sanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoSaw this at the store this morning, took a double takelemmy.todayimagemessage-square221linkfedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down123
arrow-up1381arrow-down1imageSaw this at the store this morning, took a double takelemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square221linkfedilink
minus-squarericecake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoIt’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.
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.