# What's Your Alcohol Preference: Beer or Liquor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [April 15, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561 "2019-04-15T02:22:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/62 "2019-05-27T22:59:27Z")
Beer me. Specifically session (low alcohol in the 2-4% range beer with taste) Whiskey, especially single malt, is mighty fine but I drink too much if I do that. It is a rare day when I drink non whiskey distilled booze. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/63 "2019-05-27T23:56:10Z")
I’m too old to drink a lot of beer. I generally have a pint with the evening meal, assuming it’s North or Central European, Asian, Hispanic, or North or Central American cuisine. If I cook French, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, I drink wine. I’ll have a bourbon highball or a heavily iced martini while I prepare dinner, and a couple more afterwards before bed. More than one or two pints of beer, and I’m up all night, if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/64 "2019-05-27T23:59:46Z")
Vodka. Do you guys ever look at what you’re drinking? I wouldn’t drink anything that looks like beer or most liquors. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/65 "2019-05-28T00:22:25Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Vodka. Do you guys ever look at what you’re drinking? I wouldn’t drink anything that looks like beer or most liquors. Ugh, Only use it for Bloody Marys, and then the cheapest possible brand. Vodka is the bargain basement liquor. Lacks the finesse of GIN, even. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/66 "2019-05-28T00:34:47Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Ugh, Only use it for Bloody Marys, and then the cheapest possible brand. > > Vodka is the bargain basement liquor. Lacks the finesse of GIN, even. Bargain basement? Have you ever tried good vodka? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/67 "2019-05-28T02:07:56Z")
We’ve been over this before… good vodka is not much better than bad vodka. ---
**Author:** ![sta3535](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/68 "2019-05-28T02:09:15Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Bargain basement? Have you ever tried good vodka? Never tried Grey Goose, only Ciroc, which was pretty good, but the worst vodka IMO is Nikolai, it smells/tastes like nail polish. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/69 "2019-05-28T02:10:39Z")
The clearer the liquor, the lighter the hangover. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/70 "2019-05-28T03:32:08Z")
I can’t stand the smell or taste of beer, coolers, or any sort of wine. I am a big fan of rum and rum drinks. I’m not picky at all about my rum. I like Bacardi okay, so that’s generally what I get. I only drink maybe two or three drinks in a year. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/71 "2019-05-28T03:47:21Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Who Is judging and why do you give a wet slap for their opinion? Indeed. I personally prefer any good beer or neat whiskey. However I’ll down a fruity drink without question, if you’re buying. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/72 "2019-05-28T06:51:17Z")
Vodka is useful when you want to take something non-alcoholic and make it alcoholic while changing its taste as little as possible. Also for shots, because you won’t be enjoying those anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/73 "2019-05-28T08:31:51Z")
Spirits, because they have a higher concentration of alcohol, cost similar to many craft beers, and I drink to get drunk. At a typical bar, a shot is 40% alcohol and cost about $5 dollars. A strong beer is about 9% alcohol and costs about the same. When I go to a bar, I tend to spend a lot of time there, so alcohol to cost ratio is important. Spirits will win that battle every time. ---
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/74 "2019-05-28T08:54:38Z")
If you’re talking mere taste, eh, comme tu veux. I don’t drink alcohol for the taste. It all tastes bad. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/75 "2019-05-28T10:51:45Z")
Yes, please! ETA: this weekend a friend brought me a bottle of grapefruit vodka, a bottle of grapefruit juice, a bottle of lemon juice, and a case of lemon-lime soda. She told me to pour them over ice, top with the soda. Mmmmmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/76 "2019-05-28T13:35:35Z")
