why does beer taste like ****?

How about Smirnoff Ice or Zima?

I haven't tried the flavored beers. They any good?

cametall

The Smirnoff coolers are really good and worth taking a little flack for drinking them as a guy.

However, I would stay away from Zima because just having one with you is liable to get you beat up....

These days in america beer is the least popular bevarage among adults. Beer doesn't taste good, it's just that after you drink it enough you tolerate it, it won't bother you anymore. It's good on a hot day when there is nothing else to drink. It's common at parties because it's the cheapest and it's better than nothing.

A mod encouraging me to do illegal things?!?! My world is falling apart. :cry:Cube_of_MooN

These days in america beer is the least popular bevarage among adults. Beer doesn't taste good, it's just that after you drink it enough you tolerate it, it won't bother you anymore. It's good on a hot day when there is nothing else to drink. It's common at parties because it's the cheapest and it's better than nothing.

MagnumPI

I think some do taste good! I do believe that I'm not the only one that thinks that! :P

Not all beer tastes like ****, a couple of them do, but some of them are very good. But beer is more of an aqcuired taste. Some people like it and others don't.Yagr_Zero

i dont usually like things that you have to "learn to like" so to speak if i dont like it originally than im not gonna keep drinking it untill i do

[QUOTE="cametall"]

How about Smirnoff Ice or Zima?

I haven't tried the flavored beers. They any good?

Thechaninator

The Smirnoff coolers are really good and worth taking a little flack for drinking them as a guy.

However, I would stay away from Zima because just having one with you is liable to get you beat up....

Bacardi Silver is pretty good as far as flavored stuff goes.

According to my grandfather, beer's taste went downhill around the time FDR began the liberal trend of collectivist government initiatives, i.e. the regulation of the alcohol industry.

When he was a boy, he used to work at a coal mine where it was his job to fetch the miners' food, water, and what have you. He recalls the beer at "the store down the road" as being the best he ever tasted. He has not drunk any alcohol since roughly the mid-20th century.

According to my grandfather, beer's taste went downhill around the time FDR began the liberal trend of collectivist government initiatives, i.e. the regulation of the alcohol industry.

When he was a boy, he used to work at a coal mine where it was his job to fetch the miners' food, water, and what have you. He recalls the beer at "the store down the road" as being the best he ever tasted. He has not drunk any alcohol since roughly the mid-20th century.

Duckyhunter

Wait, then how does he know beer doesn't taste great anymore? :?

These days in america beer is the least popular bevarage among adults. Beer doesn't taste good, it's just that after you drink it enough you tolerate it, it won't bother you anymore. It's good on a hot day when there is nothing else to drink. It's common at parties because it's the cheapest and it's better than nothing.

MagnumPI

Roosevelt died in 1945, and I gave a rough estimate of his point of abstinence. This leaves a good ten or fifteen year period for him to come to hate beer.

Of course, my anecdote has no critical value whatsoever. I merely find it interesting.

I don't know how anyone could reject something as godly and perfect as this:

[QUOTE="cametall"]

How about Smirnoff Ice or Zima?

I haven't tried the flavored beers. They any good?

Thechaninator

The Smirnoff coolers are really good and worth taking a little flack for drinking them as a guy.

However, I would stay away from Zima because just having one with you is liable to get you beat up....

[QUOTE="Duckyhunter"]

According to my grandfather, beer's taste went downhill around the time FDR began the liberal trend of collectivist government initiatives, i.e. the regulation of the alcohol industry.

When he was a boy, he used to work at a coal mine where it was his job to fetch the miners' food, water, and what have you. He recalls the beer at "the store down the road" as being the best he ever tasted. He has not drunk any alcohol since roughly the mid-20th century.

Engrish_Major

Wait, then how does he know beer doesn't taste great anymore? :?

I don't know how anyone could reject something as godly and perfect as this:

C_Town_Soul

Beer is awesome, but its definately an aquired taste for most young people after being used to sweet fizzy drinks and such, its a big change.wizard90

[QUOTE="Thechaninator"][QUOTE="cametall"]

How about Smirnoff Ice or Zima?

I haven't tried the flavored beers. They any good?

C_Town_Soul

The Smirnoff coolers are really good and worth taking a little flack for drinking them as a guy.

