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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. I don't care for it either; "good" beer is too bitter, and bad beer tastes like
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 01:24 PM
Aug 2020

I'd imagine goat pee mixed with dishwater to taste (that would be Bud Light, a staple of college parties). A little taste on a hot day, if the beer is not Bud light and is very cold, is ok if nothing else is available, but I'd much rather have a nice gin & tonic.

Wine drinker here. My son has been calling a beer place, being in Oregon, they have specialty beers LizBeth Aug 2020 #1
I prefer the less-hoppy styles that still have flavor. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #7
IPA equals hoppy from what I understand. Being a red wine drinker, I think that is why I probably LizBeth Aug 2020 #10
Yeah, the IPA's are very hoppy. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #14
Wonderful conversation, lol. Who would have known. I had one that was citrus but the flavor came at LizBeth Aug 2020 #16
My favorite was the Belgian Tripel, but I struggled... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #19
Lots of information. I am going to implement your suggestions into my next choices. LizBeth Aug 2020 #21
The weight-gain convinced me to stop, but also... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #23
Ya, with isolation I was doing that with my wine and stopped. Instead of a glass or two, LizBeth Aug 2020 #24
I'm generally a disciplined person, but... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #25
I am right there with you dude. Then the morning after or a decade later, remembering. Oh, killer LizBeth Aug 2020 #29
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us go be happy." Atticus Aug 2020 #2
Maybe it's YOU! GeorgeGist Aug 2020 #3
Beer and all alchohol prices have gone up up up, so I'm mighty glad I'm not addicted. hlthe2b Aug 2020 #4
I don't care for it either; "good" beer is too bitter, and bad beer tastes like The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #5
There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of good beers that aren't bitter OriginalGeek Aug 2020 #13
I once had a beer that I rather liked in a strange little bar in Amsterdam, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #15
lol, I'm thinking everything tastes good in Amsterdam OriginalGeek Aug 2020 #18
Daughter and SIL Freddie Aug 2020 #6
Beer is jeered... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2020 #8
big yes here for beer (esp micro stouts). big no for any hard stuff. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #9
I much prefer liquor geomon666 Aug 2020 #11
Have you tried... consider_this Aug 2020 #12
I like it all. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2020 #17
I too, hated beer for the first 70 years of my life procon Aug 2020 #20
Haven't had a beer in a long time. But loved sitting around a table solving the world's problems Hoyt Aug 2020 #22
As an Army draftee, back when, the Army said, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #26
Yeah, I'd recommend trying beers in Germany or Belgium... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #27
I haven't had a beer in years. StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #28
It's an acquired taste. Like coffee or sharp cheeses. Nobody likes their first one. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #30
? Skittles Aug 2020 #36
That's okay. cloudbase Aug 2020 #31
that is like saying you don't like the taste of food Kali Aug 2020 #32
I like the taste of pale ale, but other beers are too strong & bitter for me. But I don't drink any tblue37 Aug 2020 #33
I can't deal with the flavor of anything containing alcohol. Codeine Aug 2020 #34
I cannot stand the taste of beer or wine Skittles Aug 2020 #35
I prefer Beer with an occasional wine or cider. Wolf Frankula Aug 2020 #37
There's an old saying in the wine making realm Brother Buzz Sep 2020 #38
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