Do you drink? Do you smoke?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I've yet to find a beer that has any taste. It's all just really bland pissy stuff.

[Shiro Kame]

Heck no to both. I don't want to make my life (and the others' around me) miserable over some cancer sticks or bottles. Besides, they'll stunt your life span.

[plastroncafe]

Used to be straight-edge, not so much anymore.
Can't say as I ever enjoyed a smoke, though I've tried in the past.
But I CAN say I've enjoyed a beverage or two.

Overenjoyed? Yeah, on occasion. Learning curve can be steep sometimes.
I prefer IPAs, fruity cocktails, and white wines.

[ssjup81]

Don't smoke, and may have a drink occasionally. Last thing I drank was wine back in January.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

Used to be straight-edge, not so much anymore.
Can't say as I ever enjoyed a smoke, though I've tried in the past.
But I CAN say I've enjoyed a beverage or two.

Overenjoyed? Yeah, on occasion. Learning curve can be steep sometimes.
I prefer IPAs, fruity cocktails, and white wines.

It took me about 7-8 tries to actually enjoy a beer. It's definitely an acquire taste. Also, the 2nd and 3rd beers tend to taste better than the first one. Oh, and I forgot to mention: tap >>> bottle >>>>>>>>> can. Nothing worse than drinking the part closest to the bottom of the can.

Originally Posted by ABrown

I love a cold beer. But I don't smoke, this isn't 1984 any more.

Plenty of people still smoke tobacco nowadays, though. Or perhaps just not so much in your area?

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by Prowler

It took me about 7-8 tries to actually enjoy a beer. It's definitely an acquire taste. Also, the 2nd and 3rd beers tend to taste better than the first one. Oh, and I forgot to mention: tap >>> bottle >>>>>>>>> can. Nothing worse than drinking the part closest to the bottom of the can.

Yeah, I used to specifically hate beer, but eventually I realized that the reason I hated it was because I'd only ever really been exposed to crap beer. Some trial and error later and I'd found myself cultivating a rather sizable beer snob persona.

I think it was the unfiltered wheat beers that started me off. Had a brief stop over in dark stouts, but firmly settled into IPAs. Though I have a HUGE soft spot for lambics. Especially peach lambics. Oh and hard ciders.

I can't say I entirely agree with the anti-can thing, because my favorite beer only comes in cans.
Watchusett Larry.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

I've yet to find a beer that has any taste. It's all just really bland pissy stuff.

Well, what sort of beers have you tried? Because the best ones aren't those over commercialised lagers such as Heineken, Beck's, Budweiser, etc. Maybe you could try a few ales or stouts. Or try some microbreweries. There is a big interest for those nowadays. Some even say that beer is the new wine.

I might as well list my favourite beers:

Leffe Radieuse
Leffe Blonde
Leffe Bruin
Guinness Draught
Erdinger Pikantus
Super Bock
Carlsberg (guilty pleasure)

Originally Posted by Shiro Kame

Heck no to both. I don't want to make my life (and the others' around me) miserable over some cancer sticks or bottles. Besides, they'll stunt your life span.

Drinking is fine as long as you do it in moderation. Pretty sure it's scientifically proven by now that a glass of red wine one in a while is beneficial for you. Drinking doesn't automatically equal having a bottle of whiskey per night.

[Mzx10484]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

I've yet to find a beer that has any taste. It's all just really bland pissy stuff.

Try German beer. I heard about pissy beer in the US.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Mzx10484

Try German beer. I heard about pissy beer in the US.

Yes, Germany has some pretty good beers, but I like Belgian ones even more. I think Belgium is the queen of beer, personally.

Although, tbh, the German beers that get exported the most, at least here, are usually from Bayern.

[Katie]

I'm a beer girl. Good beer. Not the pisswater that is mass marketed here in the US

[Mzx10484]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Yes, Germany has some pretty good beers, but I like Belgian ones even more. I think Belgium is the queen of beer, personally.

Although, tbh, the German beers that get exported the most, at least here, are usually from Bayern.

And you know where Bayern is located?

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Mzx10484

And you know where Bayern is located?

Southeast Germany, bordering Austria.

[MrPliggins]

I like craft beer, and I drink about 2 to 3 a month these days. I'll have a glass of wine once in a blue moon, maybe 3 or 4 a year.

[Andrew NDB]

Wow, I can't believe I'm the only person on the whole board that smokes cigarettes.

[Icebot]

I do neither one.

[Powder]

There's very little I haven't gotten my toes wet in, but my vices are more food & media related these days. I smoked cigarettes for around 9 years (bout a half pack a day) & quit cold turkey 3 years ago. No problemo. Used to drink a lot in my mid-teens but since then I only drink once or twice a year at the most.

[ssjup81]

I was kind of scared out of smoking. Back in like 3rd or 4th grade, for health class, they showed us healthy lung and a smoker's lung. The thought of having burnt insides was a scary thought at the time. I have tried smoking (16), but it was to get a friend off my back. Didn't get the fascination with it.

[IMJ]

Never done a drug a day in my life, never smoked cigarettes ever.
I will have a cigar now and again though. I love Acid Kuba Kuba's. If I'm on the cheap it's hard to be the aroma of a Backwoods.

Some fondness for whiskey as well. If it's beer I like red ales when I can find a good one. Killian's Irish Red is great if I'm drinking a mass bottled beer.