This is my favorite SB brew, and to have it as a k-cup option now is wonderful. Even on the large size the flavor is great. It is a nice smooth drink that I love to sip on when the dark roasts become too much. As a medium roast it is just as tasty as its dark roast counterparts.

The new brown bag Pike Place Roast is awful. The original flew off of our Navy commissary shelves, the new brown bags just sit there. Please continue to make original available at your stores. Vendors are trying to pass this stuff off as the original.

For years I drank only Columbian coffee. Wouldn't accept any other label. Till now. Today I buy Pike Place Roast in bulk. Don't get me wrong. I still love Starbucks Columbian, but it does not have the flavor of Pike Place, which is easily the best roast on the market. Of course, not everyone will agree with me. As the French say, "À chacun son goût." But I say, "Taste and see!"

We are passionate coffee drinkers and very particular about the quality of coffee we use. Starbuck's instant coffee is the BEST tasting instant coffee you can purchase! It is perfect for daily use or an on the go cup. Starbuck's instants DO NOT taste anything like instants commonly found in grocery stores, and leaves one hard pressed to distinguish it from fresh brewed. Our favorites are the Columbian and Pike Place ... both are awesome !!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This coffee had a great flavor and was super fresh. We used it for our daily coffee and were very happy with it. Good level of ground coffee, not too fine, and very flavorful. The packaging was easy to use and re-seal for many days without the coffee getting air and becoming stale, it remained fresh with the re-seal provided. I would recommend.

I was able to get my hands on the old bag that had the 71 on it and I can now confirm, that the new pike's place roast is different!! The new formula is what others are mentioning as bad!!! It seems like a darker roast and has bitter notes. I hope Starbucks goes back to the old formula, otherwise I'll have to find another medium roast elsewhere. In the meantime I will savor and enjoy my last bag of the old formula.

This is probably one of the worst tasting coffees ever. To me it tastes like bad instant freeze dried coffee. Since day 1 when Starbucks first came out with it, i thought it was bad. It hasn’t gotten any better over the years. On a several occasions, I’ve been given this coffee by mistake. From the 1st sip, I know instantly that I was mistakenly given Pikes. I wish the Baristas would stop doing that. It’s undrinkable and goes down the drain.

Bought on sale. Great price. After posting my original review, Sam said was vague and incomplete. So here goes. I drink coffee a lot and I single-handedly have kept Starbucks in business for decades. The coffee is very good the K cups works surprisingly well in my Keurig. The aroma from the coffee is like a fantastic bouquet in the morning. The taste is marvelous and could not be any dream here. The price was fantastic whenever it’s on sale. I would highly recommend to purchase this particular product from Sam’s. I own stock in both Starbucks and Sam’s so please buy a lot from them. Thank you

What an easy and fun way to send a birthday, Christmas or I love you gift. Now my daughter can think of us every morning when she pops in a K-cup and brews an early morning cup of coffee. It's a gift that keeps on giving or a great Friday Pay It Forward gift!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I prefer freshly grinding my coffee, but for convenience I like the pre-ground coffee as well. This Starbucks blend is very good for my morning rotation. I make it strong, with generous scoops to water ratio, because I feel that it packs more flavor that way. Overall this blend makes a solid cup of coffee