why does beer taste like ****?

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.

DJ_Lae

because it is ****

because it is ****

masterdude192

Nice bump. I would read dates of threads before posting in them.

It's an acquired taste. Here's the goods...

It's an acquired taste. Here's the goods...

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LikeHaterade

This as well:

Seriously, this is like soda pop good.

If you want a good beer, try Newcastle Brown, very tasty and not a light beer! Yummers!

I recommend Stella, Grolsch,Tsing tao, sapporo, anddos equis. Imo corona and budweiser are crap

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-

Yeah beer tastes bitter to me too. I dont like it.

Hi5 TC!

Now I never tasted ****(poop) before but I'd imagine it tastes bad like beer. I've tried budweiser, corona

mistake #1...those are fizzy yellow water, not beer. Only drink those when you dont want a nice beer, but youre tired of drinking water. Or the company youre in gets you them for free.

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-

yea, thats a pissy beer imo. Sam Adams in general is about 80% garbage.

As for bitterness, hops give it that flavor. They were originally added in moderation to act as a preservative (alcohol and the acids from hops act as preservatives), but in the past decade or so hops have come from below in the US and really exploded; everyone is making an IPA (India Pale Ale, a hoppy, high alcohol beer dating back to the Indian colonies by Britain) or a double IPA.

If you'd like to get into beers, but dislike the bitter taste, I recommend the following:

-English ales. Generally english ales are a bit sweeter and quite low on the bitterness. I recommend Boddington's Ale and Fuller'sESB
-Lagers. Lagers are crisp, light, and delicate beers made with a different variety of yeast that gives it clarity and light body. They generally have an IBU content (International Bitterness Unit) around 20 or lower, whereas the Sam Adams you had was likely over 20 or even 30.
-Doppelbocks. Doppelbocks are made with lager yeast as well, but they have a richer malt content. They are dark, but dont let that phase you: they are light, sweet, and one of my favorite beers. I recommend Spaten Optimator.
-Stouts. Stouts have a high bitterness, but it is offset by the dark, roasty malt and body. Stouts are a tricky beer to like, and it took a long time for me to choke down my first Guiness, but Guiness is like water to me now. I recommend Guiness Stout or Murphy's Stout, both are available everywhere.

Beers to avoid are:
-Pale Ales, like Sierra Nevade
-India Pale Ales...these beers are made specifically for the bitterness and armoma of hops, and generally go as high as 80 IBUs.
-Pilsners. Pilsners are nearly identical to lagers, but they are hopped like a Pale Ale.

whats more refreshing then nice cold, rite out the freezer bottle of corona?....im so craving it rite now...mmmmm

Beer is delicious if you get a taste for it. There are many types of beers ranging from the very light wheat, summer, etc beers to dark lagers, stouts, porters, etc. Some people just never get a taste for beer I suppose. Maybe you should try drinking a mixed drink or wine instead.

I have never took to beer either, but most people I know think that Budweiser is piss in a bottle. Anything I have tried... wine, beer, vodka etc. it's all horrible to my taste buds.

Beer is the greatest thing on earth. You're probably just a little girly manHoolaHoopMan

i want to say this every day at work to the little sissies that dont like my beer, but I have to be diplomatic about it.

instead of "Pffft, grow some balls, man"

I say "Well, sometimes that beer is a little to much for people"

then they proceed to ask about Bud and Coors, and I say "Sure, we can do that, but we need a 10-million dollar filtration unit that removes 90% of the flavor out"

beer is good