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[omorka]

Confirmed: I really just don't like the taste of alcohol very much, nor the taste of hops. Beer is just not ever really going to work for me, nor any liquor neat.

Not that this is any great loss - the gouty aren't supposed to be drinking much anyway - but it's kind of nice to know that this isn't just a psychological thing.

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[pinesandmaples]

This is good to know!

The last few people I've dated have been no beer, no hard stuff folks. The current sweetie is cider only, and that's pretty okay. It makes it easier for me to not drink to her pace.

[stardreamer]

Same here. Not only can I taste alcohol in ridiculously low concentrations, I can also smell it that way, which tells me not to bother with tasting it.

[omorka]

I actually quite like the scents of a lot of types of alcohol - rum and some of the liqueurs in particular. I just seem to prefer them diluted to near-homeopathic levels in weak-ass cocktails, or in recipes that will cook off the ethanol (like a couple of tablespoons of bourbon in a pecan pie).

I've never had a single positive thought on the smell of beer, though.

[morgi]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I cook with it, and taste everything I buy to cook with (out of principle), but when I do I go "BLEARGH WHY DO PEOPLE DRINK THIS???"