If I wanted to start drinking beer, where should I start?

[digonswine]

43. OK-here's the real deal-

Do not start with Pabst-it is OK for a pilsner(American slang meaning "water&quot This is a hipster beer. Not a bad thing in and of itself-but this is not that good a beer. (It is better than Bud, Busch, Miller, etc) It is very similar to Heinekin-which sucks.
You want to start with an easy beer. Fuck Blue Moon-my wife drinks that shit and it is a poseur beer.
You want something EASY! And GOOD.

First choice-Hacker-Pschorr Weisse-yummy and easy. And you can get it where you live(Is it the Twin Cities?) Add a bit of lemon!

Second would be Sam Adams Boston Lager-not terribly adventurous-but quite good and easy on the untrained palette.

If you are ready to explore, do like T i B says--try Sierra Nevada Pale Ale--NO-don't just try it. On your first taste, it may seem bitter. Smell it, pour it in a glass, drink it. Smell it again. If, after two beers, you hate it--forget it. It is my all-time favorite.

Anything made by Leinenkugel is awful-truly-stay away. Especially the Summer Shandy--think of mixing beer with crappy cough syrup--I am from Wisconsin and hate that they can sell their swill for 6 or 7 bucks a six-pack.

And Yuengling is pretty good for the low price--but it is mainly a southern and eastern beer-I can't get it here in northern Wisconsin. It is like a wine cooler. Easy and OK--I would buy it more if I could get it. Not great, though.