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11. The next time I get a decent espresso at a Starbucks will be the first time.

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 05:32 PM

Mar 2019

That swill tastes like battery acid.

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Interesting - Coffee joints in U.S. by states [View all] packman Mar 2019 OP

i think it has more to do with average daily temperature unblock Mar 2019 #1

Agreed Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #3

I don't know about other places but the Kentucky folks I grew up with yellowdogintexas Mar 2019 #21

I remember driving down through S. Carolina in 1998 janterry Mar 2019 #26

That doesn't hold here in Europe DFW Mar 2019 #30

that and the chilly damp climate. The other heavy use state is yellowdogintexas Mar 2019 #22

It seems to show only the largest brand Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #12

I think it's just largest chain in each state. Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #16

Hate that Starbucks is the default. Buzz cook Mar 2019 #7

I lived in Washington in 2016 crazycatlady Mar 2019 #14

I do love Dutch Bros ploppy Mar 2019 #29

there was another that I liked too but the name escapes me crazycatlady Mar 2019 #32

I never go to coffee shops, but I drink a lot of coffee FakeNoose Mar 2019 #8

Yep, you nailed it packman Mar 2019 #10

Red states also have lots of wide open spaces with no population yellowdogintexas Mar 2019 #20

Times are changing some, but people in the red states aren't coffee snobs. LuvNewcastle Mar 2019 #28

Starbucks isn't geared towards those who drink straight espresso Major Nikon Mar 2019 #17

We don't have many Starbucks in 2naSalit Mar 2019 #15

I brew my own... Blue Owl Mar 2019 #18

Looks like a combination of wealth and cold. nt LAS14 Mar 2019 #19

I'd add point of origination to the reason for concentration. Totally Tunsie Mar 2019 #23

Coffee joints and coffee consumption are not the same. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #24

We do love our Dunkin Donuts here in Rhode Island and Massachusetts tymorial Mar 2019 #27

The chart doesn't show the bazillions of small independent coffee shops. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #31