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Originally Posted by Totga  If you doubt me, think back to the first two or three drinks you had when you were younger and whether you really, genuinely, liked the taste? Or did you just fit in with the people around you because you thought that's what grown-ups did? |
I feel I should insert a point of dissent here. I want to start by stating that I personally have yet to be able to stand the taste of alcohol; I've tried it a number of times, but I've never been able to get past two or three sips. It's repulsive.
That said, I... associate... with people who self-label themselves connoisseurs of beer, and a good friend of mine says Guinness is a wonderful thing, but dislikes all other beers. I think this is interesting, and a point: alcoholic drinks can certainly taste quite good, and people may in fact drink them for that. The latter, Guinness-advocate, is not the sort of person who would even permit peer pressure upon himself, let alone listen to it. And then there is the whole panoply of wine tasters and the art of matching wines to dinners.
So, I'd argue that yes, you really can like the taste, even if it's an acquired one. The same is true for the other bacteria-infested French forte: cheese. And that doesn't even have alcohol to blame.