Mocha Dude

Hi. I'm just a guy who goes around drinking mocha coffees and ranks them based on an arbitrary and very opinionated list of requirements. I try my best to describe and talk about it but sometimes I'm lazy.

He Brews Coffee

It wasn't bad... It was quite strange. First thought was "too sweet" and then I kept drinking. Then I thought "too artificial" but the coffee quality is good. And then I thought "too strange" cause I just didn't know how else to think about this. It falls in the pit of good coffee, but bad/mediocre chocolate integration. The coffee flavor carries it more than I think here. Tier: B+ ...
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FROST

I had this a couple days ago and only remembered it existed now. That sure says a lot, doesn't it? But this is mid. It is so very mid. It's super below average, milk/chocolate/coffee were there but literally nothing else to say. It's by all means a mocha.. but there's nothing special.  I don't really know. But I'd definitely have a instant coffee over it. TIER PLACEMENT: C, under Einstein Bagel Bros. ...
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Costa Coffee

I'm not dead. I just haven't travelled much to go and get mochas. But I'll try my best. Now, the review: Good fucking god this is the worst mocha I ever had the pleasure to consume in my life so far. Only Starbucks can rival the horrendous burnt and lifeless flavor this coffee has. It is more water than coffee, perhaps just coffee flavored water than calling it coffee itself. I would barely put it over Starbucks, because Starbucks is downright terrible. Call this "mocha" in name a literal inc...
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Fuji Bakery

This was smooth. Tasty, too and had all the aspects of a mocha, 'cept the deep chocolate taste I'm chasing. But the chocolate was still good. I unfortunately had to drink it quick so I didn't get to savor it but from what I had and what I can tell, it was S tier worthy. I actually prefer this over the Mixed Coffee. TIER MOVEMENTS:  All Mixed Coffee To A+ in their following order. (85%, 70%, 100%) TIER: S-, over Decadent ...
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Mixed Coffee Mill Creek - 100%

(I had this mocha a while ago and it has been a couple days. Oops.) I'm... let down. I've had this drink twice because I forgot about drinking it the first time. The second time it was the same. It may be because I ordered a large size with only 2 shots, but it just wasn't the same as 85%. Besides that, It's still quite the mocha. Strong chocolate flavor with coffee flavor trailing behind. The chocolate still carries this cafe's mocha. It's no wonder all of the varieties have scored in A...
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Mixed Coffee Mill Creek - 85%

We are quite close with this. REALLY CLOSE. And I mean the same taste of Vigilante (current top).  I tasted the similarity when I first drank it, but it seems like we need to go further with the chocolate taste. It was like a tease. Trying to find the best mocha here is hard as fuck. Perhaps trying 100% for next time is good. Seriously though, this place might be it. It has everything, just missing the deep chocolate part. Nails everything else. 100%? To dethrone the king? We'll see in the c...
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Bequest Coffee Co. (White Mocha)

Mhm. This was a good mocha, but white chocolate also isn't my favorite. Sometimes its good like this one, sometimes its like, "where is the chocolate?" It's smooth. Milk is nice. White chocolate works well. Pretty above average. It's like a friendly neighbor mocha.  Yeah, that's about it. Tier: A (Above Market Street) Tier changes:  Candor Coffee to A- ...
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Starbucks Reserve

Yes, yes, yes I know it's Starbucks. But this is UPSCALE Starbucks, and wow. I'm STILL thinking about placement as I write this and it's insane how delicious this Dark Chocolate Mocha is. Like crazy. I paid $8 but still. I haven't thought this hard for a tier placement in a very long time. Like, my first thought was: "Wow, this is fucking good." This really only means a couple things: - instantly an S tier bracket - minimum S Tier. My question is if it is the new king. Over Vigilant...
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Mixed Coffee Mill Creek - 70%

Interesting. This place has 4 different levels of chocolate they put into their mocha. 100, 85, 70, 55. I had 70 which was recommended to me by the barista, and it was pretty rich in chocolate. It isn't as sweet which was expected, she described the flavor as "semi-sweet" and that was very accurate. She also told me that they house make their chocolate, and it shows in the mocha. I liked this, especially considering all the factors. DEEP chocolate flavor. Coffee taste was suitable too. But it ...
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THE MOCHA TIER LIST

DRINKS ARE CONSUMED HOT. S+ (CURRENT KINGS) TIER: Vigilante Coffee, Starbucks Reserve  S TIER: Rise Up, Cafe June,  S- TIER: Fuji Bakery, Decadent: A Coffee and Dessert Bar A+ TIER: Mixed Coffee Mill Creek - 85%, Bequest Coffee Co, Mixed Coffee Mill Creek - 70%, Mixed Coffee Mill Creek - 100%, Le Bon Bakery  A TIER: Old Soul Co, Bequest Coffee Co. (White Mocha), Market Street Boba & Beans, Angelina Bakery, French Twist Cafe (Sykesville),  A- TIER: Candor Coffee ,Breeze Bakery Cafe (W...
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Intro

Hi. I told myself I'd never do this, but some of my close friends are VERY interested and to be fair it was quite annoying to send whatever I reviewed to individuals.  So this is the other way I got.  To those that aren't my friends - I drink mocha coffee specifically and nothing else. I rank them and write a small writeup here and there, but that's it. It's just fun for me. I haven't really done written comments until recently, so first couple posts may be recent mochas and then the odd ol...
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