However, I would stay away from Zima because just having one with you is liable to get you beat up....

Yeah I know but he asked about them.

BTW I forgot to mention that Mikes Hard Lemonade is amazing!!!

I'll make a list of awesome beers to drink:

Becks

Blue Moon

Any Hefeweizen

Heineken Light

Newcastle

Boddington

St. Pauli Girl

and the list can go on and on and on

jazznate

[QUOTE="wizard90"]Beer is awesome, but its definately an aquired taste for most young people after being used to sweet fizzy drinks and such, its a big change.Luncbox1

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"][QUOTE="wizard90"]Beer is awesome, but its definately an aquired taste for most young people after being used to sweet fizzy drinks and such, its a big change.C_Town_Soul

[QUOTE="MagnumPI"]

These days in america beer is the least popular bevarage among adults. Beer doesn't taste good, it's just that after you drink it enough you tolerate it, it won't bother you anymore. It's good on a hot day when there is nothing else to drink. It's common at parties because it's the cheapest and it's better than nothing.

C_Town_Soul

No, beer is popular amongst teenagers and college students. Not so much the general public. I can tell you from experience you either like beer or you don't. If you don't like it you won't find one that tastes better than the other.

Now I never tasted ****(poop) before but I'd imagine it tastes bad like beer. I've tried budweiser, corona and after 6 months of drinking my first beers, i tried samuel adams summer ale flavor cause people said it tasted good but that nasty **** tasted the same. How can anyone drink that bitter crap?GSWarriors-

It tastes like crap because you're drinking crappy beers.

It all depends on your tastes. There are skunky, imported lager beers like Steinlager or Becks. Chimay is a great Belgian ale. Pilsner Urquell is the king of pilsner style beers. There are also a plethora of great micro-breweries around the US...offering everything imaginable. Try some of them out. The Deshutes brewery in Oregon makes some great beers...try Obsidian Stout if you like dark beers. Sierra Nevada also makes some great beers. Try their porter (dark) or their pale ale. Anchorsteam also makes some great beers. What is available at your market will probably vary, depending on your locale, but there's a lot out there besides Budweiser and MGD.

If none of those do it for you, then you probably just don't like beer. Which is fine. I actually prefer red wine (preferably French or Napa) to beer.

[QUOTE="GSWarriors-"]Now I never tasted ****(poop) before but I'd imagine it tastes bad like beer. I've tried budweiser, corona and after 6 months of drinking my first beers, i tried samuel adams summer ale flavor cause people said it tasted good but that nasty **** tasted the same. How can anyone drink that bitter crap?StrawberryHill

It tastes like crap because you're drinking crappy beers.

It all depends on your tastes. There are skunky, imported lager beers like Steinlager or Becks. Chimay is a great Belgian ale. Pilsner Urquell is the king of pilsner style beers. There are also a plethora of great micro-breweries around the US...offering everything imaginable. Try some of them out. The Deshutes brewery in Oregon makes some great beers...try Obsidian Stout if you like dark beers. Sierra Nevada also makes some great beers. Try their porter (dark) or their pale ale. Anchorsteam also makes some great beers. What is available at your market will probably vary, depending on your locale, but there's a lot out there besides Budweiser and MGD.

If none of those do it for you, then you probably just don't like beer. Which is fine. I actually prefer red wine (preferably French or Napa) to beer.

[QUOTE="StrawberryHill"]

[QUOTE="GSWarriors-"]Now I never tasted ****(poop) before but I'd imagine it tastes bad like beer. I've tried budweiser, corona and after 6 months of drinking my first beers, i tried samuel adams summer ale flavor cause people said it tasted good but that nasty **** tasted the same. How can anyone drink that bitter crap?FragStains

It tastes like crap because you're drinking crappy beers.

It all depends on your tastes. There are skunky, imported lager beers like Steinlager or Becks. Chimay is a great Belgian ale. Pilsner Urquell is the king of pilsner style beers. There are also a plethora of great micro-breweries around the US...offering everything imaginable. Try some of them out. The Deshutes brewery in Oregon makes some great beers...try Obsidian Stout if you like dark beers. Sierra Nevada also makes some great beers. Try their porter (dark) or their pale ale. Anchorsteam also makes some great beers. What is available at your market will probably vary, depending on your locale, but there's a lot out there besides Budweiser and MGD.

