If you don't like beer, then don't drink it
As for wine: don't fall for those snobs
Try something like whisky, or another "manly" drink if that's what you're looking for when out with your buddies.
(If you enjoy em, you'll order roughly 1 to each 3 beers they order, so in the end, it'll only be slightly more expensive)
Can't make any real suggestions on beers I know in the States. Though I've heard good thing about Fat Tire (call me a chauvinist
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