Reyburn asked a McDonald’s drive-through employee how the coffee was brewed.

The employee showed Reyburn the pre-packaged foil wrapper the already-ground coffee came in.

“Most likely the beans were ground long before our visit there,” Reyburn toldThe List.

McDonald’s McCafe store front

“The coffee I was purchasing was not fresh and most likely the grounds were dead and stale.”

“I tried my coffee both hot and then cooled,” she explained.

“I was desperately searching for flavor and couldn’t seem to find any.

A bowl of coffee beans and a bowl of ground coffee

There was no brightness in it.

I felt it was watered down and no specific flavors stood out.”

Good coffee is like a fresh, fizzy soda.

A scoop of coffee beans beside a cup of coffee

It’s got pizzazz…You’re able to taste different notes and highlights.

It’s a robust, fully nuanced drink that you’ll remember.

The McDonald’s coffee in comparison had no flavors that stood out."

That’s good flavor."