When I was young and drank solely to get drunk, I would drink whatever was on hand. Even after I turned 21 and could go to the bars, I stuck to either Miller Lite or Captian/diets. Now that I drink more to enjoy it, I've expanded into wines, craft beers and some martinis.
I do agree, a lot of it is about image. Whether or not people are conscious of it, everything we do is about promoting some type of image: "look at how superior I am" or "look how real I am" or "look at how I don't care what you think."
Regarding microbrews and craft beers, I think it's also helped that many of the larger microbreweries are selling their product nationwide, as opposed to only regionally.
All this talk of drinking has made me thirsty -- I really kind of miss being able to have a beer or glass of wine whenever I want.
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It's gonna be a hootenanny.
Or maybe a jamboree.
Or possibly even a shindig or lollapalooza.
Perhaps it'll be a hootshinpaloozaree. I don't know.
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