"But the coffee chain's humble origins lie in quality coffee beans, and you can still get a steaming hot cup of regular brewed coffee in whichever roast type suits your fancy. Unfortunately, the coffee drink that came in dead last in Tasting Table's ranking of popular Starbucks drinks is also the most well-known brewed roast: Pike Place. We ranked a whopping 47 different drinks from the global coffee chain, ranging from espresso and drip coffee to teas and fruity Refreshers."
"However, our ranking criteria for barista-made drinks you can buy at a Starbucks location included inventiveness, in addition to flavor and overall consumer satisfaction. Hot black coffee is a necessity that most of us cannot go without, but it's hardly unique or inventive. The Pike Place is a medium roast, brewed every 30 minutes for optimal freshness. A medium roast is supposedly the middle ground between dark and light, offering a mild flavor, acidity, and a medium-bodied mouthfeel."
Starbucks built its reputation on dessert-like drinks but maintains brewed coffee offerings rooted in quality beans. Pike Place finished last in a ranking of 47 Starbucks drinks judged on inventiveness, flavor, and consumer satisfaction. Pike Place is a medium roast brewed every 30 minutes for freshness, offering mild flavor, moderate acidity, and a medium-bodied mouthfeel. The coffee is seen as average and unremarkable compared with complex espressos, tea drinks, and fruit-based options. Consumer feedback calls Pike Place boring and the chain's default medium roast that is frequently on offer. Pike Place has also been rated favorably as a whole-bean choice for home brewing elsewhere.
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