I saw a guy last night with a pink drink in a martini glass. He seemed pretty happy, you should try that.

Korean dude too. Actually looked a lot like Mujuk.

semantics

10040 Posts

July 19 2010 08:59 GMT

#82

call me jealous but i rather come to dislike what it stands for in my eyes.

boesthius

United States11637 Posts

July 19 2010 08:59 GMT

#83

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OMin

United States545 Posts

July 19 2010 09:00 GMT

#84

lol this thread made me grab a cold beer from the fridge XD

On July 19 2010 17:59 boesthius wrote:

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I'm from Redding/Chico area, and the Sierra Nevada Brewery is one of my favorite places to go eat

. Superb handmade pizzas, plus their brews on tap are SOOOO good, holy shit. It's insane how much better the brews are there compared to bottled(which makes sense, as well tap brews are better).

also I LOVE BEER

Not the piss beer that is advertised as THE GREATEST LAGERS IN THE WORLD, such as Bud, Natty Ice, etc etc. That beer is really, REALLY shitty. It doesn't help that my first beer was a reallllly dark ale that at first was disgusting, but after having 1-2 I was immediately hooked. My favorite beer of all time is Blue Moon, I have it regularly:

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blue moon is the perfect food beer imo

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Lately I've been digesting the summer ale of Blue Moon - Honey Moon:

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I just got done with this one, delicious.

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Some of my favorites definitely include the Blue Moon brews, Black Butte Porter, Tangerine Wheat, Old Rasputin, Obsidian Stout(ridicuuuulously smooth chocolate stout - must try). I can see why a lot of people hate beer, but please don't compare shitty piss-tasting drinks like natty ice/bud light/etc to all beers.

<3 blue moon, love that stuff

BeMannerDuPenner

Germany5638 Posts

July 19 2010 09:03 GMT

#85

On July 19 2010 18:00 OMin wrote:
lol this thread made me grab a cold beer from the fridge XD

ye.. but trying not to do it since its 11 am so its maybe not the best time to start drinkin ~

OMin

United States545 Posts

July 19 2010 09:05 GMT

#86

On July 19 2010 18:03 BeMannerDuPenner wrote:

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ye.. but trying not to do it since its 11 am so its maybe not the best time to start drinkin ~

haha not to get drunk, i just want the refreshment from a cold bottle of beer

OneOther

United States10774 Posts

July 19 2010 09:06 GMT

#87

too bad im so limited in beer choices. usually either:

1) natty light
2) bud light
3) coors light

some cases there might be something better but 80% of the time you can bet on one of the three.

i love college, baby

Camlito

Australia4040 Posts

July 19 2010 09:10 GMT

#88

I actually was in the same boat a while ago, but i just got used to it (and tried better brands)
Actually i do like wine, and at first more than beer, and that got me more used to the 'alcohol feel' if you can put it that way.

But it's not for everyone. Do what's comfortable for you.

endy

Switzerland8970 Posts

July 19 2010 09:16 GMT

#89

On July 19 2010 18:06 OneOther wrote:
too bad im so limited in beer choices. usually either:

1) natty light
2) bud light
3) coors light

some cases there might be something better but 80% of the time you can bet on one of the three.

i love college, baby

No wonder a lot of people dont like beer if you only have this shit

Unfortunately the trend of light beers is spreading to China (Qingdao Light, Bud light, etc.) :'(

I love alcohol, but I don't know why soju can be popular though. It's very chemical, tastes as diluted vodka but worse, and always give a terrible headache and hangover.

lokiM

United States3407 Posts

July 19 2010 09:23 GMT

#90

start with vodka and oj
the orange juice is sour enough to mask the vodka taste, and it extremely easy to drink

Nikon

Bulgaria5710 Posts

July 19 2010 09:29 GMT

#91

illu, one of my favourite tastes is Gin Fiss, maybe you'll like it too, maybe not. Just to give you an idea of how my taste measures up to yours: I couldn't stand beer at the start, and I dislike the taste of vodka to the point where I just don't drink it. It might partially be due to the fact that we only have B-class vodka around, but still...

On July 19 2010 18:03 BeMannerDuPenner wrote:

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ye.. but trying not to do it since its 11 am so its maybe not the best time to start drinkin ~

Likewise, my mouth has been watering while I was reading the thread so far...
Would it be possible for you to mail me some kind of beer, we get German beers here, but they're not imported, instead a local brand gets sub-contracted and usually, the taste is not so different from the local version, but there's a nice 30%+ percent addition to the price.

