# Some people don't like the taste of beer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [May 18, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633 "2022-05-18T19:28:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/1 "2022-05-18T19:28:34Z")
I’m one of them. I have managed to drink it on some social occasions, and sometimes to excess, but never enjoyed it. I wonder if it’s a cilantro/soap genetic sort of thing, because I know so many who love it, and apparently not just for the buzz. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/2 "2022-05-18T19:31:17Z")
I don’t like it either. Malta is a non/low-alcoholic drink that tastes like beer. Basically unfermented beer, usually served on ice. You can get it at the Caribbean market. I don’t like it either. A few people I know to like beer don’t like Malta. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/3 "2022-05-18T19:46:19Z")
Hate beer, and I even hate the smell. Even as a college punk I hated beer. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/4 "2022-05-18T19:52:33Z")
I would describe beer as an acquired taste for me. I distinctly recall dad giving me sips of beer (Goebels) when I was a kid and thinking it tasted kind of bitter and somewhat unpalatable. Fast forward to high school and I remember drinking Michelob and thinking it was not unpleasant. Over time as I tried more brands and styles of beers (particularly after the microbrew revolution in the late 80’s and early 90’s) I found myself appreciating the taste of quite a few different beers. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/5 "2022-05-18T19:54:32Z")
You must’ve been at least tolerant of the taste to keep looking for your brand. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/6 "2022-05-18T19:56:59Z")
I found it _somewhat_ unpalatable with my initial contact. Not repellant or awful, but tolerable. Kinda like how I find overly floral teas today. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/7 "2022-05-18T20:01:21Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > I distinctly recall dad giving me sips of beer (Goebels) when I was a kid and thinking it tasted kind of bitter and somewhat unpalatable. My dad gave me sips of Old Milwaukee… I think that if that was the beers I associated with “the taste of beer”, I wouldn’t like it either! Thankfully there are far, far, far tastier beers out there. Hell, some Gose beers taste like juice. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/8 "2022-05-18T20:03:55Z")
I don’t find that beer or any other type of alcohol tastes good. An ice-cold beer on a hot day after physical exertion makes you thirsty is a good thing however. Note: the link between cilantro-hate and genetics remains tenuous at best. “No beer for me; I have a deletion mutation on chromosome 16” _would_ be a conversation starter. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/9 "2022-05-18T20:07:07Z")
And ender. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/10 "2022-05-18T20:07:36Z")
It took me a couple years to acquire a taste for beer. At first, I drank Coors Light when I was out with friends, because it was cheap and the least offensive to me. I did not like other beers, and only tolerated the ‘Silver Bullet’. After awhile, I tried others that didn’t immediately turn me off/make me gag. Then something odd happened - I found one or two I actually _liked_. From there, I grew more adventurous, and discovered dark beers I actually preferred. Before I gave up beer due to digestive issues, my favorite was Yuengling Porter. I don’t think any of my friends ever said they _liked_ beer from the first moment they drank it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/11 "2022-05-18T20:09:56Z")
I don’t like beer, either. Friends always told me that I wasn’t drinking the _right_ beer, but when I tasted their "right’ beer, it still tasted like beer. I don’t care for coffee, either. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/12 "2022-05-18T20:10:43Z")
I don’t like beer either. It smells and tastes a bit like a damp dishcloth that’s been left out for a while. I do greatly enjoy peach schnapps and such things, though. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/13 "2022-05-18T20:13:46Z")
I never liked it. Never had more than a sip at a time, and that was enough. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/14 "2022-05-18T20:15:49Z")
I’m that way with wine. To me it all tastes like stomach acid. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/15 "2022-05-18T20:19:03Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I don’t like beer, either. Friends always told me that I wasn’t drinking the _right_ beer, but when I tasted their "right’ beer, it still tasted like beer. I was going to say something like this. “But, you have not had a _ **good** _ beer, then…” like any other food or drink that people say they don’t like. I like it occasionally depending on what food I have. For example, tacos and beer are a simple pleasure for me. Pizza and beer is also good. I am not sure why, but the savory flavors with the bitterness of beer are something I like. I do not just drink beer to just drink it, tho - always with food. Give me a stout any day, however, as I like that better than beer. IPA and all the over-hopped nonsense tastes really bitter to me - much more than is necessary. If someone was trying beer for the first time, I would stay away from that dreck. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/16 "2022-05-18T20:23:23Z")
Funny thing, I acquired a taste for beer but not really for wine. And the wines that I find most drinkable tend to be low end. Like Riunite Lambrusco or Gallo. Perhaps that makes me nekulturny. So be it. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/17 "2022-05-18T20:24:49Z")
For years I couldn’t smell wine without getting nauseated. I missed a couple High School days after some friends and I, using salt shakers as shot glasses, alternated between beer and wine. I never did tell my mom I didn’t have the flu. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/18 "2022-05-18T20:30:45Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I wonder if it’s a cilantro/soap genetic sort of thing, I’ve never cared for beer, either. I’ve heard that there are some people who are more sensitive to certain bitter flavors, and I always wondered if that was the reason. I like a cider, sometimes, and it’s nice to see that becoming more available. And I’ve had wheat beers that weren’t too bad. I’ve been to the Oktoberfest, but I think the experience was somewhat wasted on me. I’m not really a coffee or wine drinker, either. I’ll have them at certain times, though. Chianti with an Italian meal, or coffee with dessert works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/19 "2022-05-18T20:38:51Z")
I’ve discovered I only really like Hefeweizen. It’s very light, with practically no hops flavor. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633/20 "2022-05-18T20:40:09Z")
There were two tastes in my youth that I was bound and determined to acquire – yogurt and beer. I hated the taste of both. So I learned to like: - Yogurt in my adolescence, because it sounded like a really healthy thing to eat, and - Beer in high school because … peer pressure and the promise of low-priced beers in college campus bars. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-dont-like-the-taste-of-beer/964633.md?page=2)