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[–] FlyingSquid 30 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'm fine with some alcohol, but some people are like that specifically with beer with me.

I just don't care for it. I keep getting the "you just haven't had the right kind of beer!" line and then I try their suggested beer and I do not like it.

Some people can't accept that you just don't like the taste of something they enjoy. But it happens in weird ways. No one tells me I just haven't had the right banana yet when I tell them I don't like bananas.

[–] zigmus64 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Different people have different tastes, and some folks are just not going to like certain flavor profiles.

Within beer though, there is so much variety, I’d be shocked if there wasn’t at least one beer out there that you’d thoroughly enjoy. It’s just not likely worth the effort of finding that one.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Yeah I thought I didn't like beer because each year on our camping trip I'd try one but it just tasted like piss. Then one time at a work thing my supervisor ordered a black and tan so I got one to and it was pretty good. Turns out I just liked darker beer than all the light beers my friends would get at camping. Then my beer journey started. I also learned beer on tap at a brewery tastes much much better then anything bottled or canned. After getting into beer I pretty much just got into anything fermented like kombucha, ginger beer, kefir etc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd love to find it because there's a brewery in my city that has metal music playing there and I'd love to hang out there and meet people, but I never found a beer that I like, and I'd feel cheap ordering rum n coke or anything that's not beer at a freaking brewery.

[–] zigmus64 6 points 2 months ago

There’s a reason they sell it, dude. The fact that a brewery sells rum and soda is because they realize if you don’t like beer, but your friends do, you might not tag along, and they wouldn’t get an opportunity to sell you anything!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

This reminds me of when I went to a restaurant with some friends and we had a variety of beers to taste. I'm not a big drinker, and have never liked beer, but whatever, it won't kill me. So we try 5 or 6, some are better and some are worse, but there's one that's far better than the rest. I say, "Well, this one is almost worth drinking," and they all respond with something along the lines of "Yeah, this one is really good." That's when I came to the conclusion that my perception of good and bad were on point for beer, it's just that my standard for what I was going to enjoy was higher. They can keep their beers, I'll stick to tastier beverages, alcoholic or otherwise.

[–] Stern 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Never had a beer thats done a thing for me. Ciders on the other hand...

[–] zigmus64 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Love that shit, just wish it weren't so expensive. It basically costs as much as wine, although TBF it has the same alcohol content. My favorite was the framboise (raspberry) until I tried the peche (peach).

[–] zigmus64 3 points 2 months ago

Belgian beers in general can be so lovely. Of the three big brewing traditions, the Belgians seem to have the most variations. The Germans with their lagers and hefes, and the Brits with their various ales are both very strict with regard to rules for ingredients and methods. The Belgians, however, went crazy with their ingredients and adjuncts and methods. They are also the culture whose monasteries make some of the best beers in the world, the Trappist ales. Those are pretty tightly regulated, but so are any other culturally significant historical products like Parmigano Reggiano…

One of the best beers I’ve ever had, bar none, was a saison I brewed myself from an extract kit I got from Northern Brewer. It was amazing. It was unlike any beer I’d ever had before. It was malty, slightly hoppy, and I used some coriander seed during the boil. Absolutely lovely.

[–] takeda 4 points 2 months ago

No one tells me I just haven't had the right banana yet when I tell them I don't like bananas.

Well, maybe not banana, but I suppose someone could make that argument about an Apple, there are so many different kinds.