Interesting how our tastes change. I’ve gone from hating scotch to trying a new one every time I’m at my local tavern. Part of that is that I’m watching my carbs, and was so happy when I discovered whiskies have none. I’m betting the OP is a college-aged guy (he mentions doing shots, and “Seven & Sevens”). Don’t worry, your tastes will mature. Mine did, I just can’t drink Lite Beer anymore, and cheap liquor and wine now taste, well, cheap. The bad news is that The Good Stuff is usually more expensive, so stay in school. And you’ll grow out of your sexism, too… maybe when you find more mature people to drink with. > [@sta3535](#): > > I also forgot to add an important topic: Gendered Alcoholic Drinks > > Men: Beer, Whiskey, etc. > > Women: Wine Coolers, Fruity Cocktails, etc. > > Furthermore, when a man orders a fruity cocktail instead of a beer, then he’ll be judged for it. Yet, if a woman orders an Old Fashioned, nobody cares. Seriously? A well-crafted Old Fashioned is a thing of beauty, and in the summer I’ll often have a fruity drink while my (sufficiently feminine) wife drinks a Guinness or Maker’s Mark. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/77 "2019-05-28T21:32:53Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yes, please! > > ETA: this weekend a friend brought me a bottle of grapefruit vodka, a bottle of grapefruit juice, a bottle of lemon juice, and a case of lemon-lime soda. She told me to pour them over ice, top with the soda. Mmmmmmmmmm I’m sure a lot of them are essentially identical, but I really like the various flavored vodkas from Deep Eddy. The ruby red and Fresca go deliciously together. I find their vodkas lack a lot of the earthy funk that many other flavored vodkas seem to have. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/78 "2019-05-28T21:40:24Z")
How about “neither”? I’m mostly a red wine drinker, very occasionally white. I drank beer when I was younger but now I find it too filling. I can still appreciate its virtues, especially in its ideal setting of a barbecue on a hot summer day, but if I do break down and have one it will almost certainly only be one. Wine I can drink til the cows come home. ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/79 "2019-05-28T22:04:35Z")
Most of my alcohol budget goes to beer. I like to experiment with various IPAs, but I also keep something relatively tasteless and cheap like PBR around to have while grilling on the patio or as a chaser. I’m also a big fan of cheap bourbon. Evan Williams and soda is my ideal nightcap. Every once in a while I’ll have a Moscow Mule, one of the few cocktails I actually like. I’ll drink wine and enjoy it if someone else is serving it, but I never make the effort to buy it myself. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/80 "2019-05-28T23:16:09Z")
> [@Rough\_Draft](#): > > Most of my alcohol budget goes to beer. I like to experiment with various IPAs, but I also keep something relatively tasteless and cheap like PBR around to have while grilling on the patio or as a chaser. > > I’m also a big fan of cheap bourbon. Evan Williams and soda is my ideal nightcap. Cheap, [but good.](https://gearpatrol.com/2019/03/22/best-bourbon-whiskey/) Made the gorgeous cover photo on that article. BY the way, what’s with “grilling on the patio” that excuses people drinking swill? That’s when I have time to relax and savor a tasty-though-lighter beer (Stop by Wisconsin and try a [Spotted Cow](http://www.landsendjournal.com/legend-spotted-cow-beer/), a light “farmhouse ale” with enough taste to stand up to a bratwurst). ---
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561/81 "2019-05-29T02:32:32Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > Tried Foursquare’s Probitas recently. Excellent white rum. Pleasantly smooth, nice brown sugar hints, not too hot. Lovely for ~25 ish a 750. Thanks for the recommendation. If I can get my relatives in MA to find me some, I’ll try Privateer. Oh yea, Probitas is fantastic. Really anything that comes from Foursquare is going to be good. It’s the only rum I’ll buy without trying it first because they’ve never disappointed me. Privateer makes a delightful Silver Reserve but the one you want is Navy Yard (traditional New England rum bottled at 110 proof). If your relatives can get to the distillery ask them to get the Bottled in Bond. I was able to try it at Chicago RumFest and it’s hands down the best rum I’ve tasted. Unfortunately it’s a limited release. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561.md?page=5)