Originally Posted by gcasillo
No, you aren't alone. It's roasted to 1) taste the same no matter where you buy it, 2) have a long shelf life, and 3) taste great with milk as that's where SB makes their $. In order to accomplish this, they roast the absolute hell out of it. Dark, oily, carbonized. This means a coffee whose flavor comes from its roast instead of its origin. Much easier to do consistently. As it's heavily roasted, killed if you will, it'll keep on a shelf much longer than a light roast. And dark roasts cut through milk better than lighter coffees. A light roast coffee will be dominated by milk and will taste bland.
Pick up a lb. of that Code Brown to see what a real espresso should be like, straight or with milk.
Well, that explains it, I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. I'm sure their "coffee" (American style) is probably okay, but I don't like coffee. When I drink it just tastes like watered-down espresso.
I've already got my "brand" (KIMBO), but I'll give Code Brown a shot. Man, that's a weird name. "Code Brown" is what we say in the hospital when a patient craps themself.