Of the people I know who don’t like beer, they’re almost all sweet tooth’s. So if you prefer a sweeter taste on the palate then it makes sense that beer isn’t your thing. Even the blandest of lagers is inherently bitter. I don’t necessarily think it’s an acquired taste, I think it’s an acquired taste for people who already like that flavour profile.
Sweet tooth person here and I agree with you 100%.
Beer is such a diverse beverage though. Some stouts and porters are very sweet with a strong chocolate or caramel flavour and barely any bitterness at all. Then there’s IPAs where the bitterness is the star of the show. IMO there’s no such thing as “beer flavour” as there are infinite varieties of hops, malt and yeast, and combinations thereof.
Dude I love beer in all its forms, and while sweetness is a component in many beers, it’s not a sweet drink no matter how you spin it. If you are a person who likes Moscato or exclusively fruity cocktails, beer is going to taste like dirt for you.
Try a milkshake sour. Some beer has completely different flavor profiles than any other.
Sorry, I agree with the person above. I have a sweet tooth and I don’t like beer. At all. Even when someone says, “this is a sweet porter with a strong caramel flavor,” it is too bitter for me to enjoy. I have willingly tried beer many times due to people like yourself insisting that they know a beer I’ll like. Nope. On the other hand, a sweet wine like a port, sign me up.
You could try a nice kriek, those are pretty sweet. Or other similar sweet lambics.
So liking vegetables is Stockholm syndrome too isn’t it?
Yes
The first time I tasted beer, I was alone having dinner at a restaurant. I was over 30. There were no peers pressing me. I live in a valley full of Mormons.
Some beers I like a lot, some I don’t. I didn’t have to acquire the taste. So sue me.
And sometimes a beer that’s usually just okay hits just right. I don’t think our taste is always consistent day to day.
I’d argue its more mental cravings and an increase in perceived enjoyment. Taste does def change just slowly usually.
Meh. I used to say the same thing about kale, tomatoes, etc. some stuff grows on you. Beer still tastes bad.
I feel like you can apply this logic to coffee as well.
Other things you can apply to coffee:
- Cream
- Sweetener
- Cold
Polished turd is still turd…
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Probably people act shocked because of how much you trash a thing they like.
Telling people that a thing they like is equivalent to “wet grains that have been fermenting in wet newspapers that have been next to a vat of raccoon piss” is going to offend people. By so dramatically demonstrating your huge disdain, in so far as to create new creative ways to describe how bad it is, it implies that the person who likes it is making a bad choice/has bad taste/is otherwise an idiot.
People likely aren’t offended that you don’t like beer, they are likely offended by the way you are treating them.
Wasn’t Stockholm syndrome fake? I remember reading how it’s not a medical condition but some writer invented a name for it and used it in a book or something.
You need to try better beers, there is a ton of variety and flavours, and not everyone is going to enjoy all of them. I don’t like IPAs, but I love a good Wheat beer.
Oh yeah, tell me about the wheat beer. What’s your go-to; Franziskaner, Rothaus, Weihenstephaner?
Weihenstephaner is my number one, love the standard and the dunkel. Erdinger is also very good. Blanche de Chambly is quite nice and I get it when I can.
Blanche de Chambly… I’ve not heard of it. I’ll be adding that to my list of beers to try - thanks!
