I don't know? I try one before but it have that nasty aftertaste.

like you I tend not to drink all that much for mostly the same reasoning, it's very hard to find something (particularly beer) that doesn't taste like an ashtray dying in my mouth.

And I imagine so.

try scottish honey beer that stuff is alot better then american brands. it actually tastes good instead of tasting like something died in your mouth lol

that one I will have to try since the best drinks I've had was while I was in Scotland XD

Scotland ftw ^_^

Mmm, liquid butts...

Funny as it may be the whole thing surrounding the get drunk on St. Patrick's began as a day where the ban on alcoholic drinks was lifted for the day.

The best beer I ever had was at a german cultural festival. It was (apparently) the best of the best since it was a german import.
It tasted "passable". If that's the best then I've given up caring about finding a good beer.

...

Now the bratwurst and mashed potatoes at the festival WERE AMAZING! Sausage > Beer

That pretty much sums up my opinion about beer XD That was one thing I disliked about my country's drinking culture when I just got started drinking~ when other people provided the alcohol at parties, it was ALWAYS only beer~ and people gave me funny looks when a GUY didn't like beer XD and thus I became acquainted with many different kinds of alcohol :3

I mainly prefer the "Mike's hard ____" drinks

It took me a while to get used to beer, mostly because bitterness doesn't sit well with my tastebuds.
But I find it grows on you.

I drank them heavily in college and still rather enjoy the flavor of them myself, though they're too heavy for me now as I've switched to light beers like Reisdorff Kolsch or Tsingtao. The worst beer I've ever drank was $2 a pint of this local brew called Double Trouble, and it had a really bad black licorice flavor to it. I couldn't get through one sip and it's kind of making me sick to recall the taste.

Naw man, just burnt motor oil

I hate guinness. I'm a Miller guy

I did the same thing and jesu the aftertaste is just stright NASTY horrible!

The only beer I drink is Root Beer :P

It always tasted faintly burnt to me. The most tolerable I've tried was mixed with lemonade. Don't care for wine, either. And liqueur reminds me of turpentine.

Sounds like me, perhaps you too are one of those people who can taste alcohol.

Have you ever tried a screwdriver, (vodka & orange juice)? I think it's the citric acid that makes it bearable.

Other than the ones I've used to disassemble PCs, I don't believe so. I'd be surprised if I can taste alcohol, though. Due to a diminished sense of smell, I have a limited capacity to taste, too.

Being a 'taster' for various unusual things isn't directly linked to having a strong sense of taste/small in general. It just means you have a rare receptor.

Beats me Eric, I'm more a cider and wine kinda guy.
Dont even like gingerbeer.

but i don't want to go to work in the morning with a hang over

For as much as people like Guinness, it's not that great of a beer. It's pretty good, don't get me wrong, but there's certainly better out there. Guinness uses roasted unmalted barley to get it's flavor, which does taste a bit burned. You might be better off, if you want to stick with something a little cleaner, you might want to try something like a Belhaven Scotish Ale, as it's lighter and smoother than the darker beers, just don't go for any of the Wee Heavier varieties.

Liquid cigarette butts... must have been Extra Drought. Try to find Leffe. It's pretty good. May only be in europe though... maybe over here in the states somewhere

I don't mind having a drink from time to time, but honestly, I don't like getting drunk. I will have on very view occasions a beer, a shot, or a scotch on the rocks, or even a screwdriver, but that's it.

Well, the reason Guinness tastes burnt is cause the malted grain used is burnt. When the first brewers set out to create Guinness, they tried to toast the malt and wound up burning it (not unlike burnt toast). They decided to create a beer with it anyway, and when the owners of the brewery liked it, they asked the brewmaster what the coffee flavor was. He said it was his "Patent Black" malt.

In homebrewing, you can still get patent black malt if you want to make a dark colored stout beer.

im afraid i musta gree,i have been in LOndon years ago,and had a pint of classic night-black TRaditional Irish Guinnes Stout thinkin "oh golly,im gonna experience teh true British/Scottish/Irish Guinnes flavour" all hyped up by this thought

well that tought immediately was flushd away from teh Beer itself: can you picture a mix between tasteless liquorice ,mud and mineral water?

well that is waht exactly that Guinnes tasted like

oh and as Eric,im not an alcoholic beverages' connoiseur too,nor an estimator as well..but darn..i cannot help but feeling that taste as being actually weird for a beer,for STout and dark it was

oh but who am i to judge after all? im not even British X3

If the Guinness was at refrigerator temperature, it was too cold. The flavor and aroma comes out much better if it's served at about 50 degrees F.

