Where to Get Free Coffee for National Coffee Day 2012

If the first words out of your mouth every morning are, "I’ll have a large coffee"—or if you can’t even speak until after you’ve had your java fix—there's a National Holiday created especially for you.

America will put staunch tea drinkers to shame on National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, when coffee fiends can rejoice and celebrate their beloved coffee bean with free brew from national chains.

Coffee was first brought to America in the mid-1600s in a shipment en route to "New Amsterdam," now known as New York, according to the National Coffee Association. We have that shipment and the Boston Tea Party to thank for turning the nation into coffee drinkers.  

Many local cafes and businesses are participating in the national celebration.

Know where there's always some free coffee? Sprouts! They just opened in Mountain View and you can sample some of their grounds. 

Some national coffee chains will also be giving out free cups of coffee during the week of Sept. 23. None of the McDonald's in Mountain View are participating, but at least one 7-Eleven is:

• 615 S Rengstorff Ave.

Do you know of other places in Mountain View giving away a cup of joe?

Also, what’s your favorite blend, and where do you get it? Tell us in the comments.

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