how can some people just gulp down can after can of beer.it reeks and makes me cringe!one of my guy friends said that after a while, beer tastes like applejuice? really?! why? what do you think?
2007-10-22 04:11:31 · 14 answers · asked by polly-pocket 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
lol my friend doesn't drink cider.I think it was his way of saying that he is immune to the gross factor or have acquired taste as some mentioned.
2007-10-22 04:20:14 · update #1
hey, I am an adult lol I have not acquired it and it is like a dreadful survivor tv show challenge every time I drink it-bleh! :-P
2007-10-22 04:30:33 · update #2
is beer mainly for socializing because those guys from king of the hill cartoon usually hold a can of beer while chit-chatting outside their house with their buddies.why not just drink a few shots of hard liquor to get drunk faster? I can tolerate the bitterness of hard liquor but beer, eww:-D
2007-10-22 05:15:34 · update #3
I like coffee.Is coffee mixed with beer safe? will I become overly hyper and get a panic attack?>_<
2007-10-22 05:23:13 · update #4
Here's my educated opinion---take it or leave it:
Back when humans first emerged from the treetops (or out of the "caves") and began a rudimentary agricultural society, there were plants available to eat...but nobody knew which plants were safely edible, and which would make you sick or kill you. Humans could, to an extent, observe the eating behavior of animals; if an animal ate a certain plant, then the humans could (usually) safely eat that plant, too.
But that method isn't foolproof.
Also, proto-humans discovered that many plants that were poisonous also had a bitter taste. Again, not a foolproof method, but we (humans) developed a "flag" system for determining what we should and should not eat.
Fast-forward to the modern era. Following 30,000 years of mental development (among humans), along comes beer. Today's beers universally contain a specific ingredient: hops. Hops are bitter---they're used (always, in varying quantities) to offset the sweet flavors of malt, fruits, herbs etc in beer brewing.
MOST humans have a natural, built-in aversion to bitter flavored things. Of course, there are some people who find the flavor of beer/hops appealing, without first acquiring a taste for it. But the majority of modern human beings need to learn to "tolerate" the flavor of beer.
2007-10-22 04:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by What the Deuce?! 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
agreed - it is definitely an acquired taste. I used to feel the same way about smelling beer, but I have now found that there are some beers I really like. there are all kinds of beer out there. wheat beers, flavored beers (pumpkin, strawberry.... yum!), dark ones, light ones. chances are, the first time you try one, you'll probably think it's nasty, even if it's a good/unique beer, but if you keep tasting them, slowly you'll be able to start telling the difference btwn. different beers & might even find them okay after awhile!
.... though I gotta say, I don't know how ppl drink cans of beer - bottle or draft, baby!! the canned beers are usually the nastier beers & probably smell worse for it too! :)
2007-10-22 04:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by anna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beer is an acquired taste. As you drink it more it tastes better and you will enjoy it more. I love beer and appreciate and like all different kinds, wheat ales, lagers, pale ales etc. What your friend is referring too is hard cider. Which is apple juice that is left to ferment then turns into alcohol which is not beer. My favorite beer is Blueberry beer it soooo good. It's a wheat ale with blueberry flavor, drop a few blueberries in it and yummy! By the way I hope you are 21!
2007-10-22 04:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All beer is different. It hard to say that all of it gross or that all of it is good. Personally, I hate domestic mass market beer (Bud, Miller, Coors) out of a can. Lite beer is even worse. Some people (for some hard to imagine reason) really like it though. I like heavier beer: IPA, stout, porter, etc. Other people can't stand it though.
I suspect you like very sugary-sweet drinks. This is why you don't like beer. Try Framboise, a Beglian beer made with fermented raspberries. The Lindeman's brand should be available at any reputable wine/beer shop. It's very sweet and fruity, but it's still beer. And you might like it.
2007-10-22 05:20:23 · answer #4 · answered by amancalledj 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Most people say that it's an aquired taste but I loved beer the first time I had it. Although I like the lighter beers like bud light. I don't like the dark beers at all. *yuck*
2007-10-22 04:19:51 · answer #5 · answered by Lonster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some beers are better than others. Beer is one of those things that doesn't really taste good, but does. Kind of like coffee. You have to get used to it...
2007-10-22 04:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by Kamunyak 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think beer is disgusting!! Most people I know say they have acquired a taste for it. I don't think anyone really likes it when they first try it?!
2007-10-22 04:15:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an acquired taste. Nobody usually likes it at first.
2007-10-22 04:14:44 · answer #8 · answered by kimberly M 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's an aquired taste. Just like scotch. The more you drink it, the better it tastes.
2007-10-22 07:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's deffently an acquired taste.
2007-10-22 05:21:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