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The Frap Challenge – Starbucks Vs. McDonald’s

April 30, 2010

The Drink: Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino And McDonald’s Mocha Frappe Type: Blended Ice Coffee Dessert Drinks Overall Rating: Starbucks 3.75 McDonald’s 4 Out Of 5 Coffee Mugs Summer reminds most normal people of relaxing afternoons poolside and sunny days at the beach. My caffeine flooded mind thinks frap. The Starbucks Frappuccino is my favorite drink ice [...]

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Fresh Brews: Coffee Obsessed And Free Wifi

December 20, 2009

A quarter of the country might be buried in snow, but it was still another hot week in coffee land. This week there was a new coffee blog popping up on to the scene, Coffee Nate was featured in a newspaper and the amazing super powers of coffee are again proved with a study released [...]

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Fresh Brews: Return Of The Coffee Wars And Topless Coffee Shops

November 15, 2009

In this week’s round up of coffee blogs and news, Coffee Nate declares his own war on Starbucks, while Starbucks and McDonald’s both claim to be winning the coffee war. Meanwhile in a small town in Maine, a topless coffee shop that burnt down last spring is back up and running. Coffee Blogs Coffee Nate [...]

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Poll: How Often Do You Clean Your Coffee Maker?

July 11, 2009

This week’s question is for everyone with a drip coffee maker: How often do you clean your coffee maker? I try to clean my coffee maker at least once a month. Sometimes I do it more often, sometimes I do it less. I know, I should do it more frequently, I have subpar water and [...]

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Fresh Brews – Viagra Coffee And Coffee Maker Kidnappings

July 5, 2009

Malaysian authorities seize ‘Viagra coffee’ Enforcement officials said the coffee was mixed with sildenafil to “perk up” drinkers beyond the usual stimulation provided by caffeine. Their words, not mine. I couldn’t have made this up if I tried. Give me $48 or you’ll never see your Mr. Coffee maker again A woman in Nebraska was [...]

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Poll: “Coffee Wars” Where Do You Get Your Coffee?

July 4, 2009

“Where Do You Get Your Coffee?” This week’s question is about a topic that I just can’t get away from, the “Coffee Wars.” Assume just for a minute that you can’t get your coffee from your favorite local coffee shop, don’t have time to brew it at home, where do you get it? I know [...]

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Fresh Brews: You Left Your Coffee On Your Car Roof

June 14, 2009

A lot going on in the coffee world this week and this doesn’t even include the news articles I lost when my computer decided it was a good time to crash. Of course, there’s more news from the coffee wars, but my favorite story is about attaching a coffee cup to the roof of a [...]

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Fresh Brews – Lazy Sunday Afternoon Edition

June 7, 2009

I promised myself that this week I was going to avoid the “coffee wars” but it seems like week after week they continue to dominate the headlines of the coffee world. Green Mountain Coffee’s hot stock won’t cool down While McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks continue to battle, Green Mountain Coffee is continuing to cash [...]

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Fresh Brews: Blame It On The Rain

May 31, 2009

A lot has been going on in my world last week, computer crashing, losing all of my files and having to spend an entire day and night fixing it. But things are just as busy in coffee land. Coffee Price Too Steep? Blame the Weather Looks like wet weather in Columbia and other coffee producing [...]

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What I’m Drinking – McDonald’s Iced Mocha (Take 2)

May 20, 2009

The Drink: McDonald’s McCafe Iced Mocha Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 Coffee Cups Last month, I tried the McDonald’s Iced Mocha and I really wasn’t too impressed. I didn’t really like the taste of the espresso they used, it really didn’t have much mocha flavor and overall it tasted bland and over processed. However, [...]

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