The ground rules
I don’t like beer. So much so, in fact, that I have never actually finished a beer. But for the sake of not being the prissy guy who can’t enjoy a beer with his friends, I would like to like beer. For the next thirty days, I am going to attempt to acquire a taste for beer by having one every day.
Here are the ground rules:
- I will drink one single serving container of beer per day–no more, no less.
- I will drink a different beer each day with no repeats.
- I will alternate between lagers and ales each day.
- I will consume at least one each of home-brewed beer, brewpub beer, and grocery store beer (in this state 3.2% abv).
- The beer I drink on the 30th day will be a Budweiser–if I like Budweiser, I think it’s safe to say I have come to like beer.
- I reserve the right to amend the ground rules such that the 30 days are not consecutive.
- My wife, who also does not like beer, has the right to veto the project at any point if she decides either of us has had enough.
If I happen to have any readers as a result of this project, I welcome your input regarding beers I should try. Helpful friends have provided a good list to help me get through the first week. We’ll see where things go from there.
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nothing on tap?
I figured I’ll have the brewpub beer at the brewpub.
Make sure and pick yourself up a Hoegaarden Belgian White at the liquor store. It will turn anyone into a beer lover in just one swig.
Ditto this. It also comes with its own handy pouring instructions on the label. my wife’s favorite drink is a Lindeman’s Lambic Kriek filling half the glass with a Hoegaarden poured over to top it off.
Oh man, I am all over this project. Clearly, you are a Man Of Science.
Dug (and your response) makes a good, albeit subtle, point…a ‘normal’ beer served on tap and a brewpub beer are not necessarily one in the same. Moreover, a tap beer and a bottled beer of the same make/model tend to demonstrate different flavor profiles. There are some beers that I don’t care for in bottles, but love on tap (Widmer Hefe comes to mind). And finally, liking beer and liking Budweiser are two entirely different things.
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