If soda had the same alcoholic effect as beer...

[atomicacid55]

I remember that thread when we talked about things that smell good but taste like crap. Then people started talking about beer, and some people reasoned that we drink it only because of the alcoholic effect. But then there's people who always say that they love beer.

I still somehow believe that if you took away the alcoholic effect of beer, we wouldn't be drinking crap worth of beer. I know that beer is an acquired taste, just like coffee. But do I drink coffee because I like it? It's decent, not great, and I drink it only when I load up the cream and sugar. Why do I drink it? I need to stay awake in class. Frappuccinos are great too, but come on. They're loaded with cream, you're more of drinking the fat and sugar and what not and not so much the coffee. So if a drink like a frap that barely has caffeine can be so popular, I reason that the coffee only stays alive because of the caffeine, just like beer stays alive because of the alcohol.

Now how about this. If SODA like Coke or Pepsi or whatever had the same alcoholic effect, WHICH would you pick?

I would pick up soda ANY DAY over beer if they could both get me drunk at the same rate.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

If I wanted alcohol in my soda I'd put it there.

 

[Canai]

I like beer.

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
If I wanted alcohol in my soda I'd put it there.

That too! :laugh:

 

[George P Burdell]

I would replace my rum & coke with a rum & alcoholic coke.

 

[Lonyo]

I prefer the taste of "soda" and I don't drink beer. The alcohol content doesn't make any difference to me.
I'd probably go for juice or something non-alcoholic

 

[angminas]

I like the taste of alcohol if it's properly mixed. It can be too strong or too weak, like any other flavoring.

I love the taste of a good beer. If I could get non-alcoholic beer that didn't taste like it was wrung out of a shirt, I'd drink it. I actually prefer not to buzz most of the time.

Guinness and Sierra Nevada Unfiltered Wheat are my favorites.

Soda just can't compare.

 

[leftyman]

mmm..beer

 

[Spineshank]

I think a lot of people on here like beer.

 

[Quasmo]

Beer for me.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Root beer.

OH THE IRONING!

 

[clamum]

I like pop (especially Coke) but if it had alcohol in it, it still wouldn't replace beer for me. I love drinking a beer. Plus to get drunk you'd have to drink too much pop... which would be way too sweet.

 

[meltdown75]

damn... i had a pop last night for the first time in months.

:beer: for me plz

 

[jiggahertz]

Each has their time and place. When I drink beer, I usually don't drink enough to get drunk off of anyway.

 

[funboy6942]

Both?
Because I like them both, and it would depend on my mood really on which one I want to drink the most of to get me wasted for the night on

 

[jjones]

I don't drink soda so I'd have to hope that one day they'll make alcoholic beer.

 

[sdifox]

But, where is water in the poll? I don't touch alcohol at all and soda is all I got...

 

[nakedfrog]

There's already a plethora of soda-tasting alcoholic beverages, yet there is still a crapload of beer sold.
I enjoy the flavor of various alcoholic cocktails and/or malt beverages, straight alcohol, beer, and coffee (black, or a nice cappuccino).

 

[Riverhound777]

I would pick beer. The reason being I can't drink 10 sodas in a few hour period. The sugar is soda makes me sick after 3 or 4 in a short amount of time.

 

[bignateyk]

umm.. they make plenty of alcoholic soda-like beverages. I cant think of the names offhand, but most of them taste like alcoholic sprite or 7-up, and they are all nasty.

Ill take a beer.

 

[MisterJackson]

Didn't they try this crap with Zima?

 

[FoBoT]

neither, i don't drink alcohol

 

[AMDZen]

I'd still drink beer because I love it. I'd also drink this new alcoholic soda.

I'm convinced that people "think" that they don't like beer. This is because all they've tried is the popular beers among us, and probably haven't set out to try and find one that they like. There are tons of different beers out there for you to try and you just need to find one. Everyone I know now likes beer at least a little, mainly because of me forcing them to try different ones. They may not love beer, but I've been able to find at least one beer for everyone I know who didn't used to like beer at all - and I'm convinced I could do the same for anybody

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
neither, i don't drink alcohol

Same here.

 

[zinfamous]

beer, of course. Beer just tastes better...for those that know what real beer is

Also, that caffeine sh1t will kill ya

 

[DougK62]

Beer. Much easier to drink - not sweet.