On 2/4/2015 11:04 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:42:09 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2/4/2015 10:02 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Wed, 4 Feb 2015 11:58:26 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Wed, 4 Feb 2015 11:34:09 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>
>>>>>>> Jeepers! I'm glad I don't drink beer. You guys make it sound like it's
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> worst crap imaginable. I'll stick with Diet Dr. Pepper. :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is beer and there is swill. Really good beer is well ... really
>>>>>> good.
>>>>>
>>>>> Whereas really good Diet Dr. Pepper is still Diet Dr. Pepper.
>>>>
>>>> There is one DP. There are thousands of beer recipes if not more. If you
>>>> don't like beer, fine. More for me.
>>>
>>> I must have put that badly. Good beer is great. Dr. Pepper is... how
>>> can adults drink stuff like that?
>>>
>>
>> The answer is simple: caffeine. For the regular Dr Pepper, it's sugar
>> and caffeine. Guess why people drink beer. Hint: it's not for the
>> taste. :-)
>
> Also for the taste. That's why there's good and bad beer
>

People drink beer even if it tastes bad. I figure people wouldn't drink
beer if it had no alcohol. OTOH, I'm no expert on beer.