Personally I agree. Beer is like drinking piss water. My recommendation is to try some honey bourbon put out by Wild Turkey.

Depends...

I actually like Guinness and usually the Extra Stout. Now, while I don't drink beers exclusively, I have heard that really dark beers like this have less calories AND... have some type of anti-oxcedents that are good for joint health.

Personally I like it better than (URP>>>) Coors (ICK).


As for really weird tasting stuff... Ouzo and Jägermeister both are so heavy in the Liquorish taste I gag.

Beer like anything is an acquired taste; Scotch and Bourbon for example I'm still trying to get used to.

Guinness is meh.

Murphy's Irish Stout is better, but given your reaction to Guinness, probably not enough to make an impact.

I actually like Guinness better than any other beer, though I'm not an avid beer drinker anyway. I love Guinness for its coffee-like taste, as well as the fact that I just prefer dark beers in general. It's an acquired taste, to be sure, but so is everything else in existence. You know, One man's trash is another man's treasure and all that.

And I don't get drunk, anyway, I just get really tired; so the whole point of drinking to excess is moot. Last time I tried that I mixed different types of alcohol (about six Jager Bombs, and a few others), and nearly got sick. That's one thing I'm bumping up to the Top 3 on my list of Things To Never Do Again, right behind trying to replace a light switch with the house current still on.

Guiness doesn't travel well, you have to drink it in Dublin for best results

Guinnes in Ireland is pressurised with Nitrogen gas, Everywhere else in teh world, they use the standard CO2 injection. This changes the bubble size, density, the drinks acidity, viscocity, and a whole load of other values.

The classic test of a Guinnes is. You can float a coin on the foam, and the bubbles go downwards.

the ony beer i like is rootbeer lol

Guinness is my favorite beer.
If you're not a fan of beer, there's just no winning anyone over with any kind of specific beer except through trial and error. But like coffee, beer needs experience to be appreciated. It's something you grow to like over time as opposed to "WHOOOOOOOOA THAT WAS YUMMY" unlike a cocktail.

You make friends with beer.

Guinness is a fine beer because it goes well with a lot of different foods. It's not just 'liquid bread', it's a great palate cleanser. It's an excellent beer when you want something with more character than a lager, but not as bitter as an IPA. It's a well-rounded beer appropriate for many scenarios, and a great 'session beer' as they are called, meaning you can drink one after another easily, because it's low in alcohol content.

Some people mention Guinness is better in Dublin and I have yet to taste Guinness from a Dublin tap, however,
having been to London multiple times,
the Guinness there is ARGUABLY better than it is Stateside,
BUT,
the Guinness here IS improving, I had some DELICIOUS fresh Guinness yesterday,
BUT it's still kind of a crapshoot depending on the shipment you drank from

and also someone up there was right, you never want the Stout or the bottles, it's Draught in cans all the way. Hands down.

That said you still get brownie points for trying it before you knock it <G> ERIN GO BRAGH!!!

Ever try mixing your beer with Vodka? You know how stupid and drunk people are, but back then, I chugged 5 beer cans and drank 10 shots. ^~^ best party ever...

I think it is. And I'm curious to know about your base for comparison.

When I was entered into the Guinness Book back in 1991 I was early; they were doing the first-ever "world's biggest toast" as a radio publicity stunt and it was free at 11 PM. I showed up for my 15 Minutes of Fame to be on the radio and ordered one from the bar. Scoffed at paying $4 for a glass of black imported beer I tried it, a few more sips, gave it back and asked for a glass of water. And I enjoyed my $4 glass of water.

Fast forward to now and I actually don't mind it too much. I understand you can also mix it with condensed milk and make what's supposed to be a real treat of a drink in Jamaica.

Beer is nasty.

Don't feel rained on, I hate beer as well. About the best I can come up with is the "wine coolers" such as the bacardi O3, smirnoff ice, and such "flavored malt beverages."

Honestly, the flavor of real beer is so strong, I ponder how we truely ever figured out how to make and drink it without getting sick.


As for any other alcoholic beverages that might be worth a try, you might check out
Chamborde. It is a french raspberry, honey, and grape flavored drink, great for mixing. Or you may want to try captain morgans private stock rum. Bealive it or not, it doesn't taste like rum nearly as much as you might expect it to.