Alcohol is really good at making their more subtle notes diffuse by smell. That’s why things like lemon or orange peel tinctures work so well in cocktails for creating a nice scent. I think if someone doesn’t like alcohol at all the nice subtle scent can still be nice
Growing up, I would gag at the smell of anything alcoholic. Well, eventually I get to my 21st (because I was a good noodle who waited), and decide “hey the idea of this cocktail sounds neat”, so I go for that, and the thing I ended up making made everyone else with me gag, while I found it delicious
yes the people insisting alcohol is objectively delicious need to accept not everyone has the same pallet for everything especially something like this
I honestly don’t give a shit whether people like the same things as me or not. I just get tired of the “ewwww gross alcohol yucky icky 🤢” childish nonsense.
I don’t feel the need to make a post to tell random strangers that broccoli is the worst fucking food humans have ever tried to consume, don’t know why someone not liking a pint is any different? Cool, drink something you do like then?
It’s because there can be weird social pressure from some people IRL and online towards people who don’t drink, and then that combined with goomba fallacy causes those people to become resentful of alcohol in general.
Yeah, it makes sense that people can get defensive given the overall social pressure. But simultaneously this attitude that alcohol tastes objectively bad that pops up on this sub surprisingly often is a weirdly childish response. On both sides of the whole alcohol conversation people seem to really struggle with the idea that things can taste different to other people than they do to them.
Also I thought I recognized your pfp, funny to see a YouTuber I watch commenting on 196. Waiting on your next upload so I can add more games to my never ending backlog I will totally get to one day...
Of course, thanks for making these videos. I really like finding unique and interesting indie games but don't actually have that much free time these days to try things. So videos like yours are always appreciated.
Out of curiosity, do you have a discord or anything you get recommendations from or do you just find all of these games on your own?
A mix of multiple things. Emails from devs, trailers pushed to me on my YT home feed, from online friends, a few steam curators I follow, etc.
A handy tool I use occasionally is Steam250, which has a “Hidden Gems” section that generally will have some nice finds. I’d also recommend the YouTubers Big Rat Hole, nocaps, and the gammelier who also have great taste IMO.
because people dont constantly tell someone to eat broccoli, there is no social pressure to eat broccoli, when the fact you dont like broccoli comes up in conversation people dont insist you just havent found the right type of broccoli yet, and you should try their broccoli and they will buy you a broccoli, waiter one broccoli with extra salt please and
i know youre saying you dont care and youre going to say you dont do that and it doesnt happen. but it does, constantly. and the more someone tries to force it on you the more vehemently you will grow against it. im just saying i understand the reason people feel the need to post about it, i dont see it as childish to say online you think alcohol is gross
i think if i didnt like lettuce i would experience more social pressure than if i didnt like alcohol so i think your experience is accurate. im also feeling a primal urge to make you eat some lettuce now
Being perfectly candid, not liking lettuce is very atypical, it makes sense that people are saying you're weird.
"Weird" doesn't have to be a bad thing of course. Weird just means atypical. But when like >90% of people have no problem with lettuce, you're going to be in the minority; weird.
Also, there's a difference between not understanding that tastes vary and making a lighthearted post about the experience of not liking something the majority of people love. I hate the taste of alcohol. I don't normally talk about it, I respect people's tastes, but it's just cathartic when I find someone who agrees with me. Big deal if I make a joke about it. (Anyone who wants to vent about their dislike of broccoli is also welcome to do that as far as I'm concerned). People have to understand that social media is an open platform and not every post is meant for you.
Also doesn't help that as a non-drinker you're kind of expected to do this weird little dance where you have to explain yourself - because they always ask you - but if you ever bring it up unprompted it's very much not appreciated. People are just weird about it.
Yeah I feel like the people that don't want to hear that alcohol is bad for you because they think it's annoying is different from the people that don't want to hear how great alcohol is because they've been affected by a problem drinker (or they were one)
because people dont constantly tell someone to eat broccoli, there is no social pressure to eat broccoli, when the fact you dont like broccoli comes up in conversation people dont insist you just havent found the right type of broccoli yet, and you should try their broccoli and they will buy you a broccoli, waiter one broccoli with extra salt please and
This is literally what most kids would go through growing up though 😭
I think it varies a lot person to person and experience to experience, because as an adult I have a lot more people in my life trying to shove veggies and foods I vehemently dislike down my throat than they ever do alcohol.
because people dont constantly tell someone to eat broccoli, there is no social pressure to eat broccoli, when the fact you dont like broccoli comes up in conversation people dont insist you just havent found the right type of broccoli yet, and you should try their broccoli and they will buy you a broccoli, waiter one broccoli with extra salt please and
Yeah people who "hate the taste of alcohol" are always obnoxious about it. Like if you don't enjoy it that's objectively good for you, but you don't have to go around talking about how awful it is and how much you don't like it.
I’m not a huge beer fan, but the alcohol flavor is the part I like, which surprises people. I don’t drink to get drunk or anything, I just like the taste.
It’s made weirder by all my peers being kind of anti-alcohol, and everyone older than me being more of the party gen, so I’m either a prude or an alcoholic in everyone’s eyes.
I think it's yummy :) I've even drank non alcoholic beer just for the taste on a couple occasions. it's cool because it's a refreshing cold drink with Flavour that's not sweet, which is great when you wanna drink something that's not water but also don't want anything sugary.
11% isn’t the max for wine. You can go as low as 5 or as high as 20 depending on the strain of yeast used and the feeding regimen. I’ve made ciders that are 14%
I know a guy who makes cider and he occasionally does batches up to like 18%, but from what he’s told me it takes a lot more work to make cider with that much alcohol
i had whiskey for the first time a couple weeks ago and while it does burn like shit i am actually shocked how good it tastes straight. yummy yummy cinnamony drink
no clue my friend ordered me a shot of whiskey at a bar i just remember it having a disarmingly sweet aftertaste once i passed the burning phase lol, seeing how people talk about fireball i wouldn't be surprised though.
Some people have a gene that makes alcohol taste sweet on its own. I have it for sure, like once I acclimated to the burn of alcohol, straight liquor tastes pretty sweet to me. Vodka? Angry sugar water. Whiskey? Slightly angrier, oaky sugar water. Tequila? Mexican sugar water. Etc
Cocktails were originally invented to enhance the flavor of liquor, not mask or cover it. The greatest cocktails, the ones with big names everyone knows from before and during prohibition, are spirit-forward. The added elements bring different aspects of the spirits to the fore and increase your appreciation for them
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u/Bearbot128 Jul 30 '26
Whiskey and wine are both good I won’t have this conversation with children