I voted "other" since I've never cared for the taste of alcohol. Give me soda any day!

As for the "beer" debate...

I've always thought of "beer" as the stuff we have here in the U.S., Bud, Coors, Miller, etc. My dad always drank Black Label when I was a kid and he'd let me have a taste of it if I asked.

To me "ale" would be the stuff that you'd get over in Germany, Europe, England, etc. If I were to ever go overseas, then I wouldn't mind having a taste of a 'real ale' just to see what it is like.

Everyone always raves about Guinness and one of these days I'll ask someone if I could have a taste, as I've always wondered what it tasted like.

Being a middle ages re-enactor, I've had tastes of some home-made meads that were rather tasty...a honey/lemon mead that some friends in Tucson made comes to mind! There are several folks who make their own ale, but I've never really had a desire to try it, as I can't get past the smell.

B.