When I first started socially drinking alcoholic beverages, the “in” thing to drink was beer. Not designer stouts, mind you, but juts your regular, average Joe beers in the light variety or in their full calorie splendor. On a night out, if you wanted to get a little creative, you might order something a few notches up on the scale, like a Honey Brown or a Guinness, but generally, these were reserved for special occasions in my circles.
Back then, the full range of microbrewery beers that you see now even on the grocery store shelves really didn’t exist. You had a few kinds of regular beer to choose from, and then maybe a few token microbrews. Then along came the whole wine craze. It suddenly was out to drink beer and “in” to drink wine. Wineries started popping up allover, and suddenly taking a weekend trip to wine country was all the rage. What better than to cozy up to a fireplace with a nice glass of Merlot and get that warm feeling that wine tends to give when it slides down your throat?
Not to mention, the different type of warm and fuzzy feeling that wine gave you was a draw away from your typical mixed cocktails and beer. After all, wine was more of a “socially acceptable” form of drinking. Drinking wine didn’t seem so much like you were drinking an alcohol, but more like you were showing what good taste you had and how good you looked drinking from the slender, elegant glasses they were poured in.
When you drank this beverage, you were much less likely to be called a lush, but more likely to be looked at as a sort of connoisseur or the finer nuances and tinges of flavor the different varietal grapes offered, a recreational drinker who enjoyed drinking wine as a sort of upscale pastime. You could pair it with dinners, and not only that, it became quite the event to pick out just the right flavor that would perfectly complement your fish, chicken, beef, or pasta dish.
The wine phenomenon is still happening now, except it is getting a bit of it’s draw siphoned by a newer craze for designer adult beverages, the all American (ok, ok, it’s truly derived in Ireland, but boy did America adopt it readily) BEER. I’m happy to admit that I’ve fallen for this new phase in adult beverage enjoyment, having enjoyed the various microbrews and flavors that higher end stouts have to offer.
Whereas I used to view beer drinking as a necessity in college, it’s now fallen more into the connoisseur category like wine has, but only if you have the adventurous spirit of a true beer fanatic. Sure, I still have Bud Light or Coors Light here and there, but once I tasted the glorious explosion of flavor from brewery beers like Christmas Ale, which his a local favorite here in Ohio where I live, and the varieties of the Leinenkugels brand, I was forever a changed beer drinking woman.
I had transcended into the discerning beer drinkers corner from the casual crowd that only enjoyed the occasional domestic beer here and there as a social convention. Once I tasted the various touches of flavor that designer beers had to offer, like the subtle hint of honey, cloves, or cinnamon, my taste buds were forever altered in favor of more expensive, tasty and heavy beers.
Microbreweries are capitalizing on this phenomenon, as the expanding beer aisles at your local market will attest. And we consumers are more than happy to oblige this latest expansion in the market. Whether you are a frequent social drinker, the occasional recreational drinker, or you enjoy experimenting when you do participate in the imbibing of spirits, I can assure you that good beer is an acquired taste, and once you’ve taste one that exploded on the pallet, you will never want to go back.
Danna Norek is the proprietor and primary contributor of several natural health, well being and self improvement websites on the net. She reports frequently on her experiences in the realm of natural health and well being, reviews products, and writes informative articles on leisure, herbal and alternative health options, and beauty. You can read about her tips and advice for helping to reduce the appetite to lose and control weight here at . You can also read about various diet reviews and experiences with weight loss supplements and diet books and regimens here at
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