I think we’re quite alike. I don’t particularly like beer either. My father didn’t and my brother doesn’t, making me think it’s genetic. Beer stays in my fridge upwards of a year - I’d much rather have a coke or a hard lemonade. I like whiskey sours (my drink of choice at casinos) because it is sweet and doesn’t taste much like alcohol.
There’s nothing wrong with not personally liking beer.
Yes and you buggers have foisted it on us.
Believe it or not but some people over here actually like the stuff. :eek:
I’m in the same boat. I’ve always hated the taste of beer, and wine, and most alcohol for that matter. Ironically I worked in a major beer and spirits distributor so I was exposed to tons of specialty and microbrewery beers so I’ve been meaning to try some. I got some JW Dundee’s Honey Brown since that was always a major seller but I can’t stand the taste. I also got some Woodchuck granny apple cider which is quite a bit better, albeit a bit too sour for my liking. I think I’ll get the pear or normal apple one next time.
I may just have to force myself to start drinking because I think trying new beers and different beers would be an interesting and fun hobby.
I will say the most popular selling brands I sold were: New Belgium (Fat Tire especially), Sierra Nevada, Mad Dog (I believe that was the name, not to be confused with MD 20/20 ;)), Woodchuck cider, and some others. My memory is currently failing…
This is why I like beer, it is the beverage of moderation. It’s also one of the reasons Joey P wants to like beer.
In this day of rabid prohibitionists masquerading as grieving mothers, you have to very careful, because the prohibitionists have been successful at mandating a nationwide change in drunk driving laws.
Sam Adams Utopias might be just the beer for you! A little pricey, but 25% alcohol and no carbonation…
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Czech beer sucks! Come to Bavaria and have a brewski. I’ve tasted some czech beer that makes MGD taste good.
And Miller Genuine Draft is devil piss.
Sturgeon’s Law applies to beer, just like everything else.
Total agreement. But Shamozzle, your chauvinism is blinding you to the fact that American craft brews can stand up to any beer on the planet, bar none. And there are thousands of them. A lot of them are only so-so, and some of them are outright crap, but the best can take on the best from anywhere and hold their own.
Like the OP, I don’t like beer. Unlike the OP, I don’t plan to do anything about it. 
(That is to say, speaking as a liver transplant patient, I’m pretty sure I oughtn’t.)
To expand on what friend silenus posted above, if it was not for American craft brewers, many of the unique regional styles from Europe would be extinct. The incredibly rapid growth in craft beer in the U.S has created a wave of interest in a huge variety of beers from all over the planet. I daresay you will find more authentic Altbiers made in the U.S. than you will find around Dusseldorf.
For a normal person it’s moderation. For me it would be completely noneffectual. If I’m not going to feel any alcohol effect, why am I paying for alcohol? I could be drinking tea or something.
[For those not aware: I had surgery some years ago that reduced the size of my stomach, among other things. No, it wasn’t gastric bypass, but yes I have less room in my tummy than most people. So it’s not just that I “kinda get full fast” it’s that I really, really can’t fit enough beer into me to feel anything. I know this because I’ve tried to get a buzz from wine coolers and other drinks with a similar alcohol content to beer. I get zero anything.]
You could drink straight Everclear!
For a normal person it’s moderation. For me it would be completely noneffectual. If I’m not going to feel any alcohol effect, why am I paying for alcohol? I could be drinking tea or something.
[For those not aware: I had surgery some years ago that reduced the size of my stomach, among other things. No, it wasn’t gastric bypass, but yes I have less room in my tummy than most people. So it’s not just that I “kinda get full fast” it’s that I really, really can’t fit enough beer into me to feel anything. I know this because I’ve tried to get a buzz from wine coolers and other drinks with a similar alcohol content to beer. I get zero anything.]
Ok, but do they taste like beer? If so, eww. Also, are they as sweet as, say, a margarita? If not, eww.
I’ve never liked beer. Cider is my drink of choice. Over the years friends have occasionally said “I know you like sweet drinks so I think you’ll like XXXXX beer. It’s really sweet.” Or something like that, so I’ve politely tasted the beer being offered and, nope, still don’t like it. We obviously have different definitions of sweet. I’ll stick with the cider or a mixed drink. If I want to get drunk, a few margaritas will do nicely.
Well, I really don’t get buzzed off of beer at all. Not unless I drink about a six pack on an empty stomach. I drink because I love the taste of malt and hops. If your purpose for drinking is alcohol, then stay with high alcohol/low volume drinks. Like I said before, if you don’t like the taste of beer, there’s nothing wrong with that. Plenty of alcoholic drinks to go around.
If I’m at a bar or restaurant that’s no problem. It’s just inconvenient if you are, say, at a party or at someone’s house and all they have is beer 
And I really wish places ran better specials on drinks that weren’t beer.
True enough. But you usually pay a premium. The thing I loved about my recent trip to Europe was that the cheap “lowest common denominator” beer from the tap was excellent. That’s something we don’t have in the U.S.
Ok folks, I’ve just had a Young’s Double Chocolate Stout.
Wait, back up…I walked into our local beer-o-topia (World of Beer) and it turns out they were closed and wouldn’t sell me any beer, but good golly, what a huge selection! By the time they would be open, I was hoping to be asleep. (My daughter learned how to crawl out of her crib last night)
So I got out of work tonight early and stopped by the ABC. I picked up a mix of Sam Adams (3 different types) and a Young’s Double Chocolate.
I tried the Young’s Double Chocolate. Oh gosh, I liked it immediately better than the Staten Optimator, not as much of whatever flavor it is I don’t like, still tasted like beer though and as it warmed up a bit, mmmmmmm…I sat here holding the glass to my face sipping away. That was YUMMY! I didn’t so much taste the dark chocolate flavor as smell it and feel it, the beer taste is still pretty strong, but gosh, who knew?
I can’t wait to try the Sam Adams tomorrow, I think I’ll start with the Honey Lager. I can not believe that I am enjoying beer. Beer. Drinking. Me. Grew up in a college town. Never could stand it.
Ya’ll have made some great recommendations, please feel free to keep them coming. (For 12.99 I got 4 different beers to try)
Now if I could find a decent source for a good beer glass. I was told to get a pear shaped glass, either my definition of pear shaped is wonky, or they are damned hard to find. Any suggestions? Links?
What you need in the way of beer glasses is a few good, heavy pint glasses and a couple of these. That will cover 95% of your beer needs quite adequately.
Okay, so I actually finished my first entire beer (except the last sip or two, it was warm and bitter by then). It was a Blue Moon, Actually I drank the better part of a Miller Chill and didn’t really care for the saltiness, though I couldn’t taste the lime over the taste of beer. I also picked up a couple more beers. Currently on hand I have…
Woodchuck (already tried it)
Sam Adams Octoberfest
New Castle Brown Ale
St Pauli Girl Lager (is that the same as Dark Lager, that’s what I was looking for)
Shiner Bock
Shiner Blonde
Corona (already tried)
Leine Sunset Wheat
Leine Red Lager
Point Pale Ale
New Glarius Spotted Cow (already had a few sips at a bar)
BTW how long does beer stay good. The Corona I tried was most likely several months old, but maybe as much as a year old. I picked up a fresh one anyways. I also have a Leine Berry Weiss that is of unknowen age.
Most beer is designed to be drunk young, within around six months of bottling. I’d be very suspicious of the Sam Adams Octoberfest, for instance. Personally, I try to buy most my beer within three months. Higher alcohol beers like barleywines, imperial IPAs, imperial stouts and the such often benefit from much longer aging, as in years and years.