Starbucks, ever heard of it? The coffee-disgorging mega-titan beverage company has come out with the next big thing: on-the-go green coffee extract caffeinated drinks. Wish you had thought of it and sold it to them first, huh? Tagged “Refreshers,” Starbucks takes raw coffee beans (which are green until they are roasted, which causes the dark colors and flavors) and, using an “innovative process,” they expel the naturally occurring caffeine from the beans, splash real fruit juice in it, lightly carbonate it, can it and serve it in a pop-top for a top-notch afternoon pick-me-up. The Raspberry Pomegranate Refresher is bright, juicy, tangy and tart, reveling in the fruit juice and bubbles, masking the caffeine that is re-vitalizing the brain.
