Thread: Boston Beer dn 12% on 47% earn decline

Thank you for your thoughts, Kahuna. I note that Starbucks has been closing many of its stores. People say they over extended and in many respects lost the charm of their initial stores, which were quite an experience. I've been in a few that served good coffee, but the atmosphere was not a lot different from Mickey D's. So let's say the two seem to be moving toward each other, and Mickey D has a clear price advantage and much...

Starbucks has little to nothing to fear from McDonalds. The Mickey D experience is very, very different from a Starbucks. The quality of the Mickey D coffee while much improved does not come close to the Kansas City Roasterie = http://www.theroasterie.com , or my favorite coffee 100% Kona Pu'u Nani Kona Coffee. My wife and I discovered Pu'u Nani 100% Kona coffee it on a visit to Kona, Hawaii. The 100% Kona coffee was $8.00 per pound...

...The 100% Kona coffee was $8.00 per pound in 1994. It now costs $25 per pound delivered by second-day air... Wow, $25/pound. That's more expensive than an excellent steak. Does air make that much difference in the coffee? I guess that my 1-cup/day of instant coffe is below par; good enough for me. TB