why do people like beer?

Anonus · 2014-12-11 10:10:26

why do they?

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 10:11:47

because they like the taste

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 10:12:58

or because they want to get drunk

but people like that don't usually 'like beer' they buy cheap lager and knock it back and couldn't care less about the taste which is too bland to merit consideration

Anonus · 2014-12-11 10:56:09

I've tasted beer - and some other alcoholic beverages - before and hated them

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 11:06:52

some people have tasted Faygo and hated it

One-Winged Eagle · 2014-12-11 11:10:53

I hate beer too. It doesn't taste nice and it takes too long for me to get drunk.

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 11:12:29

Drinking needn't be about getting drunk, though.

Sometimes it's nice just to sit and sip a beer (or a cider, which is my preference) while hanging out with friends.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-11 11:18:45

I don't drink because severe alcoholism runs in the family.

Otherwise I might be more inclined to try.

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 11:20:10

for the record, it's not my intention to tell anyone that they should drink alcohol

some people don't like it, or don't want to do it, or can't do it

that's all fine

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-11 11:20:58

Oh no I know.

I am just bummed because I would like to try these various things sometime and I can't really.

One-Winged Eagle · 2014-12-11 11:26:48

Gotta take care of yourself.

Also, I have no friends to drink with, so the only utility I currently have for drinking is to get drunk. And that's why I stick with hard liquor.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-11 11:33:47

Doesn't drinking something that's hard hurt your throat?

(do ho ho, me so clever)

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-11 12:04:55

Beer tastes nice and gets me drunk but I generally drink alcohol to get drunk, whatever form it may take.

Odradek · 2014-12-11 12:50:44

I enjoy the taste of beer, but I generally just have one glass unless I'm aiming to get drunk.

Calica · 2014-12-11 12:54:07

I've since acquired the taste for some beer, but usually when I'm buying for myself and Shannon I get cider or mix a drink.

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-11 12:56:42

I've been staying away from alcohol, for the most part. I would only drink it to get tipsy or drunk. or disgustingly smashed, depending on my mood <_<

MetaFour · 2014-12-11 16:40:53

I've tried a few different beers and ales, but even the good ones are too bitter for my taste. I prefer cider and fruity mixed drinks.

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 16:45:27

i haven't found many i liked, but i haven't tried many

Guinness is nice, i don't think i've had any other stouts though

Guinness i guess is my go-to drink if i'm not in the mood for cider and my plans for the evening do not involve getting completely shitfaced, which these days they never do

sunn wolf · 2014-12-11 17:44:37

if you dont like beer you are probably drinking the wrong beer, my recommendations are to:

- Never drink any american Beer
- drink lots of beer from Belgium, which is the best beer country.
- try wheat beer, which tastes like regular beer but better.
- try beer with cool flavourings like Lemon Grass beer, or the crazy flavoured beers from belgium (eg. Kriek, framboise lambicus, and ridiculous things like Banana beer)
- actually just forget beer and drink cider instead, which is better, and also better if you dont like the alcohol flavour because Kopparberg, rekorderlig etc. just tastes like fruit juice.

Odradek · 2014-12-11 18:15:40

Imipolex G · 2014-12-11 18:16:43

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-11 22:47:33

LW · 2014-12-12 02:34:39

Tachyon said:
Drinking needn't be about getting drunk, though.

Sometimes it's nice just to sit and sip a beer (or a cider, which is my preference) while hanging out with friends.

I think you could replace that "needn't" there with "shouldn't," really. Getting inebriated is not exactly good for your health nor is it a particularly good way to appreciate the taste of a drink. I mean, people drink and that is okay, but I can see no real reason to drink to get drunk.

I apologize if I harp on this a lot, I guess the "getting drunk is fun" kind of mindset just sort of bugs me.

