Comments on: Trying to turn hate to love

By: lesliecallan

lesliecallan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:42:10 +0000

I hate sports, love beer. I even like Guinness, but you would absolutely hate dark beer if you don’t like the bitter aftertaste.

The key for me is that beer has to be really cold, and I drink it fast so it stays cold. I put it in the freezer for about 10 minutes before drinking it. My favorite beers are:

1. Pyramid Apricot Ale (you might like this- have you ever tried one at my house?)
2. Newcastle (don’t think you would like it)
3. Corona Light with lime (fresh, not artificial lime already in it)

By: party_shoes

party_shoes — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:57:56 +0000

Funny, I used to hate beer and sports too! While I’ve tolerated many a natty ice or coors light at (frat) parties, the first I ever enjoyed was a pyramid apricot ale at a super bowl party. Apricot ale is delicious AND a respectable choice (I think). I started with that and blue moon and now I love beer. Can’t help you with the sports, though,
except to say that, like some of the dudes you might watch them with, they’re less boring with a few drinks in ya.

By: A Super Girl

A Super Girl — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:32:11 +0000

I have officially given up on beer and so that’s my suggestion I’m like you and don’t really like it, plus it makes me feel all sick. Soooo…I stick with wine and the occasional flavored martini.

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:29:49 +0000

I have no clue about sports – my dad’s been desperately trying to instill a love of football in me since I was 4. I do like soccer – but that’s mainly cause there are lots of hot guys that play soccer….

I do, however, love beer. I’m really fond of White Ales (Chimay White is my favorite) and Hefflewiessens (Shiner makes a good one). I’ve heard them described as “girly beers” but they’re just a little bit fruiter and taste “lighter” to me. As far as run-of-the-mill cheap beer, I drink Corrs Light. If you have a “Flying Saucer” restaurant near, I would suggest going there and asking for a “flight of beer” – you get 5 2oz. glasses of beer, so you can try out different ones and see what you like.

By: Kerree

Kerree — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:49:01 +0000

Thank you for saying exactly what I was thinking.

By: sparklytosingle

sparklytosingle — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:40:58 +0000

I am dismayed to be discovering that beer might just be an acquired taste that I might just be acquiring. I mean, I really cling to my stance about hating beer. I don’t even *want* to like beer, but on rare occasion it sort of seems like the thing to drink regardless of whether I like it. Like at a pub in Ireland. Or on St. Patrick’s Day. Or when you’re out bowling with friends and they order a pitcher of beer and nothing else and you don’t want to be THAT GIRL who insists on ordering something different.

So, that happened last night and I had a beer with my friends just because it was there. And I ENJOYED IT. WTF.

Anyway, so it seems I like wheat beers and any kind of beer with honey in the title, i.e. Sleeman’s Honey Brown. And I should be clear that by “like”, I mean “tolerate” without feeling the urge to water the plants with the second half of the beer. I assume that’s what you’re aiming for here, as well.

Re: sports. I hate football and consider it mainly an opportunity to laugh at a bunch of men dressed in spandex with massive shoulder pads under their shirts, hugging each other’s butts for the entertainment of others. I get bored after about 5 minutes. But I love ice hockey. I am Canadian after all. You could try watching hockey? It’ll be back in September or October!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:33:36 +0000

I am not a beer lover either, and I grew up in Germany! Don’t feel bad. My alcoholic beverage of choice will alway be a good glass of Pinot Noir. Always!!! And that’s OK! I embrace it. However, there is actually one kind of beer I do enjoy: a wheat beer, with a slice of lemon. Especially at the end of a hot summer day. It is hard to find good wheat beer on tap in this country. You can however get it bottled in almost any supermarket. If you live near a “Yard House”, they have the best wheat beer on tap: Franziskaner!!! Give it a try!

By: ClassyFabSarah

ClassyFabSarah — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:33:19 +0000

I dislike sports and I hate beer. We could be twins from another mother.

By: Stevie

Stevie — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:15:22 +0000

I love most beer and I think some good beers to try are Pilsners and Blondes. Stella Artois is quite delicious, too. Blue Moon is also really good, but HELLO CALORIES. Any wheat beer/Hefeweisen is full of calories and really heavy.

I love baseball, but most other professional sports are ridiculous to me. I absolutely hate football. I’m actually more of an individual sport kind of gal. I love watching cycling (been watching Le Tour de France since I was a wee lass) and swimming and track and field and all that kind of stuff.

But who says you have to like either?

By: Beth in SF

Beth in SF — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:58:48 +0000

I LOVE baseball. But mostly because I grew up in a family of Cubs fans, and for them BASEBALL IS LIFE. I lost a bit of interest when they all went on strike that one time and there wasn’t a World Series that year, but eventually my love for the game came back. Anyhoo, what I love about it is that the whole direction of the game can change in the blink of an eye. A missed catch, a grand slam, it can change everything. I just love that. Being at the ballpark on a sunny day, eating hot dogs and drinking beer is seriously heaven to me.

Can’t help you with beer. In my experience, either you like it or you don’t. But, lighter beers have less of the “beer” flavor. I love beer. Too much actually. I can’t get into the sweet drinks.