Golden Arches offers gourmet coffee

3-03-2006 @4:07PM Matt said... The new lid is a lawsuit in the making. Severely burnt my lip trying to drink from it. Beware.
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3-03-2006 @4:36PM Pat said... Have never had a good cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Tastes like it's not fresh and has a bitter aftertaste. (Maybe it's the water here causing the problem...lots of chlorine in our water). Will definitely try the McD's new coffee...IF it's sold in this area. As to store-bought coffee, prefer the Eight O'Clock coffee. But the best is what you find at the specialty cafes or coffee made from the beans you grind at home. I usually use a French press when making coffee at home.
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3-03-2006 @5:02PM Joan said... I used to work at MD's and was told by a customer to make sure the rag is out of the coffee .MD's sure needs an improvement .I sure hope its a good tasting cup of coffee .
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3-03-2006 @5:13PM duerduo said... Anything is better than what they currently serve, brown water. Burger King's BKJoe is no better. I hope its a geuine improvement. Remember, change creates the illusion of improvement.
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3-03-2006 @6:04PM Joe said... Had a cup at a McCafe in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Beats the heck out of Starbucks!!!
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3-03-2006 @6:05PM T said... I had one of the "new" cups of coffee from McDonald's this morning. It was alright, not as bitter as the "old" stuff. I wasn't impressed. I'd still drive the extra mile for a cup o' White Castle or 5 miles for a Starbucks.
People that say they don't like Starbucks have to realize that they brew different coffees every few days. It's not the same thing every time you go there. There are a few that I'm not that crazy about. I don't particularly like the Kenya or the Yukon. They are a little too earthy. I like the smoother tastes like the Verona or Peaberry.
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3-03-2006 @6:05PM mike said... wen i moved from mcd to bk (because of no smokin)bks coffee was weak compared to mcds regular then they went to bk joe an it is way better than mcds reg if new mcds is anything like joe then theyve got a hit
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3-03-2006 @6:07PM Kathy Meeks said... We have about 8 different whole beansfrom Trader Joes that we grind fresh every morning. Best coffee on the planet. Why would anyone want to buy anthing from McDonalds?? Except perhaps the Dasani water.
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3-03-2006 @6:27PM John Kudra said... The coffee has been around Dallas, TX for a while. Most here agree with me, it is a BIG Disappointment. It does not compete with Starbucks and definately is behind Dunkin Donuts. It is just too bitter.
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3-03-2006 @7:02PM Anika said... If McDonald's had better "sissy coffee" drinks like Starbucks (yeah I pay the $$$ 'cause I like Starbucks!) I'd stop more often...hubby doesn't like McDonald's (he's a Burger King fan). Now if Macs offered some decent pastry, he'd be their pigeon!!
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3-03-2006 @7:10PM DEE VALENTINE said... As for "fast food Gourmet coffee"? Remember it is in the brew technique and the diligent maintenance of a clean brew station. Cleaning, changing filters, etc. Do we really think that McD's employees will be attentive to the good distribution of their coffee, just as they do the "fine, healthy food" that McD's serves?? I think not. I'll stay with Barnes & Noble's and other gourmet coffee dedicated specialty Cafes. Thank you
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3-03-2006 @7:33PM Andrea said... Have not tried the new coffee at McDonald's, but I do agree with the other posts that the best coffee is fresh brewed Dunkin Donuts!!
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3-03-2006 @7:37PM Cathy said... I live in the Boston area and "our" McDonalds have been advertising and selling "Newman's Own Coffee from Green Mountain Coffee" for a few months now. Surprising, it is pretty good, slightly better than Dunkin Donuts' coffee, in my opinion. Of course, I'm not a gourmet (I only have about two cups a day and don't really finish either one) but it really isn't bad and I like to think that in my small way I'm supporting Paul Newman's (sigh!) charity.
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3-03-2006 @7:45PM EJB said... I liked the old coffee just fine. I do not like the new. As with Coke, don't mess with a good thing. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
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3-03-2006 @7:56PM Lisa said... I have not tried the new McD's coffee. But I have to tell all of you to try WaWa if you have one near you. They have the best coffee I have ever had and once you move away from one it's tough to get good coffee anywhere else. They can keep Starbucks in my opinion it's horrible.
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3-06-2006 @4:18PM Chris said... OH PLEASE...

How's this for bad taste: organic coffee from an unfriendly cup. Give me a recycyled cup, hot organic/free trade coffee, and a hot-handle. The hot-handle is new - I just found it - and have been using mine for a month now. Completely green, it hugs any cup into a mug. Now they have T-shirts too 'Get a Grip'. www.hot-handle.com
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3-08-2006 @12:16PM John said... I actually liked the old McD coffee a lot and am disappointed in the new. I think it has some chocolate in it too which I can do without. Sorry, but I think Star$ coffee stinks, I love DD coffee and Einsteins too (I am in Miami). This new McD coffee moves away from the DD end toward the Star$ taste and that is not an improvement for me.
BK Joe is nasty but I think that is because of how they brew it. My local McD changed their brewer from the old Bunn to some high-tech machine years back and I hated it - they still had the Bunn at the drive-thru station and I made them give me that even if I was at the counter. They went back to the Bunns.
John
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3-08-2006 @7:07PM Valerie said... The McDonald's I went to must have been serving the old coffee in the new cups. Horrible!! Watered down with very little flavor and not even hot. Give me Starbuck, Caribou and the local coffee shop for a Rebellion Blend!
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