Why do we love beer?

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  1. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Not necessarily.
    Not me! I'm terrible. Blah!
     
    #21 zid, Jun 5, 2015
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  2. TheBrewViking

    TheBrewViking Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2010 Alaska

    Because craft beer and home brewing makes my drinking look like a fun hobby.
     
    #22 TheBrewViking, Jun 5, 2015
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  3. cyrushire

    cyrushire Initiate (0) May 25, 2012 Florida

    B!+ch got me sprung on that good taste.
     
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  4. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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    Hey OP. Why you baggin'g on heroin. Just kidding.
    I started with what we American's have been calling BMC swill. It's short for Budwieser, Miller, Coors: the 3 largest mass produced beers of recent generations. I, and many of my compatriots, wanted to explore classic brewing styles (which for Americans meand foreign), and we were hoping for more...what's the word...FLAVOR!
    And thus began a revolution in the US.
     
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  5. SteveB24

    SteveB24 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 New York

    Because its awesome, and it makes everything else better too.
     
    #25 SteveB24, Jun 5, 2015
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  6. Das_Reh

    Das_Reh Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2013 Florida

    Beer tantalizes the senses, quenches your thirst, makes a good meal a great meal, brings friends together, unwinds you after a long day, and pours smiles on your brain.
     
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  7. Bearded_beer_guy_

    Bearded_beer_guy_ Initiate (0) May 16, 2015 Australia

    lol. Yeah ive done that a few times with the same consequences
     
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  8. Bearded_beer_guy_

    Bearded_beer_guy_ Initiate (0) May 16, 2015 Australia

    And less like alcoholism. lol
     
    #28 Bearded_beer_guy_, Jun 5, 2015
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  9. Bearded_beer_guy_

    Bearded_beer_guy_ Initiate (0) May 16, 2015 Australia

    lol
     
    #29 Bearded_beer_guy_, Jun 5, 2015
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  10. Bearded_beer_guy_

    Bearded_beer_guy_ Initiate (0) May 16, 2015 Australia

    I remember when I first got my hands on some Amarillo hops. Thought I was gonna get busted by the fuzz. lol
     
    #30 Bearded_beer_guy_, Jun 5, 2015
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  11. Bearded_beer_guy_

    Bearded_beer_guy_ Initiate (0) May 16, 2015 Australia

    I agree. My palate changed with food first then with alcohol. recently (last 5 years) beer is my thing. Like some people are art, wine or coffee connoisseurs
     
    #31 Bearded_beer_guy_, Jun 5, 2015
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  12. Bearded_beer_guy_

    Bearded_beer_guy_ Initiate (0) May 16, 2015 Australia

    Well said.
     
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  13. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
    Trader

     
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  14. Darwin553

    Darwin553 Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2009 Australia

    Good to see you have found the "light".

    Actually interesting that one of my friends' father also worked for Carlton and he only drinks Crown I think and because of this he only drinks Melbourne Bitter.

    Despite this, and to his credit, I do see him buy a Fat Yak but still you wonder what they are missing by not trying more craft.
     
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  15. brureview

    brureview Pooh-Bah (2,803) Jan 20, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Contemplative introverts love it.
    Lots of character, always changing and innovative.
     
    #35 brureview, Jun 5, 2015
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  16. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    1. Taste
    2. Beer culture (the people you meet and share with)
    3. It's history
    4. Effect
    4 might come before 3. I am very into the history of beer and brewing but I suppose I could still be into that without drinking :wink:
     
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  17. aussiebeer

    aussiebeer Savant (1,209) Oct 23, 2013 Illinois

    Ahhhhh VB, or Vagina Bitter as sometimes referred to. Went to Crown Lager after that, tasted both last time I went back to Australia... what was I thinking? Tastes like camel piss. Can't wait to try all the Aussie breweries that's popped up since I last visited.
     
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  18. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    My exact journey. Did you ever think back in the days before homebrewing that only 20, or so, years later we would be one of the best beer nations on earth?

    As for OP Question: It is a combination of aroma that is enticing and enjoyable, taste that is all the right buttons of flavor combinations that really can please while the liquid cures our thirst refreshingly.

    And a nice buzz that doesn't overpower quickly like spirits, and even wines, can do.

    Add to this the long tradition, and importance in creating civilization, that beer has, and its appeal is obvious.
     
    #38 cavedave, Jun 5, 2015
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  19. John_Beeryman

    John_Beeryman Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2014 Virginia

    Because it tastes good.
     
    #39 John_Beeryman, Jun 5, 2015
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  20. DarkerTheBetter

    DarkerTheBetter Pooh-Bah (2,295) Sep 30, 2005 Minnesota
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    A) It's art.
    B) It's delicious.
    C) It gets yer buzz on.
     
    #40 DarkerTheBetter, Jun 5, 2015
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