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People will soon be able to order a venti beer as the struggling Seattle-based coffeehouse chain hopes to add new drinkers to its ranks, USA Today reported today.
The chain will add wine and beer to the menu at one of its Seattle stores, which it has even given a new name.
The store, which opens next week, will be called "15th Ave. Coffee and Tea inspired by Starbucks."
The company plans to create two more similar stores in the Seattle-area at locations that aren't currently Starbucks stores.
If the concept catches on, selling coffee and beer could be tested in other cities, Major Cohen, senior project manager at Starbucks, told USA Today.
Cohen said he didn't yet know if the concept would be incorporated into all Starbucks stores if it's successful.
Under the pilot-program, the store will serve a half-dozen kinds of beers and wines. A bottle of beer or a glass of wine will sell for $4 to $7.
"We'll be equally as proud of our beer and wine as we are of our coffee," said Cohen.
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Jul 17, 2009 at 04:36 PM Passaic six pack Says:
$4.00 dollars for a glass of beer. If they want to make money, they should sell the stuff they're smoking.
And hey, they could open up one of these in BP on 15 ave. They could get a Bobver chassid to do a commercial for them.
Keep on dreaming boys
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Jul 17, 2009 at 06:03 PM Anonymous Says:
starbucks does have good coffee hopefuly they will carry good beer and wine. it kind of works out . come in the moring for cup of coffee and late afternoon for a beer
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Jul 17, 2009 at 05:27 PM Anonymous Says:
The coffee is glatt but the beer and wine are probably not under the OU...neither are the sandwiches...
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Jul 17, 2009 at 06:54 PM Anonymous Says:
$4-7 for a beer ain't bad. Hope they have good peanuts and popcorn.
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Jul 18, 2009 at 05:46 PM Anonymous Says:
If they want to become a pub,they should do so.But dont expect regular coffee customers to come back and have a cuppa.
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Jul 18, 2009 at 08:41 PM bunimfrombrooklyn Says:
this will cause a couple of Halachic Questions:
1 what will be with the utensils as the wine is Yayin NesechN
2 Although beer is generally kosher, the place it isn't allowed is in a Goyish Store/Bar?this is in shas Avodah Zara and Shulchan Aruch?
(some even prohibit starbucks today even to buy coffee for the reasons brought down in shas and shulchan aruch)
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Jul 18, 2009 at 09:21 PM Anonymous Says:
its not meant for kosher customers relax
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Jul 18, 2009 at 09:35 PM Anonymous Says:
“ this will cause a couple of Halachic Questions:
1 what will be with the utensils as the wine is Yayin NesechN
2 Although beer is generally kosher, the place it isn't allowed is in a Goyish Store/Bar?this is in shas Avodah Zara and Shulchan Aruch?
(some even prohibit starbucks today even to buy coffee for the reasons brought down in shas and shulchan aruch) ”
It will probably be stam yayin (unless they erect pagan alters).
Question for you - why do you pose these questions? Certainly you and many of this sites readers won't go in there.
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Jul 18, 2009 at 09:50 PM bunimfrombrooklyn Says:
“ It will probably be stam yayin (unless they erect pagan alters).
Question for you - why do you pose these questions? Certainly you and many of this sites readers won't go in there. ”
to tell you the truth I DO GO THERE ALOT living not to far from one on 65th and 18th avenue and I order soy in my coffees or a tea etc
I'm not an idiot I I'm just raising some points that I will have to be careful about myself if they eventually bring this into there regular stores
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Jul 18, 2009 at 09:55 PM hey,artscroll yid Says:
“ It will probably be stam yayin (unless they erect pagan alters).
Question for you - why do you pose these questions? Certainly you and many of this sites readers won't go in there. ”
what about the wine in the process of which it was made stam yayin which was probably handled by goyim from the vines till the stores which would include before it was cooked?
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Jul 18, 2009 at 10:28 PM Gefilte Fish Says:
“ this will cause a couple of Halachic Questions:
1 what will be with the utensils as the wine is Yayin NesechN
2 Although beer is generally kosher, the place it isn't allowed is in a Goyish Store/Bar?this is in shas Avodah Zara and Shulchan Aruch?
(some even prohibit starbucks today even to buy coffee for the reasons brought down in shas and shulchan aruch) ”
You're not sitting down with anyone to have a coffee or a beer, you're just going in there minding your own business and drinking by yourself. What exactly is the problem?
