I know instantly that I was mistakenly given Pikes. I wish the Baristas would stop doing that. It’s undrinkable and goes down the drain.
My husband and I first experienced this coffee on Veterans Day when Starbucks gave us free coffee. We are hooked! We bought a bag and had it ground by the barista and we’ve been drinking it every day, sometimes twice per day. It has an excellent nutty flavor we enjoy and is honestly flavorful with no bitter aftertaste. I advise following the instructions on the bag for a perfect cup.
Like others mentioned in their comments, I also think this blend has gone through an awful change over the past year or two. I drink pike place every day, and for awhile I would get a good bag then a bad bag almost 50% of the time. The bad bags would have a high pitch bitter taste that replaced the smooth even flavor and aftertaste I liked. Now its almost every bag I get. I'd really like to know what's going on. I've already switched to another brand, but if they fix their quality control issue I would love to switch back.
This has always been my favorite go to pod for my Keurig. The last box I bought (of 72 pods) is TERRIBLE!!! It tastes like weak watery coffee, even when using the strong button. Not only weak, just bad!!! I even tried my daughter's Keurig, and the one at our vacation home. All are the same. In other reviews similar to this you say nothing has changed, but SOMETHING has!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from athome.starbucks.comBy Sabrina, Starbucks At Home Brand Ambassador, June 30, 2023
Weak isn't what we expect. Keep an eye out for an email from us.
The taste has totally changed…even with setting my brew to intense strength, coffee has basically little flavor. What a disappointment!! I used to love this coffee, was my favorite. What happened?
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from athome.starbucks.comBy Matt, Starbucks® At Home Brand Ambassador , April 18, 2023
We haven't made any changes and that's not what you should experiencing! We'll send you an email shortly to learn more.