Forum Overview :: Beer, Curry and Vomit :: There's more to the aesthetic experience of drinking than the taste.

[quote name="Fullofkittens"]EXAMPLE: Mrs. oK needed some Applejack for a recipe a couple of weeks ago. She only needed a few ounces but it only comes in a fifth... OH WELL I GUESS I'LL DRINK IT (team player). Apparently Applejack is fermented applejuice mixed in with low-grade "grain alcohol." It was... okay tasting. Kind of like cheap whiskey with apple juice in it. I still enjoyed drinking it because it had a very beautiful color and it looked fabulous over ice. Lite beer in a glass has no flavor whatsoever and is aesthetically uglier than lite beer in a can. It goes from being a refreshing (but alcoholic) water-like beverage in an ice-cold can to being an off-putting light yellow liquid that reminds you over and over that it's not as good as what you would prefer to be drinking out of the same glass.[/quote]