Caffeine
If you thought breaking through a few walls was bad, you don’t even want to know what Kool-Aid is like jacked up on caffeine.
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If you’re going to be pulling a gaming all-nighter, chances are coffee will be high up on the menu. So why not try some Joe inspired by Sega’s old Mega Drive system and let its blend on nine beans keep you going until you can’t take it anymore? The bean list from Loading’s legendary Cornwall Gaming Bar includes:
- FC Brazil Pulp Natural Arabica
- Daterra Estate Monte Cristo Brazil Natural Arabica
- Cosurca, Cauca Valley FT Excelso Colombian Washed Arabica
- San Pedro Sula SHG Honduras Washed Arabica
- Sidamo G2 Ethiopian Washed Arabica
- Monte Sion Estate Gourmet Bourbon El Salvador Washed Arabica
- Badra Estate Indian Washed Parchment Robusta
- Plantation A Mysore Indian Washed Arabica
- Suri Mukmar Takengon G1 Lingtong Sumartran Semi-Washed Arabica
The coffee is slated for release next week, but you can place a pre-order on Firebox for £14.99 or $23.
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Starbucks has built a new drive-thru location in Tukwila, Washington that was built out of four of their old shipping containers. It’s definitely not spacious at 448 square feet, but it’s enough room for three baristas to work.
And if you ask us the design is actually much more attractive than a typical Starbucks store. Check out an additional image after the break.
The Doctor is the last of his race…or is he? There could be another Time Lord out there right now sitting in his kitchen drinking coffee out of his High Council mug while enjoying a bowl of Cap’n Crunch.
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For years, Texas-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company co-existed peacefully, and were even pretty cozy with each other. Dublin Dr Pepper’s product was original-formula Imperial Pure Cane Sugar Dr Pepper, which they had bottled since 1891, and which corporate honchos referred to as “a good partner” whose very existence only “fuels the passion of Dr Pepper fans.”
However, that relationship went up in smoke last June when Dr Pepper Snapple Group sued Dublin Dr Pepper for violating terms of a licensing agreement that confines the sale of their product to six Texas counties: Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Hamilton and Bosque – an accusation which Dublin Dr. Pepper denied. The real reason behind the suit may be found in the fact that corporate had recently launched their own version of the beverage that was close to the original recipe and bottled with the same throwback appearance as Dublin’s product. That’s when things went downhill:
For the first time in the company’s 40 year history, Starbucks is offering customers a milder brewed coffee option. The new drink, entitled “Blonde Roast” launched Tuesday in company-operated and select licensed locations, and is available in two flavors: Veranda Blend, described as “mellow and soft,” and Willow Blend, which also is available in a decaf version and is described as “bright and clean.”
“Starbucks Blonde Roast is our answer to providing a premium lighter roast coffee to appeal to those that describe Starbucks’ signature roast as too intense,” said Jeff Hansberry, president, Channel development for Starbucks. “This new roast profile will allow us to increase our share of the brewed coffee market down the grocery aisle, where a majority of coffee sales are in the light and medium roast categories.”
In order to promote the new blends, Starbucks will invite guests to “Find the Roast You Love Most”. From Jan. 12–14, guests can taste samples of the Blonde roast alongside Dark and Medium roast coffees. Those who participate will receive either a sample of the Blonde coffee to brew at home or a $1 coupon for any Starbucks coffee. Hours for the tasting will vary by location.
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