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Starbucks begins nationwide sale of alcohol, proudly introduces America's first $30 beer
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HotIgneous Intruder
2012-01-24 07:26:16 AM
The drive-thru bar: An idea whose time has come.
/Perfect for such a schizophrenic, passive-aggressive culture
Masso
2012-01-24 07:30:48 AM
coffee, beer... I KNOW! Coffee beer!
AnubisMan
2012-01-24 07:31:19 AM
They should work at getting rid of all of the douchebags that hang around the store and pretend to be writing novels. Sitting there with a laptop does not make you cool, we know you're not writing a book, and you're probably unemployed so just drop the whole act.
I am always in favor for the sale of spirits though, more power to 'em.
Petit_Merdeux
2012-01-24 07:31:31 AM
HotIgneous Intruder
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The drive-thru bar: An idea whose time has come.
So, you're saying New Orleans is ahead of its time?
ZAZ
2012-01-24 07:37:28 AM
But it's not just beer, it's beer with cinnamon and foamed soy.
Happy Hours
2012-01-24 07:39:13 AM
HotIgneous Intruder
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The drive-thru bar: An idea whose time has come.
/Perfect for such a schizophrenic, passive-aggressive culture
I used to get margaritas from Taco Cabana. It was legal, don't worry.
"There's nothing wrong with drinking and driving" - District Atty Johnny Holmes
urban.derelict
2012-01-24 07:40:27 AM
Why?
Because people are stupid enough to pay that much, that's why.
Nogale
2012-01-24 07:46:17 AM
Surely some independent brewery has already experimented with coffee-flavored beer.
MugzyBrown
2012-01-24 07:54:47 AM
Phil Moskowitz
2012-01-24 07:56:44 AM
TravisBickle62
2012-01-24 08:08:50 AM
It would be fun to get shiatfaced in a Starbucks
Masso
2012-01-24 08:20:34 AM
mr_a
2012-01-24 08:23:44 AM
One good thing-now ALL of the pretentious hipsters can go to the same place and waste each other's time holding up the line.
"I'll have a half lager, double-shot of extra-dark Bavarian malt, light on the foam, Albanian golden yeast hefeweizen. Is that made with tettnang hops? And I'd like it chilled to 39.5 degrees, extra yeast."
whipbambucket
2012-01-24 08:26:31 AM
Any word on what beers they'll be carrying? Will it be a nationwide deal or local/regional things?
What are they carrying in the pilot stores?
TrancePI
2012-01-24 08:35:15 AM
"Double shot, non-fat, no-whip" indeed....
phaseolus
2012-01-24 08:36:38 AM
mr_a
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pretentious hipsters
Isn't Starbucks more of a middle-aged suburban white lady kinda place?
mr_a
2012-01-24 08:38:41 AM
phaseolus
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mr_a: pretentious hipsters
Isn't Starbucks more of a middle-aged suburban white lady kinda place?
Point taken. Should have been "pretentious middle-aged suburban while-lady wanna-be hipsters:.
Arkanaut
2012-01-24 08:44:31 AM
I'm sure $30 beer already exists at some NYC nightclubs.
/but you get table service!
//unfortunately that's not a code for a bj
kwame
2012-01-24 08:44:55 AM
HotIgneous Intruder
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The drive-thru bar: An idea whose time has come.
In SE Texas, there are drive-in liquor stores. You pull in with an empty cooler in the back and they'll fill it up and top you off with ice. Just pay and keep drivin'.
Carth
2012-01-24 08:50:46 AM
TravisBickle62
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It would be
fun
expensive to get shiatfaced in a Starbucks
DarnoKonrad
2012-01-24 08:51:12 AM
I've seen beers a lot more expensive than 30$ a bottle, and it wasn't in a starbucks.
Unoriginal_Username
2012-01-24 08:56:13 AM
kwame
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HotIgneous Intruder: The drive-thru bar: An idea whose time has come.
