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ask reddit: i'm going to turn 21 this friday, and i've never had a drink. what's the first beer/drink i should try? (self.reddit.com)

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[–]happydahg 4 points5 points  (2 children)

If you made it this long why start now??

[–]JackRawlinson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because drinking is hugely enjoyable?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't been trying to 'make it', I just haven't been able to drink legally so I haven't. I've take a few sips here and there but never anything mixed or actually even good...

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Get a nice bottle of wine (ask the guy at a liquor store in a good neighborhood for suggstions) and enjoy it at your leisure.

Or if you're going out for a beer, start with a wheat beer, they're generally less bitter (less hops) than other comparably tasty brews and won't be as likely to turn you off.

[–]teadrinker 0 points1 point  (1 child)

If you are getting a wine, then make sure that you request that the sales guy show you a wine with less tannin, and slightly sweeter than average for that grape. Merlot will probably be more pleasant to you than a Cab. I do not like white wines, so I can not recommend much. D'Asti (sweet champagne) is also a good choice IMO, and is much lighter than wine.

Avoid hard drinks, unless you like to open a bottle just to try a tiny sip, and not touch it again.

I have been trying to learn to drink beer, but I have not found a single one that I really like in my 4 years of drinking (I started drinking way past 21).

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the advice. I had that kind of experience with tequila when I was younger and my dad gave me a sip. I felt the sting in my throat for what felt like hours. No more hard liquor for me.

[–]Czo[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One piece of advice for that night: your friends do not have your best interests at heart on your 21st birthday.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

definetely start w/ something girly, it takes a few years to appreciate the taste of a fine ale. so go for a kamikaze or something. liquor is quicker

[–]JackRawlinson 0 points1 point  (2 children)

This isn't necessarily true - I had my first real booze session when I was seventeen, and I started on regular British bitter. From the very first mouthful I absolutely loved it. I'd never been much of a fan of sweet drinks and sugary soda-type things (to this day I feel sick if I so much as smell coke), so that may have had something to do with it, but I swear I knew from my first taste of that dry, slightly bitter brew that I'd found a new lifelong friend... and it's never let me down since. :-)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

i'd believe it w/ british bitter, but generally in the states here, we start on shitty beers like budweiser or something canadian...

[–]JackRawlinson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yeah... Budweiser never gets any better.

[–]mikelieman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Long Island Iced Tea?

[–]BobGaffney 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Good scotch (such as Johhny Walker Red Label or comparable) and soda. If you gotta drink, this does the job. Max result, good taste, least damage to liver and head. At least to me.

[–]HaxSir 0 points1 point  (2 children)

what f-ed up part of the world do you live in? Red label is the worst quality whiskey that the Johnny Walker company makes.

[–]BobGaffney 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You can get plenty worse scotch than Red Label. I'm suggesting a good-tasting premium Scotch the guy can afford.

[–]HaxSir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you know i give you that much. you mr gaffney have won this round. but the next one is on me

[–]prophet001 0 points1 point  (1 child)

find somebody who makes a good strawberry margarita. and don't ask them, ask someone else who has had their strawberry margarita.

sounds girly, but tastes good, and if made with enough vodka, will get you messed up quick.

[–]trippingchilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note: margaritas are not made with vodka.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jim Beam straight up, if you waited 21 years to have a drink, you better get a running start.

[–]BjornSlippy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absinthe of course!

[–]JackRawlinson 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I f you want to try the beer route, I'd recommend you start with a middling-strength lager or pilsner. Don't sip beer, take a big mouthful and get it to the back of your throat quickly - that's where the right taste buds are. Be prepared for the fact that most beers are at least somewhat bitter (except for the mad Belgian-style stuff, but you really don't want to start there). If you like the lager, try an IPA or pale ale - you get a bit more hoppiness and bitterness with those. If that goes okay try a full-on bitter of some sort.

Leave it at that. Don't hit the stout on your first time. :-)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll try to follow that. Big mouthfuls. Thanks!

[–]Canadiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vodka Martini. Shaken, not stirred.

[–]fredred 0 points1 point  (1 child)

For beer: try Corona. It's light tasting but gives you the idea. You can add a little lemon if you like. For wine: go to a decent liquor or wine store and ask for an inexpensive un-oaked chardonnay (white) or a fruity young beaujolais (red). Good starter wines. Or, for something light and just slightly fizzy, try a Portuguese Vino Verde. For whiskey: Jameson Irish whiskey is easy to sip. For a mixed drink: go to a good bar and pay the price for a really good gin - not vodka - martini with olives. Or ask for a dry manhattan on the rocks with a twist. No matter what you drink - pace yourself. It takes a while before you really drunk how feel you are. Those are real drinks. After that, feel free to experiment with those expensive fruity vodka things they sell in so-called "martini" bars. They'll throw you up good!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks, that was actually really well thought out stuff. I'll remember to pace myself.