With the difficulties in securing a bold brewed cup of coffee at Starbucks, the time has come to resort to home remedies. For quite a while, Mrs. Bear has heard commercials on KGO radio for Don Francisco's Specialty Gourmet Coffee. This got us to thinking, so on a recent trip to the grocery store, I picked up a can of DF's bold French Roast ground coffee.
As noted on the DF can, this is not a blend of different beans - some of good quality, some less so - instead all of the beans used are of the same high quality. Based on a real-life taste test, this coffee may be double or triple-filtered. There's absolutely no bitter after taste and Mrs. Bear immediately noticed the absence of irritation in her stomach. (When I went back and tasted a competitor's bold ground, it tasted oily and more than a bit bitter.)
When you consider that the DF list price is $5.89 - currently $5.29 at my local grocery store - for a 12-ounce can that makes 80 to 90 single cups, this is extremely cost effective; especially when you think about what 80 or 90 cups would cost you at a Starbucks shop. As if you could get a cup of bold coffee at Bucks any time of the day or night.
So, Starbucks, is this what you want?
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