In SE Texas, there are drive-in liquor stores. You pull in with an empty cooler in the back and they'll fill it up and top you off with ice. Just pay and keep drivin'.
I lived in Barrie, ON. Before they closed the brewrey there was a beer store that had a drive through, with the added bonus of being open until midnight. Of course, we were usually to drunk to move by 10, so thankfully there was also a taxi company that my buddies knew a driver that would make the run for us
Goimir
2012-01-24 09:01:36 AM
urban.derelict
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Why? Because people are stupid enough to pay that much, that's why.
$30 a beer? Isn't that less than what george steinbrenner charges during a day game?
OutsmartBullet
2012-01-24 09:11:51 AM
Call me when they change the brownie recipe
hailin
2012-01-24 09:15:06 AM
Wyoming has drive-through liquor stores. My brother used to work at one and she became good friends with the sheriff. He would site across the street with his lights off. My brother would sell the alcohol then give a signal to the cop if he though the person was drunk and then they would get pulled over. The store policy was pretty much "I don't care how drunk they are, sell them the booze first then call the cops."
you have pee hands
2012-01-24 09:26:48 AM
How does a place that sells millions of dollars worth of coffee have such awful bagels? I'll never go to Starbucks in the morning becuase if I don't have time to make my own coffee, I didn't have time to eat breakfast either, but all their food is so bad.
tamsnod27
2012-01-24 09:41:15 AM
you have pee hands
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How does a place that sells millions of dollars worth of coffee have such awful bagels? I'll never go to Starbucks in the morning becuase if I don't have time to make my own coffee, I didn't have time to eat breakfast either, but all their food is so bad.
Wife got some coupons for Starbucks, neither of us like coffee. We go in for 'Hot Chocolate', we get this bitter, luke-warm substance. Yuck!
thornhill
2012-01-24 09:51:47 AM
you have pee hands
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How does a place that sells millions of dollars worth of coffee have such awful bagels? I'll never go to Starbucks in the morning becuase if I don't have time to make my own coffee, I didn't have time to eat breakfast either, but all their food is so bad.
They don't make them -- they buy them from someone local or regional. And I'm sure they care more about price than quality.
stevetherobot
2012-01-24 09:56:27 AM
kwame
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HotIgneous Intruder: The drive-thru bar: An idea whose time has come.
In SE Texas, there are drive-in liquor stores. You pull in with an empty cooler in the back and they'll fill it up and top you off with ice. Just pay and keep drivin'.
I first saw a drive through liquor store in the 80's. I think it was in Pensacola, FL. Now, get off my lawn!
stevetherobot
2012-01-24 09:57:29 AM
Drew Carey: Boy, a drive-thru liquor store. God bless America! A place where you can drive through and buy whiskey, beer...just the thing for that drunk driver who's constantly on the go. Can't stop now! I've got places to go, people to hit!
natazha
2012-01-24 10:06:31 AM
"Starbucks begins nationwide sale of alcohol, proudly introduces America's first $30
tasteless
beer"
FTFY
pute kisses like a man
2012-01-24 10:26:12 AM
sounds good. now I can order something from starbucks after my wife forces me to go to one.
/ their coffee is poop.
// of course, I support any and all businesses in the pursuit of liquor/wine/beer permits.
syberpud
2012-01-24 10:28:04 AM
phaseolus
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mr_a: pretentious hipsters
Isn't Starbucks more of a middle-aged suburban white lady kinda place?
Not around me, it's more high school kids, then suburban white people, then wanna-be hipsters new to the area.
bhcompy
2012-01-24 10:30:54 AM
kwame
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HotIgneous Intruder: The drive-thru bar: An idea whose time has come.
In SE Texas, there are drive-in liquor stores. You pull in with an empty cooler in the back and they'll fill it up and top you off with ice. Just pay and keep drivin'.
