RajI used to wonder what beer must taste like when I was a teenager. I knew it must taste great cos everyone loves beer but how great exactly. My curiosity only grew with time but I never tried drinking beer cos I just didn’t want to try any form of alcohol cos I didn’t want to lose control over myself which is something that alcohol does.
But few months back, one of my friends decided that I should try beer after all and I also decided that there was no harm in doing so. I mean, I was with a friend who I could trust to take care of me if I get drunk (I know you cant get drunk by drinking beer but it was my first time so I was scared).
So my friend got me a bottle of Kingfisher, which I then poured into a glass (I couldn’t possibly have drank directly from the bottle). But even before I could take my first sip, a strange smell hit me …and it was the beer. God, it smelled awful. So I was expected to drink that smelly thing? My friend and his friend started laughing and said it smelled great. I thought they were completely crazy but decided to drink it anyways. I almost vomited after I took it in. It tasted like soap water, but worse. I tried drinking it again thinking I might have missed something the first time but no, it really did taste like soap water gone bad the second time too.
I never tried drinking beer ever again and have not been able to stop wondering why then people drink beer.
EXACTLY!
Even I cant figure out what the fuss is about.
I mean, smoking and drinking.
“It gives you a high”.. General retort.. umm.. what kinda high after all that smoke and bleah taste? :/
Oh Raj,
Let’s be realistic please, Beer tastes like Urine..ar atleast to me it does.
I have been wondering the same thing ever since I tried beer once, a few years ago. And you know what people tell me? That yeah yeah beer sucks, so you should try something else like vodka…I give them this really baffled look! Ok maybe they taste good, but I still amn’t of drinking age, why keep pestering me abt it? I don’t say anything cos it’s impossible to change the notions of millions of people especially those dumb ones who are my friends.
beer tastes like burnt soda to me
and raj u can get drunk with beer if u hav too much of it
vodka with sprite is ok!
but the high it gives is amazing!!!
like i keep tellin u .. one day we’ll get high together
@confused little girl: ITA. I don’t get the deal abt smoking either.
@silpa: I have never tasted urine so can’t really comment on that. But even I was told to try vodka when I didn’t like beer.
@akanksha: Burnt soda? If i remeber correctly its a delicacy in some south american country? And as you know, I’m already high on life. (Your words not mine.)
Hey its real surprise to me that people have tasted soap water, urine, burnt soda and you know what it surpises me more that you all remember how it tated to make comparisions…
As far as i am concerned Beer is a very nice drink and i don;t know how it tastes but then it gives me a good feeling ofcouse till i piss.. After which i want to have more…
Hmmm! They always say beer is an aquired taste. You should try some real English or German Beer, not the piss poor lager stuff. Beer historically is all you could drink as the water was so contaminated out of the well, at least beer with its alchohol and hops was purified and naturally preserved. It’s also a useful way of consuming barley as well as making you feel uninhibited and de-stressed but the bitterness of hops coupled with malted barley has to be cherished.
ok heres the real deal from a british guy. german and english beer all tastes kind of the same none of it tastes like ‘’soda” or pop as british people call it and people drink it to get drunk. the good thing is we can drink at 18 and many of us can get it at a earlier age from older people not many people drink beer for the taste.
Actually to me beer tastes like that cold medicine tablets that you put in water called Airborne. I think people drink beer because it gives them a sense of relaxation. Im actually doing a report on drunk driving and I too was wondering why people drink beer.
Corona,it’s not just for breakfast anymore.
Come on now. Beer is great! although it is an aquired taste. Also with your quote “(I know you cant get drunk by drinking beer but it was my first time so I was scared).” you CAN get drunk from beer……… whats this all about?
Its physcological. people exept the reality they are presented with. they do what others do. they copy there surrounding others for the sake of it.
I can’t stand it either. Grosses me out.
I do like smirnoff though.
Beer is the ultimate energy drink…it takes better care of me than liquor. I agree thats is phycological too. After a while of drinking mixed drinks, try drinking a few beers.
Hi all.
Interesting stuff about beer!Well,the best drink according to me is vodka/bacardi.You have to drink too much beer to get high,you have too much of a hangover!Vodka is fast in and fast out…
I have seen people behave in all sorts of manner when drunk…One of my friends used to get cantankerous after 2 glasses of beer and I remember very funny fights he had with me and other colleagues.This other guy used to become all smiley and happy.But I think the high is only in the mind.You should have a taste to savour the high!
Hi all,
Interesting topic you’ve got going on here. Beer is somewhat of an acquired taste, much like wine or hard alcohol. Likewise with those substances, too much of it can result in you getting drunk. Contrary to some people’s assertions here, being drunk is not all in the mind. When one drinks alcohol the alcohol absorbs oxygen in the blood, as the blood circulates to the brain the brain is thus deprived of some degree of oxygen, and a resulting “buzz” or “high” is felt. This is the reason they have Blood Alcohol Tests (BATs), to measure the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream and gauge a level of inebriation upon that figure. Of course, over time and with exposure people develop a tolerance to the effects of alcohol and thus one beer for a seasoned drinker will not have the same effect as on someone who has never had a drink before in their life. Weight, gender and metabolism also have a big effect on how one handles their booze.
All that being said, beer is one of the oldest beverages on earth. As noted by other commenters, it has been a foodstuff, a method of payment (the pyramids of Egypt were built by laborers paid a wage in beer), and a driving cultural force for parts of the world (Central Europe, in particular). There are a great many varieties of beer, from bitter to sweet, and I encourage you to experiment if you are truly interested in this beverage. Just be careful and know your limits.
Cheers!
well i wldjst like to say i dnt really see the point in drinkin as u jst mukup u body and u will never be the same .
While you may “mukup” your body (whatever that means), the idea that “u [sic] will never be the same” is just ludicrous. I’m sorry, but drinking does not equate to getting a tattoo or having a limb amputated.
the reason i drink beer b/c I do love the flavor b/c it good not for the buzz but the flavor. but ive only drank 2. but thats just b/c im 16 lol
Love beer! cerveza !!!