On Aug. 2, Starbucks will jump start people’s day — and rev ’em up for the weekend — with free samples of its Nitro Cold Brew coffee.
According to its website, Starbucks’ Nitro Cold Brew is created when its signature cold brew (slow-steeped for 20 hours) is infused with nitrogen as it pours from the tap. Nitrogen infusion creates microbubbles, giving the coffee a cascading, frothy texture.
Not sure if going nitro is your cup of … well, coffee? No worries. Bill Nye, the Science Guy, breaks it down here.
Bill Nye takes on one of coffee’s greatest mysteries: how a single sip of #NitroColdBrew unleashes infinite whoa.
Watch the whole story: https://t.co/EW7tAMDIHF. pic.twitter.com/Y13yhow089
— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) July 29, 2019
I might have a new drink…just tried the Cold Foam Nitro Brew topped w/ Cascara Foam (almond milk) @Starbucks #itsgood pic.twitter.com/upu0c6SLwB
— Lenise Ligon (@LeniseLigon) July 26, 2019
Not every Starbucks outlet has the cold, frothy coffee on tap.
A staff member at the Greengate Centre Circle store on Route 30 west says the Nitro Cold Brew will be offered soon, but is not yet available at its store.
Luckily for regional sippers, several do offer the beverage and plan to give away samples on Friday. And word is getting out there.
FREE Nitro Cold Brew Shots @ Starbucks! (8/2) – https://t.co/vVIdSD2hGF pic.twitter.com/CYOTqgQuf9
— Megan Olson (@MegansFreebies) July 25, 2019
At the Eastgate Shopping Center, Route 30 east, in Hempfield, shift supervisor Gabriella DiStefano says the promotion will go on all day.
“All you do is ask for a little sample of it,” she says. “It’s a really strong, darker, more caffeinated coffee.”
Starbucks employee just tried to discourage me from getting my second nitro cold brew because it’s “too much caffeine”
— Zak Baumann (@zak_baumann) July 29, 2019
She might have a point.
I used to never buy @Starbucks but they got me on this nitro cold brew #addicted
— Ferrero Richelle (@RichellePeralta) July 29, 2019
Customers can choose from among 30 different flavors and creamers if they like their future cold brew orders a little less eye-opening, DiStefano adds.
Shoppers at Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer, Market Square and the Mall at Robinson also can sample the coffee at that locations at no charge, employees say.
Check with your local store or ask at your favorite Starbucks on your Friday commute to see if it’s participating in the promotion.
