Starbucks may be the world's largest coffee shop chain in the world, but what they serve isn't as good as what McDonald's brews, Consumer Reports says.

消費者報告說，星巴克可能是世上最大的咖啡連鎖店，但他們端出來的咖啡不像麥當勞的那麼香醇。

In the March issue, the magazine called the fast food giant's Premium Roast "cheapest and best." The coffee also beat out new offerings from Burger King and Dunkin' Donuts.

該刊三月號稱，麥當勞速食巨擘的頂級咖啡「最便宜、最好」，他們的咖啡還打敗漢堡王和Dunkin' Donuts的新飲品。

A panel of "trained testers" took their brew black — no cream, milk or sugar — and visited two locations of each company.

一組「訓練有素的試喝者」試喝純黑咖啡，不加奶精、牛奶或糖，同時到每家店的兩個分店試喝。

The magazine reported that McDonald's was "decent and moderately strong. Although it lacked the subtle top notes needed to make it rise and shine, it had no flaws."

該刊報導說，麥當勞「爽口而且濃度適中，雖然它沒有精緻的頂尖標記可以讓它提升發光，但它無懈可擊。」

As for Starbucks, the magazine called it "strong, but burnt and bitter enough to make your eyes water instead of open."

至於星巴克，該刊稱其咖啡「很濃，但過火，苦澀，會使你淚眼汪汪，而不是張開眼睛。」





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