Morven · 2014-12-12 07:20:23

Sunn Wolf, there's actually lots of really good American beer, BUT I don't think much of it ever gets exported. So outside North America, "American beer" is defined as e.g. Budweiser, Michelob, etc, which are really dire examples of the worst of bland beer.

Tachyon · 2014-12-12 07:49:02

i'm not going to defend getting drunk.

Especially not getting drunk alone, which quite apart from the dangers, is just depressing.

Klinotaxis · 2014-12-12 07:51:43

mostly i'm amused at the existence of Irish Death

Bee · 2014-12-12 07:52:12

Bleh. Alcohol is so bitter I'd never be able to stomach enough of it to get drunk if I wanted to. Even with the fruity drinks I can't help but think I'd prefer just the juice.

Imipolex G · 2014-12-12 07:59:57

I hate the taste of alcohol but that's just me

evidently Cirno does not agree

Bee · 2014-12-12 08:10:39

Cirno dies on a regular basis. I don't think she's a good judge of much.

Tachyon · 2014-12-12 08:12:10

that's what happens when you drink too much

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-12 08:34:34

^^ Cirno has been alive for at least 60 years!

Imipolex G · 2014-12-12 18:01:57

touhou expert has spoken

Bee · 2014-12-12 18:41:02

Gensokyo isn't exactly a setting where "alive" and "dies frequently" are mutually exclusive though. Especially if you're a fairy.

Morven · 2014-12-12 19:24:39

I don't get drunk alone but I will sometimes drink alone, but only in terms of a glass of wine or a measure of good whisky, sipped slowly while e.g. relaxing reading a good book before bed.

More likely, though, I'll do the same with company.

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-12 23:55:27

Bee said:
Gensokyo isn't exactly a setting where "alive" and "dies frequently" are mutually exclusive though. Especially if you're a fairy.

The "dying freqently" is an abstraction owing itself to game mechanics. Officially, "life" = motivation.

Morven · 2014-12-13 00:02:59

One assumes that fairies and other magical humanoids may have metabolisms that deal efficiently with alcohol. In fact, they may largely run on the stuff.

LW · 2014-12-13 03:13:31

Tachyon said:
i'm not going to defend getting drunk.

Especially not getting drunk alone, which quite apart from the dangers, is just depressing.

Oh, I did not mean to imply that you were. Sorry for any misunderstanding there.

Tachyon · 2014-12-13 05:51:09

No misunderstanding, i knew you didn't mean that.

i said what i said because i certainly wouldn't have said "shouldn't", but i'm not entirely sure why not.

LOAD Cherry · 2014-12-13 07:48:25

The general consensus is Stockholm Syndrome.

Morven · 2014-12-14 04:57:44

^ Someone who hasn't had good beer.

Klinotaxis · 2014-12-14 05:29:41

I think this stuff in drinking is beer and it's pretty sweet

reasoning: I don't have to think about Mr stupid life

PatchAwful · 2014-12-14 23:18:56

'Why do people like beer' is a question for the morning after the night before

Morven · 2014-12-15 02:52:04

Because they are willing to trade future misery for immediate inebriation.

Bee · 2014-12-15 03:37:59

So they're like kids in the Stanford marshmallow experiment and haven't developed the concept of deferred gratification yet.

Imipolex G · 2014-12-15 03:42:50

hard work pays off later

laziness pays off now

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-15 03:44:47

damn right

Morven · 2014-12-15 04:17:39

Anything you save for later can be taken from you.

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-15 04:36:06

that too

glennmagusharvey · 2014-12-23 22:49:16

I had a glass of beer a few weeks back.

Whole glass.

Didn't like it one bit. It tasted like off-taste water, and just left me with an odd, uncomfortable sensation.

eriophora zia · 2014-12-24 23:28:25

What kind of beer, out of curiosity? Watery beer is usually pretty low-quality as far as beer goes.

glennmagusharvey · 2014-12-24 23:32:25

Something that a local pub had.

Don't remember what it was.

why do people like beer?

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