Here are excerpts from an online survey asking readers what they think their beer — or the beers other people choose — say about them.
bass
I like Black and Tans. Guinness floated on top of Bass. It describes the multiple levels of my complexity, and my ability to balance multiple things. Multitasker that I am!
John Lazzaro
bud light
I drink Bud Light because a lot of my friends are from St. Louis and refuse to hang out with me if I drink anything else.
Don Frazier, New Orleans
I am a regular American who loves the taste of beer. After three or four, I get the gift of gab. After three more, I like every one. Then after three or four more (10 total), I call my wife for a ride home!
Bill Londonderry, Naples, Fla.
Blue Moon
I have taste.
Bob Osgood, Salem, N.H.
Started drinking it after the Obama Beer on the Lawn Summit guy.
Mark McKallagat, Lawrence
Coors
I've seen "Smokey & the Bandit" 50 times. And it keeps getting funnier.
Michael Murray, North Reading
John Denver was a decent man.
Jesse Kattar, Methuen
Corona extra
Why bother?
Ben Weirich, Haverhill
For those who fancy themselves exotic.
Bob Gurka, Methuen
Anyone who adds fruit to beer ought to be flogged.
Paul Mezlevele, Haverhill
Craft Beers
There are so many great craft brews out there that make the Coors, Millers, and Buds of the world look like the watery, flavorless crap they are. Open your minds, folks, and go out and grab some Dogfish Head, Stone, Southern Tier, etc., etc.
Brian Williams, Salem, N.H.
You care about what you drink.
Steve Nowicki, Haverhill
A truly knowledgeable drinker who knows that marketing does not equal quality and is unafraid to try new things.
Mark Mesiti, Lawrence
That you have a true taste for the good things in life. You appreciate hard work and creativity, and support local businesses.
Lee Strauss, Lawrence
Microbreweries are the CBGB's of beer-making venues. Every sip applauds your do-it-yourself punk rock ethos. It's elitist beer for the common man.
Mike Kinlin, Methuen
Leinenkugel is my absolute favorite. I rationalize that the orange slice most bars put in it makes it healthy because oranges have Vitamin C. I can never remember the name, though, and tend to order it by saying, "It's the beer that smells like Froot Loops." Hmmm. I guess it is appropriate. I have often been described as a Fruit Loop.
Jen O'Callaghan, Manchester, N.H.
Guinness
I think it says that I have good taste in beer.
Jamie DiGregorio, Nashua, N.H.
Looking to eat not drink.
Michael Mahoney, Haverhill
Heineken
Heineken Light. Rich in flavor, low in calories: quality but not cheap — like me!
Nanci Charney, Andover
Well, excu-oo-oose me ...
Michael Murray, North Reading.
Light, crisp, intelligent, independent.
Neil May, Derry, N.H.
Michelob
Boring! Maybe my aunt or uncle.
Ryan Molloy, Lawrence
Michelob Ultra
I rarely drink beer. But when I do I drink Ultra because it has the fewest calories. When you're gonna have about 15 of them, you really don't want to feel bloated.
Steve D'Urso, Andover
Worker bee.
Bob Plugh, Nashua, N.H.
I am health conscious and have fallen prey to Michelob's "healthy" marketing campaign, even though it only has one less carb than Miller Lite.
Blake Dakota, Billerica
Phony.
Pat Magron, Lowell
I would rather drink tonic.
Harold Hughes, New Bedford
Sam Adams
Sam's Winter, cause I'll make you feel all warm and cozy inside.
Dan Brunelle
I usually drink Sam Adams; my boyfriend is a Bud Light guy all the way. (Is that a metaphor for our relationship?) I also really like fall beers — anything Octoberfest or with Pumpkin in it, and I'm sold.
Stephanie Chelf, Methuen
Reader Comment: Well Steph, we know who wears the pants in your relationship.
It's STRONG & BOLD. I guess that's what I am and like?! Yup, strong and bold.
Vanessa Samsel Chirichiello, North Andover
Sam seasonal: It says that I am a very adaptable, adventurous and sophisticated. And most of all I change with the seasons.
Anthony DeVito, Andover
White collar, higher income, able to afford premium-priced product.
Richard Hurtz, North Andover
New Englander. Simple as that!
Keith Partridge, Salem, N.H .
New Englander on Pay Day.
Andy Murphy, Haverhill.
Beer: Ick.
What if I don't like beer? What does that say about me? I prefer wine or the hard stuff!
Margot LeSage Regan, Haverhill
How about a strawberry daiquiri? No beer for me.
Jaden Paige Brulotte, Nashua, N.H.
