[h337 l4x0r]

Now, I'm gonna say this right now. If you don't drink, that's cool. Infact, more power to you, but please, for fuck's sake come up with a better reason than "I don't like the taste". One of the best reason's I've ever heard is "I don't wanna be an alcoholic" and you know what? I accepted that.

But come on. Vodka = delicious (especially GG), Jack Daniels = yummy, and my favorite is BEER.

Beer = deliciousness in a can. It's my hero.

So please, next time you're about to say "I don't like the taste" conjure up the ball to say the real reason : You're a pussy without a good excuse...

[Bluthund]

I cheated on my GF and i felt awful about it so i decided i had to do things to improve myself and "turn my life around"... so quitting drinking was one thing on that list =p

[h337 l4x0r]

see...
that's a real answer...

the short form of that would be "I like fucking lots of women and alcohol makes me a manslut"

[Spanner]

I'm afraid it's the simple truth. While taste isn't the only reason I don't drink, it is probably the most significant factor.

While I've only had small tastes of a lot of beverages, and I can say I like the taste of some better than others, the simple fact is that underneath it all is that horrible, horrible alcohol taste. It ruins the drink for me. I dunno if the buzz would make it worthwhile - I've never been able to choke down enough of the gawdawful stuff to get a buzz.

[MoonwhisperMikuu]

well i can't drink beer right now because beer has yeast in it. i just recently got my lip pierced and the last thing i need is a yeast infection on my face. im from russia though, and i have to agree, vodka is fantastic.

still, i only drink every so often, and i try to control it.
at least i try to control it. it doesnt always go how i planned.

in about another month i can drink beer again, though. go me!

[h337 l4x0r]

obviously you've never had good quality...

Try some expensive vodka, and not mr. Boston...


That being said the buzz makes it soooooooooooooo much better.

[Kaitai]

Not liking the taste is a good response... a lot better the "i dont wanna be an alcoholic". Just because you like something everyone has to? If you dont like how something tastes, are you gonna keep eating/drinking it? Saying that you dont wanna be an alcoholic is just stupid. Alcohol only becomes a problem if you let become a problem. Its not addicting like drugs and what not. Just cause you have a few drinks here and there is not gonna lead you to become an alcoholic. I love beer, rum, etc etc... but i do think i drink too much. I dont really wanna deal with the hangovers anymore.

[MoonwhisperMikuu]

Kaitai :
Its not addicting like drugs and what not.

Ethyl alcohol, like other sedative-hypnotic drugs in its class, can cause physical dependence in anyone who consumes enough of it for a sufficient period of time.

please. stfu.

[h337 l4x0r]

Kaitai :
Not liking the taste is a good response... a lot better the "i dont wanna be an alcoholic". Just because you like something everyone has to? If you dont like how something tastes, are you gonna keep eating/drinking it? Saying that you dont wanna be an alcoholic is just stupid. Alcohol only becomes a problem if you let become a problem. Its not addicting like drugs and what not. Just cause you have a few drinks here and there is not gonna lead you to become an alcoholic. I love beer, rum, etc etc... but i do think i drink too much. I dont really wanna deal with the hangovers anymore.

I don't like people's piss poor excuses honestly. I mean I suppose there's a legit reason for not liking it in I don't like the taste, but let's face it there's ALWAYS a hidden cause they're too pussy to admit.

Mostly it's the fact that they're afraid (atleast in college) of getting caught (rofl @ getting busted for underage drinking in college), and I think more people should fess up to their pussy excuses.

[Dseabass]

beer pwns. end of story

[MobiusRenoire]

My reasons for not drinking:
I have/had (most of 'em are dead now) a buncha alcoholics in the family and don't want that for myself or my wife.
I'd rather spend $$$ on games, cars, motorcycles, guns, etc than blow it all on booze.
I've never tasted it before so I can't comment on that, but it sure smells like crap.

Short answer: "Personal choice"

I hang out with guys (and girls) that like to drink and I'll be sippin' my Mt Dew, playin' Guitar Hero while they're slammin' down the juice and they're fine with it. I don't judge others that drink (like I might have when I was a good little zealot) because I refuse to hold others to the standards that I hold for myself. To each their own, nothing more, nothing less.

What gets me is when people call me a pussy because I don't drink. Like ingesting poison is what makes you a man.

On a related note, my grandpa quit smoking and drinking at the same time, cold turkey. That man has balls of STEEL.

[Alatariel]

I don't understand people who say it tastes GOOD.

I've tried and tasted almost everything there is to offer, and I can honestly say that it tastes like shit. A lot like smoking, I've never understood how someone can willfully put up with the taste/smell long enough for it to even become a habit. I put beer up there with spinach: they both taste gross, and I'd really rather not add them to my meal if I don't have to.

The only types of drinks I can tolerate the taste of so far have been girly-girl froo-froo drinks, and even then it depends on how much alchohol is in them.

So, confessions of a person who says they don't like it because of the taste. It's simply that, it taste like rat piss.

[Ictoanius]

The purpose of drinking something is the root of a response like "I don't like the taste.". If you are drinking for actual refreashment then taste is a factor. If you are drinking to numb yourself to the stresses of the world around you or something like that then taste isn't relavent.

I know, I know that was a real answer to the question....so....

What the hell kinda mindset is that to say everyone has to like the taste of booze or drink it anyway or they're a wuss!? I call it having a brian to not drink crap that you don't like the taste of!!! (was that better for FW? lol)

[MoonwhisperMikuu]

it depends on personal preference.

most people i know don't like caviar, but i think it tastes fine.

lots of people don't like beer, i think it tastes fine, too.

and for vodka, i usually mix drinks. unfortunately i can't drink screwdrivers because i'm allergic to oranges, but there are a lot of possible drinks. you just have to find the ones you like. the girly-froo-foo drinks are awesome, by the way.

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I like wine. That's about it. I got really, really drunk off Jim Bean last March and I haven't been able to bring myself to do that again. I felt terrible for like 3 days.

[h337 l4x0r]

wow dude that sucks.... allergic to oranges? Ouch.


Jack Daniels + Limenade = delicious btw.


You just gotta know HOW to mix the drinks to make 'em taste good...


then again, that could be my irishness talking...

[Tiamet]

I think beer tastes like carbonated piss. Since I don't like the taste of piss, I don't like the taste of beer. The only other reason I'd have to drink beer is to get drunk, and I don't care about getting drunk. If this makes you upset, you have some problems.

[h337 l4x0r]

once again, I have problems with the pussy reasoning behind most people's logic... Most people are fine with the taste of BOOZE (the hard stuff more importantly) which you generally mix with stuff to make it taste even bettter... most people like the way beer tastes... that and it generally is nicer on your liver than harder stuff (because you're more likely to shoot through harder drinks because of how small they can be) ALL of that being said it's pretty apparent that most people don't have legit reasons for not drinking but they hide behind this thinking it is.

The real reason why you don't drink? You don't wanna get drunk. And that's a fine reason by me... just admit it...

[Alatariel]

See, I actually wouldn't mind getting drunk every once in a while.

If only everything didn't taste like piss.

[Tiamet]

...and I wouldn't mind getting drunk if I was actually around people I wouldn't mind being drunk around. Let's just say the company I've been around has either not been the kind of people who get drunk often, or the kind of people I don't want to be around while they're drunk.

But no beer. Just can't stand the taste. Haven't really tried anything else.