its literally just carbonated piss and you cant even get drunk off it. and i say this as a german, who’s been trying both ‘good’ and bad beer since 16 years old.
Tastes nice to me. Different taste innit
Tastes also change as you age. As you age you start preferring butter over sweet. It’s why adults like coffee and beer, don’t get me wrong I love q good fruity cocktail, but I appreciate beer a lot more.
I can sense nuances in the differences between different types of coffee and beer.
In all words for the op here, don’t knock it just because you don’t like it, other people may experience things differently from you
As a fan of craft beer, I like the taste. It’s like drinking different types of bread.
When I toured Europe, I found the beer was definitely lighter there.
If it tastes like piss then you’re drinking the wrong beer.
What beers would you suggest to someone who doesn’t like beer?
Dark beers like stouts or porters. Often times they’re sweetened with Maple/Coffee/things if that’s more your taste.
Honestly go to a well known brewery near you and order a flight. That way you can sample a bunch of different styles and go from there.
Thanks for the feedback guys. I’ll have to do some sampling sometime… maybe I’ll find one that I like!
If you don’t like beer, I’m going to recommend you drink something else. If you can better define what you don’t like about a specific beer you’ve had, we can talk about beers that might fit your palette a bit better.
The best thing to do if you want to try some beers is go to a beer bar that does flights/tastings and try a bunch of different styles. Non-beer drinkers should probably stay away from lagers, pilsners, and IPAs, as that’s what people like OP associate with “piss water” but that’s a pretty small portion of what makes up the styles of beers. Stouts, sours, fruited beers, ambers, hefewiesens, are a bit more friendly to the palette.
You can’t get drunk off it? You’d have to have a really high alcohol tolerance unless you’re drinking really light beer.
Also, I like the taste of beer and so do most people who drink it, as I’m sure you know. I’m not sure what the point of you asking this is
Historically? So they don’t get dysentery.
I brew beer so I like it a lot.
I just don’t like anything sweet - I literally drink sweet alcohol 1 glass per 2 hours.
But it is in our culture Czechs drink about 120 l of it per person per year.
I mean fundamentaly your question is "Why do people have different preferences? " and I think that’s a very interesting question, with philosophical as well as economic implications.
All we can say for sure is that individuals do indeed seem to have different preference, without clear criteria across individual people.
For example, if Jill has the opportunity to purchase either wine or beer, and both are the same price, same alcohol content, same social implications etc, we have no way to predict which Jill will choose based on the information available in the world outside of Jill consciousness.
However Jill herself may have an obvious and consistent preference, and I’m not sure anyone fundamentally knows the reason for that, other than Jill thinks wine tastes better.
As Mojo Nixon said, “beer ain’t drinkin”.
Everyone has a different palate. You might just be more sensitive to bitterness than others. Have a white claw or whatever you’d rather drink, don’t worry about what other people prefer.
Hops are tasty if you like citrus, dank, or bitter
Hopped ice tea is good a little sweetened with a bitter dank hops
I normally don’t like hoppy beers, but I’ve had some hops tea and it’s delicious. Lagonista, I think, makes one and it’s really pleasant.
Lagunitas makes a very good non-alcohol IPA, too. I’ve been impressed with the variety and quality they produce. Good stuff.
I’m not a huge fan of the non-alca IPA, much like the regular beers. I just like their hops tea. Come to think of it might have been Dogfish, I’m not sure anymore.
A nice German Weizen on a warm summer day, a Dutch Bock in fall or spring or Belgian Tripel after a hard day’s work. The right beer for that moment can be extremely satisfying and delicious, but it’s not something I always enjoy.
Brit here. I would also like to commend a nice pint of cask real ale as an addition to your already excellent selection
and you cant even get drunk off it.
I don’t drink alcohol, so maybe I’m not the best person to make the point, but surely one can drink ethanol without specifically having the goal of downing enough to wind up drunk?
After trying big brands of beer, they mostly taste awful. The craft beers from local breweries Ontario actually taste pretty good to me and are an interesting way to buy and experience local stuff.
I’ve found I really enjoy the lime-like taste of Hoppy beer so India Pale Ale-style is my go to. I really dislike carbonation so I don’t drink soda, or any sparkling drink but beer is fine for me.
Well, craft beer is special but I wouldn’t say it’s representative of “liking beer”. I like cheapo beer, and I like craft, it’s just that each one has a different vibe
Absolutely, people drink and enjoy the familiar taste of brand-name beer, otherwise it wouldn’t sell, right? I guess I just wanted to suggest to OP to try craft beers because it’s what I enjoy a lot.
I think you’re only drinking certain types of beers and not venturing out, or don’t have the opportunity to.
One of my favorite beers to drink is actually a mixture. A dark nitro stout beer mixed with chiltipean (spicy) beer. Tastes like a mildly spicy chocolate drink.
There’s 10%+ beers out there that will absolutely get you drunk. Also, you might be drinking your normal beers to slow or have a very high tolerance if you’re never getting buzzed/drunk.
Extremely hot take: it’s toxic masculinity. Bitter alcoholic drinks are associated with masculinity and sweet ones with femininity, and femininity is denigrated.
I never have. I cant drink without mixing with something because i dont like the way alcohol tastes
