NYT Well: "Young Drinkers Prefer Beer" (and Bud Light is the favorite)

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  1. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/18/young-drinkers-prefer-beer/
     
  2. Mattmc1973

    Mattmc1973 Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2008 Michigan

    Boooooooooooooooo
     
  3. CrisLin

    CrisLin Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2012 New York

    A perfect example of youth, bad taste!
     
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  4. RblWthACoz

    RblWthACoz Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2006 Pennsylvania

    Oh the ignorance of youth. Give 'em time.
     
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  5. tectactoe

    tectactoe Pooh-Bah (2,386) Mar 20, 2012 Michigan
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    IT'S TENNESSEE WHISKEY, DAMMIT.
     
  6. MinorThreat

    MinorThreat Maven (1,259) Apr 7, 2008 Nebraska

    Youth is wasted on the young.
     
  7. EJLinneman

    EJLinneman Pundit (944) Mar 2, 2009 New Jersey
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    It makes sense. They don't know what real beer tastes like, so they want to drink something that they're familiar with.. like water. Hence their choice of those brands.
     
  8. Jacurdy60

    Jacurdy60 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 Massachusetts

    I'm 21. On a college budget it's hard to enjoy craft beer frequently, however I try to try as many new ones as possible (usually 2 4 packs a week). I know bud light, budweiser, and beers of the like lack taste but they do get you drunk, which is the goal on most weekends here. Craft beer is a passion, but it's too expensive to drink in high quantities. The lack of flavor in the aforementioned beers makes them drinkable and that's about it.
     
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  9. CantorMan891

    CantorMan891 Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2012 Indiana

    I am also a college student and 21. I can honestly say that I never really drink BMC, as even that is more expensive than most things at a bar in a college town. I love craft beer, enjoy trying new styles, but as my counterpart mentioned above....it's just too expensive. I try to avoid going out to the bars too much, because I know I'll end up splurging on great beer, but it'll hurt me financially.
     
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  10. Siriusfisherman

    Siriusfisherman Maven (1,348) Aug 23, 2011 New Hampshire
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    Not all youths have bad taste, I was hunting my first whales by 18.
     
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  11. squirrely2005

    squirrely2005 Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2011 Texas

    Yeah I just turned 21 a few months ago. I don't think it's a matter of age. Just people haven't ever been told what else is out there. It's crazy when I think about how much I thought I knew about beer in HS. I hate when I remember my friends getting excited about a Shiner, Dos Equis, or even Ziegenbock keg or something like that and being soooo bummed when the keg got to the party and it was miller lite, coors or something like that. I knew that they all weren't good beers and it didn't make a difference to me what was in the keg so I guess I've always had better taste. As arrogant as that sounds. (also Shiner is never bad but I've never really liked it.)
     
  12. Jacurdy60

    Jacurdy60 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 Massachusetts

    One of my good friends still thinks Guinness is the best beer in the world. Pity the ignorant.
     
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  13. einhorn

    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    I believe that good beer (and good food, wine, whiskey, bread, cheese, meats, etc) is something that anyone can "figure out" if they like it at any stage of their lives. All it takes is that one "a-ha" moment and maybe understanding and accepting the fact that you will need to spend more money for something that you truly enjoy.
     
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  14. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Ahh, yes, Keystone light was the preferred beer of my youth. That is, it's what we always had at our high school parties. Occasionally, we were able to get a hold of some Sierra Nevada...and it was bliss.

    I didn't really care for Keystone, but after downing a few they tasted less offensive.

    College was pretty much all craft, or at least imports. I moved past swill partly due to my father as he was a big scotch drinker and got into craft beers around the time I was a senior in HS.
     
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  15. Dweedlebug

    Dweedlebug Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure their "favorite" is dictated by the fact that they have no money. It's amazing to me that college kids drink good beer. We had no cell phones, gas was less then $1 a gallon and smokes were $1 a pack, worked part time jobs and we still had no damn money for anything other then garbage. It was a good night if we had Icehouse.

    How do you guys afford all this stuff?
     
  16. jRocco2021

    jRocco2021 Savant (1,083) Mar 13, 2010 Wisconsin

    First beer I ever tasted? Leinie's Sunset Wheat (My Dad's). First beer I ever actually drank? Guinness. First time I had someone buy alcohol for me? Sam Adams.

    I didn't honestly have most of what we consider on this site to be BMC until I was almost 21. So don't lump us all together just because your mad and your getting old.
     
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  17. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    I remember being able to buy two 40s of OE and and pack of Marlboros for less than $5. Then Mike Vick had to make VA Tech a big deal, OE jumped to $1.40 each and smokes went to over $3 a pack. My world ended.
     
  18. jRocco2021

    jRocco2021 Savant (1,083) Mar 13, 2010 Wisconsin

    Why would you pity someone for thinking a delicious Guinness is the best beer in the world?
     
  19. devlishdamsel

    devlishdamsel Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2009 Washington

    You can't exactly search out quality whales, when your not old enough or rich enough to do so. The easier the beer is to obtain, the higher likelihood it will be tried/consumed. I knew absolutely nothing about alcohol when i was a teenager.
     
  20. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    "Excuse me, mr. homeless man who lives behind the liquor store, here's a twenty, could you grab me and my buddies a Parabola and you can keep the change?"

    That just doesn't sound right.
     
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