If none of those do it for you, then you probably just don't like beer. Which is fine. I actually prefer red wine (preferably French or Napa) to beer.

Mmmm...stout.

It has something to do with age. When you're older beer will taste like Soda pop (sweet) and soda will taste like beer (bitter), well that's my theroy :?jus2nyce

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And I think people spend more on imports because they do tend to be a little less nasty than domestics, but I think it's mostly because it's trendy. They think it's cool to say they "only drink imports" (while having an arrogant smirk on their face).

clicketyclick

Little do they know that beer is the poor man's wine. :D *flame shields*

Your first beer was a bud (light I guess). No wonder you hate it. Try something like this:

or

Your first beer was a bud (light I guess). No wonder you hate it. Try something like this:

or

kipknots

Just came back from quick stop at my favorite bar (60 beers on tap there!). Just had a glass St. Bernardus Pater 6 on draught! Another fantastic and delicious beer from them. Malty, biscuity, dark fruit taste with a tiny hint of bitterness in the finish to balance it out. And it always looks sexy in it's own glass 8)

Now I never tasted ****(poop) before but I'd imagine it tastes bad like beer. I've tried budweiser, corona and after 6 months of drinking my first beers, i tried samuel adams summer ale flavor cause people said it tasted good but that nasty **** tasted the same. How can anyone drink that bitter crap?GSWarriors-

Yay for us guys who have been sugar-spoiled by coke!!!

Your first beer was a bud (light I guess). No wonder you hate it. Try something like this:

kipknots

My father loves that...:o

I don't drink beer, but I would guess my father would recommend that and Chimay... Plus Zlatorog from Slovenia and Creemore Springs from Canada...:P

Your first beer was a bud (light I guess). No wonder you hate it. Try something like this:

or

kipknots

Excellent beers. I'm getting thirsty.

I don't drink beer, but I would guess my father would recommend that and Chimay... Plus Zlatorog from Slovenia and Creemore Springs from Canada...:P

gameeer1

you actualy got Zlatorog up there in Canada or does your father import it?

Beer Beer BeerBR1NG3R

From evening to morning,
and morning to evening,
I wanna drink,
something stronger than a man.
From evening to morning,
and morning to evening,
I wanna drink,
'cause that's what I am.

[Chorus:]
Beer, beer!
I want beer, from beer I get really drunk.
Beer, beer!
I need more beer so much I pass out.
Beer, beer!
I want beer, from beer I get really drunk.
Beer, beer!
I need more beer so much I pass out.

For beer I'm working,
for beer I'm fighting.
For beer I'll do,
whatever I have to.
When drunk I'm talking,
when drunk I'm joking,
when drunk I can be as I've always wanted to be.

:D

My father loves that...:o

I don't drink beer, but I would guess my father would recommend that and Chimay... Plus Zlatorog from Slovenia and Creemore Springs from Canada...:P

gameeer1

[QUOTE="gameeer1"]

My father loves that...:o

I don't drink beer, but I would guess my father would recommend that and Chimay... Plus Zlatorog from Slovenia and Creemore Springs from Canada...:P

C_Town_Soul

Exactly what my dad told me, and they don't do it for teh monies either...O:

[you actualy got Zlatorog up there in Canada or does your father import it? Enosh88

My dad gets it from the LCBO, it's the only place where he can find import here... They don't sell Karlovacko here from his own country though...(Croatia)

The beers you've tried are part of the problem. Corona and Budweiser are awful.

It is an acquired taste, though. As your tastebuds develop you may get an appreciation for the more subtle flavours in beer - it is bitter, yes, but like coffee that's kind of the point. There are also many other flavours and they can be found in the different varieties of beer - if you like fruity beer, brew your own and throw in some raspberries or peach slices or whatever. Porter can have a chocolate or coffee hint to it.

That's not to say that you'll definitely like beer later in life, but chances are pretty good that you will as your taste buds get away from liking overly sweet things and when you take a sip of an ice cold porter it'll be like drinking sex.

Yeah, I hate the taste of beer.

I can only tolerate it after I'm too buzzed to care.