Edit: And yeah, good brands really do make difference, not only in beer, worse brands of spirits cause bad hangovers, headaches, etc. etc.

dyren

United States260 Posts

July 19 2010 09:45 GMT

#92

I actually enjoy the taste of beer. I think it's because I would always finish off my dad's beer (bottle, not can) in high school and it was some of the nicer stuff, not Natty Light or anything. And while I indulge in the occasional beer or even two or three from time to time (I'm 21,) what I find truly distasteful is drunk people. Are they that obnoxious and boring when they're sober? If so then I am really depressed. I'm referring to that cross-section of drinkers that just become complete idiots after god knows how many TOO many beers: and they seem to be extremely abundant. I'm tempted to throw out that beer vs. weed cliche but the comparison is unnecessary as alcohol shouldn't be legal period IMVHO. Cheers to that! *sips a cold one*

XeliN

United Kingdom1755 Posts

July 19 2010 09:55 GMT

#93

Sobriety is a sin whose destruction ought be perused without abandon.

Alcohol is merely a means to this noble end.

xLethargicax

United States469 Posts

July 19 2010 09:59 GMT

#94

YES! BLUE MOON FUCKING RULES!

Coagulation

United States9633 Posts

July 19 2010 10:06 GMT

#95

beer is pretty overrated imo

anyway like was mentioned earlier alcohols popularity stems largely from the fact that it is safe to drink even after very long periods of time. a long time ago this was a very practical reason to drink it.
getting fucked up off of it was a happy by product i imagine..

usually drink a beer or two now and then but I generally don't enjoy getting shitfaced

3clipse

Canada2555 Posts

July 19 2010 10:07 GMT

#96

i am 12 and what is this

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I think it's pretty hard to dislike a simple rum and coke or a fruity cooler. I have grown to appreciate the taste of beer (took longer than coffee, however) but wine still doesn't sit right with me. Most liquors I can stand the taste of, excluding tequila.

zerglingsfolife

United States1694 Posts

July 19 2010 10:20 GMT

#97

I love how everyone is saying, omg of course you don't like beer, you drank a natty/keystone/pbr etc. If you're just learning to drink, it doesn't really matter what beer you choose. They will all be bitter to you. Some have a fruity flavor, some are smoother, some light, some dark, but if you are looking for something that really tastes good, don't drink beer. Grab a soda or some juice.

I think you would like the taste of a mixed drink much better. Get some cheap vodka, and get your favorite mixer(orange juice, cranberry juice, pineapple juice,sprite) basically, any kind of juice or liquid that can help mask the taste. Mix just a little vodka in with the mixer at first. Don't focus on only drinking the drink. Watch the tv, talk to people etc. Casually drink it. Make your next drink slightly stronger. Repeat. Next drink stronger. By this time your tongue will be used to the taste and you will be able to handle it. You should be intoxicated by this time.

If you want a slightly less sweet drink, you can try whiskey/coke, my favorite.

@semantics Of course alcohol can lead to some bad times, and some people use it as a crutch. But some of the funnest times of my life have been with alcohol. For example, Drunk karaoke >>> Sober karaoke.

Floophead_III

United States1832 Posts

July 19 2010 10:21 GMT

#98

Honestly, good beers are hard to find, and some people don't like beer. There are a select few people (like my old man) who don't like any alcoholic beverages. You may be one of those people, but more likely than not you never had good shit like 99% of the human race when they started drinking. It's not an evil gross thing designed to make you act retarded - though many people think it is. It's just an enjoyable beverage like any other.

This fall get a damn Sam Adams Octoberfest. You'll thank me.

Stratos

Czech Republic6104 Posts

July 19 2010 10:22 GMT

#99

You know I hated beer for quite a few years until yesterday when my friends took me out for a brand I never tried before and it tasted soo good.
As for wine there's many bad wines but so many good wines also, that it would be a sin to judge just from one or even a couple of bottles.

I would advice trying different drinks and even if you don't like them try them perhaps twice in a row (over a month or two) and sooner or later you'll find something you actually like. If there's something you didn't like the second or third time, don't fall for your friends saying you'll eventually like it, just drop it and look somewhere else. I deeply regret these 4 years of drinking beer I didn't like when I could've had something way better.