Do You Know Why You Don't Drink Beer?

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I know why, I find it gross!

Michael Jackson (the beer guy, not the other one) wrote something like, "Saying 'I don't like beer' is like saying 'I don't like food' - there's such a wide range of beers and beer styles out there that anyone can find something they like."

If you don't like beer but like wine, try starting with a lambic - it's a slightly sour Belgian beer style that's usually flavoured with fruit and bears very little resemblance to a "normal" beer.

There's lots of good beer out there. Unfortunately, there's also lots of bad beer, so sometimes it takes a while to find the ones you really like. If you don't like the mainstream stuff, try the non-mainstream. If they sell single bottles/cans at your local liquor store, that can be a good way to explore without spending a lot of money - just buy one of each one you're trying out, and when you find one you like, remember it!

:drunk:

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Beer, like religion, is all right in moderation.

"Everything in moderation, including moderation."

I wish I could remember who said that. My sneaking suspicion is Porthos from the Three Musketeers, but I can't remember for certain.

 

[Gentoo]

Did you enjoy sex for the very first time? You don't have to answer that, but you might get my point.

Surely you must be a daughter of Satan to speak such blasphemous words against the nectar of all the fun Gods!

Surely I must!:cover:

Michael Jackson (the beer guy, not the other one) wrote something like, "Saying 'I don't like beer' is like saying 'I don't like food' - there's such a wide range of beers and beer styles out there that anyone can find something they like."

If you don't like beer but like wine, try starting with a lambic - it's a slightly sour Belgian beer style that's usually flavoured with fruit and bears very little resemblance to a "normal" beer.

There's lots of good beer out there. Unfortunately, there's also lots of bad beer, so sometimes it takes a while to find the ones you really like. If you don't like the mainstream stuff, try the non-mainstream. If they sell single bottles/cans at your local liquor store, that can be a good way to explore without spending a lot of money - just buy one of each one you're trying out, and when you find one you like, remember it!

:drunk:

I'm very choosy about my alcohol, what I do drink can probably be considered a beer, just not the type that first comes to mind. I usually stick to Smirnoff Ice and it's various flavors.

 

[Storm]

You're not alone, Gen. I hate beer - kinda inevitable when you hate hops. I used to be a Smirnoff Ice girl m'self, but then I discovered the delight that is hard cider. Pick up a pack of Hornsby's Amber Draft sometime (if they have it in Maine), I bet you'll love it.

 

[Gentoo]

Pick up a pack of Hornsby's Amber Draft sometime (if they have it in Maine), I bet you'll love it.

A friend of mine is crazy over Woodchuck Hard Cider (a New Hampshire drink, I think). But whenever I go to borrow one, she'd already drank it all!

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

You're not alone, Gen. I hate beer - kinda inevitable when you hate hops.

Talk like that makes the baby Saint Arnold cry.

 

[Storm]

Talk like that makes the baby Saint Arnold cry.

Well, I did once have an oatmeal stout that was sublime, does that help? Unfortunately, it was a one-shot thing that the Brewery never made again.

 

[Tigress]

Do you know why you don't drink beer? It's your egotism.

Nope, it's 'cause it's cucky!

 

[Don Penguinoini]

Im hindu init.

 

[Engyo]

Talk like that makes the baby Saint Arnold cry.

Did you say St. Arnold?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Did you say St. Arnold?

And now I have another reason to go to Texas.

All this religious beer talk has made me remember Church-Key Brewing. If you're ever near Campbellford, Ontario, make a detour and try their Rosemary Ginger Spiced Ale; it tastes like turkey stuffing in the best way possible. Get their Cranberry Maple Wheat Beer as well and that's your whole Thanksgiving dinner right there!

 

[Smoke]

A friend of mine is crazy over Woodchuck Hard Cider (a New Hampshire drink, I think).

Good stuff. The last one I drank was a draft with a distinct soapy taste, whether from the pint glass it was served in or because it was from a bad batch, I don't know. I switched to Yuengling lager, though, and there was no problem with that. However, I've always enjoyed Woodchuck from a bottle, and never had any problem with it. I do prefer Hornsby's, though.

Hard ciders and sweet malt beverages (like hard lemonade) are a little sickening after two or three, though. No such problem with beer.

 

[Storm]

Hard ciders and sweet malt beverages (like hard lemonade) are a little sickening after two or three, though. No such problem with beer.

No, beer is sickening from the first sip.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

No, bad beer is sickening from the first sip. Good beer is like ambrosia.

There. Fixed it for you.

 

[Storm]

There. Fixed it for you.

:banghead3 Please don't do that, I REALLY hate it and I just called somebody out on it on a more serious thread

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Sorry. No offense intended.

Can I make it up to you with a beer?

 

[Storm]

Sorry. No offense intended.

All's forgiven.

Can I make it up to you with a beer?

Only if it's a good oatmeal stout (with no hops).

 

[CincyJim]

I've never given such a thought a moments attention. I see no value in such a question nor answer.

 

[Bathsheba]

I've never given such a thought a moments attention. I see no value in such a question nor answer.

The Thread title is a play on words making fun of another Thread: http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/general-religious-debates/58546-do-you-know-why-you-dont.html

 

[Storm]

I've never given such a thought a moments attention. I see no value in such a question nor answer.

It's a parody of a particularly obnoxious and long-running thread.

EDIT: op, Bathsheba beat me to it.