On 2/4/2015 1:15 PM, Glutton wrote:
> On 2015-02-04 22:55:59 +0000, dsi1 said:
>
>> On 2/4/2015 12:20 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Anyone who likes the good stuff has no use for the likes of Bud, Coors,
>>> Miller etc.
>>
>> That's why some folks should never stray from good old American can
>> beer. :-)
>
> It's all about loyalties and personal traditions. Just as with
> politics: It's important to proclaim the value of the [one you picked]
> but also to villify the [one you didn't pick]. People drink DP, as well
> as Coke, root beer, 7-Up and all the others because they are cold, wet,
> carbonated and sweet. Sure, there are distinctions between 7-up, Sprite
> and Mt. Dew that make them fodder for a fight. Who cares.
>
> Beer is the same. Yeah, I love good beers, but in the absence of good
> beer at a beach party, I'll drink Miller or whatever. Why? It's cold,
> wet carbonated and alcoholic. It's not like I have to give up my
> passport or my job or anything. If people don't like these "American
> can" beers because they are flavorless, I assume they despise water
> too. Arrggh! Water is completely flavorless! (Depending on the age of
> municipal water system.)
>
> I've listened to plenty of carping about bad beer. It's waste of
> perfectly good oxygen, which is contemptible too for it's lack of flavor!

You're right about that - the air these days is mostly crap but that
ain't gonna stop nobody from breathing. :-)