its literally just carbonated piss and you cant even get drunk off it. and i say this as a german, who’s been trying both ‘good’ and bad beer since 16 years old.

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    A bunch of my friends at university, including my now fiancee, frequent craft beer pubs. Apparently craft beer tastes better than the big-brand lagers and beers.

    Over time I’ve probably tried tens if not over a hundred different beers. But to me they all taste the same. To me they all taste overwhelmingly like straw which I assume is actually the hops.

    My fiancee likes the taste of beer so much he drinks non-alcoholic beer on occasion. He also drinks black tea and coffee which makes me think maybe he tolerates/enjoys bitter tastes more than me.

    There is certainly an argument that can be made that this is a toxic masculinity thing. I don’t associate with people who are extremely self-conscious about their masculinity so I can confirm this certainly wasn’t the case for my group of friends. They just genuinely like the taste and the vibe of craft beer pubs.

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      Tastes overwhelmingly like straw

      That might be the most hilarious description of beer I’ve heard.

      But if I had to guess, I’d say it’s probably the malted barley that tastes like straw to you, especially if you taste it in EVERY beer. I don’t think all beers have hops, and my wife describes hops as tasting like pine cones, soap, or flowers.