bConsumer Reports recently taste-tested four widely available brands of coffee - McDonald's, Burger King, Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts - to see where you could find the best coffee in the country. They were treading old water with their report, as both AOL and USA Today have done identical taste offs in the past. Unlike the previous tests, however, CR picked McDonald's as offering the best coffee of the bunch, describing it as "decent and moderately strong. Although it lacked the subtle top notes needed to make it rise and shine." USA Today, in their test, picked Starbucks.
Needless to say, you can do a lot better than McDonald's - no matter what CR says. One option is to brew coffee at home. With a little practice, you can beat out any store bought coffee, and it's less expensive in the long run. Another option is to try different local coffee houses, where you will be able to find a real cup of coffee, not just fast food coffee that is better than the rest.
New Yorkers can get started with the recommendations in the NY Post, where they didn't look too kindly upon CR's taste in coffee. Their top picks include Amy's Bread, 71 Irving Place and the MUD Truck.

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3-27-2007 @12:46PM Patrick said... I tried Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, and McDonald's coffee within one week. Do they put lemon juice in Dunkin Donuts coffee? It's the most bitter coffee I've ever had. Starbucks is just bland---nothing special. McDonalds was by far the best. I even dream of it. It's the best coffee ever and the containers they serve it in are awesome. I really hope McDonalds markets their coffee enough to put Starbucks out of business because they're just too pricey and pretentious anymore.
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