Starbucks Pike Place Roast Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee - 12oz

I have been drinking the Starbucks Pike Place Blend (black) for the last 5 years as my house coffee. I drink it daily and have absolutely loved it. However, about 2 or 3 months ago I noticed that the coffee tastes cheaper and more bitter. It's definitely not the same blend that it used to be. To prove it, I opened an older bag that I saved and it tasted excellent, the way that I have become accustomed too. However, when I compared it to the new bag, the new bag tasted far worse, much more bitter. The variation isn't due to the bag because I have had this problem with the last 3 bags of Pike Place Blend that I have ordered. Thus, I would like to know if you altered the Pike Place Blend to make it a cheaper lower quality coffee. My strong suspicion is that you have, which would be very unfortunate since it's the seminal coffee blend that made Starbucks an icon. SBUX's thoughts would be appreciated.

Whole bean always in stock and target has great deals on Starbucks.

I love how convenient these packets are! Every morning I just add my coffee packet, sweetener, boiling water from my instant kettle, and heavy cream! It’s a perfect, quick treat. No need to stand in line.

I purchased a ninja coffee maker and wanted to find a really good quality coffee. I was excited when I decided to purchase Pike Place kcups. The coffee tastes good but it's a real disappointment when I get a mouthful of coffee grinds. Yuck! This was the case with 90% of the kcups. I bought a 60 count box. I tried other kcups in my new coffee maker and there was no problem. It's the Pike Place kcups. I am very disappointed. I was looking forward to drinking high quality coffee in the mornings. Could this be a bad box and it wouldn't happen again? Should I try again or move on. I'm not sure.

The best instant I have ever had. Makes you think you’re drinking drip.

Good Product to try in the morning. Loved the product so much as it back a part of my daily routine

This is my favorite whole bean coffee. It’s the perfect blend every time!

This coffe made me feel unstressed than usual even when I am a Ute to drive to school/high school

This coffee was perfect not overly strong but the perfect balance . Love the earthiness and subtle Carmel and chocolate notes .

This coffee taste like dirt, I don't recommend it to anyone and will not order coffee online from target anymore.

This is fantastic coffee! Anyone who me knows that I have been drinking a full pot of coffee daily virtually my entire life and I am 47 years old. I am also a former Starbucks barista. The whole beans means that this bag will last you much longer than say a can of Folgers.

This is probably one of the worst tasting coffees ever. To me it tastes like bad instant freeze dried coffee. Since day 1 when Starbucks first came out with it, i thought it was bad. It hasn’t gotten any better over the years. On a several occasions, I’ve been given this coffee by mistake. From the 1st sip, I know instantly that I was mistakenly given Pikes. I wish the Baristas would stop doing that. It’s undrinkable and goes down the drain.

My husband and I first experienced this coffee on Veterans Day when Starbucks gave us free coffee. We are hooked! We bought a bag and had it ground by the barista and we’ve been drinking it every day, sometimes twice per day. It has an excellent nutty flavor we enjoy and is honestly flavorful with no bitter aftertaste. I advise following the instructions on the bag for a perfect cup.

Had this freshly ground by Starbucks themselves. This is a subpar coffee. Ended up throwing it out after a week.

I was disappointed didn't taste any chocolate Your other coffees are superior to this one.

Delicious coffee! Smells & tastes wonderful. Definitely a medium roast with just the right blend of flavors.

Like others mentioned in their comments, I also think this blend has gone through an awful change over the past year or two. I drink pike place every day, and for awhile I would get a good bag then a bad bag almost 50% of the time. The bad bags would have a high pitch bitter taste that replaced the smooth even flavor and aftertaste I liked. Now its almost every bag I get. I'd really like to know what's going on. I've already switched to another brand, but if they fix their quality control issue I would love to switch back.

This has always been my favorite go to pod for my Keurig. The last box I bought (of 72 pods) is TERRIBLE!!! It tastes like weak watery coffee, even when using the strong button. Not only weak, just bad!!! I even tried my daughter's Keurig, and the one at our vacation home. All are the same. In other reviews similar to this you say nothing has changed, but SOMETHING has!

The taste has totally changed…even with setting my brew to intense strength, coffee has basically little flavor. What a disappointment!! I used to love this coffee, was my favorite. What happened?

Being mostly a fan of dark roasts but really loving the House Blend, i thought i'd revisit Pike Place as i remember liking it in the past.So glad i did.This is rich, full bodied,earthy,nutty with a slight chocolate note and light refreshing acidity.