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Jul 18, 2009 at 10:26 PM Gefilte Fish Says:
“ The coffee is glatt but the beer and wine are probably not under the OU...neither are the sandwiches... ”
I can't wait till you open a coffee house and call it "Glatt Coffee"...! The am haaratzus on this site is unbelievable!
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Jul 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM bunimfrombrooklyn Says:
“ You're not sitting down with anyone to have a coffee or a beer, you're just going in there minding your own business and drinking by yourself. What exactly is the problem? ”
what dooya think?
everybody goes there alone to drink?dont they have tables for people to sit and have a good time over there coffees?
I FREAKINGGGGG KNOW SOMEONE WHO GOT ENGAGED IN A STARBUCKS and then you say there is no problem????
go "fishing" for some truth, if that's not what the the shas was referring to then please explain??
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Jul 19, 2009 at 04:54 AM Reality Says:
“ $4.00 dollars for a glass of beer. If they want to make money, they should sell the stuff they're smoking.
And hey, they could open up one of these in BP on 15 ave. They could get a Bobver chassid to do a commercial for them.
Keep on dreaming boys ”
Where does Bobov come into the picture????
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Jul 19, 2009 at 02:43 AM Gefilte Fish Says:
“ what dooya think?
everybody goes there alone to drink?dont they have tables for people to sit and have a good time over there coffees?
I FREAKINGGGGG KNOW SOMEONE WHO GOT ENGAGED IN A STARBUCKS and then you say there is no problem????
go "fishing" for some truth, if that's not what the the shas was referring to then please explain?? ”
Oh please! the problem is sitting down with a gentile and having a drink so that we dont come to marry each other. When you go to starbucks with a date of your drinking buddy you choose who you're gonno sit with. If theres a gentile on the next table its not your problem.
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Jul 19, 2009 at 09:42 AM Important! Says:
Will they be selling kosher wines? If so, who is going to open the bottles?
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Jul 19, 2009 at 12:32 PM Bunimfrombrooklyn Says:
“ Oh please! the problem is sitting down with a gentile and having a drink so that we dont come to marry each other. When you go to starbucks with a date of your drinking buddy you choose who you're gonno sit with. If theres a gentile on the next table its not your problem. ”
You know good point I'm on your side but
the shas isn't and the shulchan aruch picked the shas' side
me and you VS . Shas and shulchan aruch
game over we looose
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Jul 20, 2009 at 06:17 AM a normal jew Says:
seriously why are you guys hocking about a matter that doesn't make a difference. what is wrong with going to a starbucks and getting a plain coffee and let it be the non jews' business to sit down with a glass of wine or a beer. chances are that at least 99% percent of jews are not going to go to starbucks to get their alcoholic beverages for two reasons : 1- starbucks is only testing this idea out in 1 or 2 stores in SEATTLE and 2- what jew would pay $4 for a beer anyways if he wanted to get alcohol he would go to a normal bar where the setting is meant for alcohol not coffee.so why all the hock , find something that actually to your jewish neshamas and that will actually improve your daily lives and avodas hashem and maybe others . because i can guarrantee that more jews will be affected if you hock abooout more down to earth matters and not this mundane piece of news that starbucks is selling alcohol in one store .Even if starbucks adds this to all their stores you people would serve more purpose arguing over more pertinant issues.
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Jul 20, 2009 at 08:42 AM Boruch Katina Says:
Starbucks used to make OU certified coffee liqueur. It discontinued the liqueur line, but some liqueur stores are still selling the left over inventory. It was very good and for anyone who enjoys liqueur, I recommend that you buy a couple of bottles before it no longer exists. Many of the bottles from the last batch don't have an OU symbol, but the OU website says that they are certified http://www.oukosher.org/index.php/consumer/alerts/starbucks_coffee_liqueur/
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Jul 21, 2009 at 06:34 AM oh really! Says:
gr8, just what we need....more drunkards
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Jul 21, 2009 at 08:14 PM jew Says:
i agree with 18 all you brooklyn "frum" doofises and idiots the comments you post on these types of websites is the closest thing you have to hashem. all you people voiceing you opinions when really you dont know enough about judiasm to even start to think about begining to comment. so i suggest you start learning something(a good place to start is alef, beis) all you guys know how to do is look frum and judge people so maybe stop that and start judging yourslves!!!