I’m all over the chart, and off the chart.
It depends what I’m doing when I’m drinking.
Working in the garage when it’s hot, I’ll tend to drink Corona Light or Rolling Rock - I want to satisfy my thirst without getting plastered.
If I’m relaxing, and am limited to what’s on the shelf at the store, I gravitate towards something from Sam Adams.
OTOH, we have a German beer bar a block from our house. They have seven taps and dozens of bottled varieties - many of which have high alchohol content and almost all are imports from all over the world. If we walk there, I’m free to experiment as long as I can still stumble home in the correct general direction.
But if the neighbors offer me a Bud Light, I’m not about to turn my nose up at it even though it’s not my preference. In that case, I value the sentiment of the offer more than the beverage itself.
Great point, Chris! Beer is a social beverage, and I love being invited to a neighbor's home for a few beers, even if they are Bud Light.
Granted, most of them wind up at my house drinking my Sammy. I wonder if there's a reason for that...