Comment on Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take

• Peppycito@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Because you can drink it all day and still drive home.

  I’d say this is sarcasm, but I live in a rural area and have heard it calls ‘driving beer’ before. And looking in the ditches, it appears to be true.

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• ricecake@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s common and they were already in place when prohibition ended.

  So after a good chunk of time with all the breweries becoming unavailable, they were fast to start selling and it just became a common brand.

  Having the three key elements to an alcohol consumed for social purposes rather than taste also helped: cheap, available and cheap.

  We’ve got others around, but they’re generally not everywhere.

  I don’t know that I’ve ever heard anyone say they like the taste though. I think the closest I’ve heard is someone saying they like how it’s cold.

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• daychilde@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s like McDonald’s. It isn’t haute cuisine but it’s fine, as much as people feel better about themselves for looking down on it. People like judging other people.

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