We have drive thru dairies in So Cal that sell booze. Same concept, basically. They don't do all the work for you, though. You want ice? Buy a bag, they'll toss it in your trunk.
genepool lifeboat
2012-01-24 10:45:44 AM
Masso
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coffee, beer... I KNOW! Coffee beer!
Love it.
debug
2012-01-24 11:01:28 AM
There are a few beers out there that are more than $30. Stop by Monk's Cafe in Philly sometime and you'll see.
This runs about $75 for a 24oz bottle
Don't Troll Me Bro!
2012-01-24 11:05:25 AM
stevetherobot
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Drew Carey: Boy, a drive-thru liquor store. God bless America! A place where you can drive through and buy whiskey, beer...just the thing for that drunk driver who's constantly on the go. Can't stop now! I've got places to go, people to hit!
You do understand that most people drive to the liquor store, right? As it is most customers drive there, park the car out front, buy their stuff, go back to the car, and drive home. Does it make a difference if a liquor store makes it more convenient by eliminating the need to park the car and walk inside?
Reverend Monkeypants
2012-01-24 11:05:55 AM
The above mentioned coffee beers and others like my local fave Keegan Ales' Joe Mamma's Milk
Baileys and Coffee
Kahlua and Cappuccino
Rumplemintz and Mocha Latte :)
Irish Coffee...
Alcoholic Tiramisu!
Iced Mocha Latte with good tequila...
OK that's enough
cig-mkr
2012-01-24 11:12:34 AM
I was at the Philadelphia and Charlotte airports yesterday and went into the Starbucks at both places, got my coffee and asked where the tip jar was, both places said they weren't allowed to have one, but my local 'Bucks has one, wassup with dat?
sprawl15
2012-01-24 11:14:59 AM
DarnoKonrad
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I've seen beers a lot more expensive than 30$ a bottle, and it wasn't in a starbucks.
I once spent 50 dollars buying a coffee cup of Mick Jagger's vomit.
/went down smooth
Mr_Fabulous
2012-01-24 11:38:20 AM
Cafes in Europe tend to have beer & wine too. It's a good thing, really.
And TFA specifically says it's a $5 beer. Not really outlandish, is it?
Girion47
2012-01-24 12:13:18 PM
hailin
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Wyoming has drive-through liquor stores. My brother used to work at one and she became good friends with the sheriff. He would site across the street with his lights off. My brother would sell the alcohol then give a signal to the cop if he though the person was drunk and then they would get pulled over. The store policy was pretty much "I don't care how drunk they are, sell them the booze first then call the cops."
Your brother's a dick
ZAZ
2012-01-24 12:19:11 PM
You do understand that most people drive to the liquor store, right?
Some New Hampshire state liquor stores are on limited access highways where it's difficult or impossible to reach them without driving.
Dr J Zoidberg
2012-01-24 12:21:10 PM
Masso
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coffee, beer... I KNOW! Coffee beer!
It's been done
DanZero
2012-01-24 12:57:53 PM
Starbucks $30 beer
It's the water.
89 Stick-Up Kid
2012-01-24 01:01:23 PM
CSB
When they started selling beer at their Capitol Hill location, Schultz himself came by to personally thank those in the shop. I was eating across the street and decided to stop by and see what Howie thought of my new shirt...
I was promptly removed from the premises.
/Good times.
//Fark Shultz.
Tobin_Lam
2012-01-24 01:40:35 PM
They need to get their Cream Liqueur in more stores. I love it but there aren't very many stores that sell it and I haven't found one lately.
MisterDoctor
2012-01-24 01:44:06 PM
DarnoKonrad
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I've seen beers a lot more expensive than 30$ a bottle, and it wasn't in a starbucks.
This. Subby has obviously never heard of
Darklord Day
(new window).
MrEricSir
2012-01-24 02:11:51 PM
"What do you wanna do?"
"Let's go down to Starbucks and get wasted!"
stappawho
2012-01-24 03:02:32 PM
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