Much like black coffee, it's an acquired taste. And being 43, I think I'm just about done growing out of everything.
I too, can afford both, if I were to chose to do so..however the extra money spent on yuppie-fuck beer would cut into other things that I enjoy doing. Let's have a little looksee at some figures:
Keep in mind that I drink a lot more beer than the average Joe, I drink about 2 1/2 cases a week.
Natty Ice=$11/case x 2.5 = $27.50/week for my beer intake. Let's call it $28.
$28 x 52 = $1456 a year for my Natty.
Another beer that I enjoy is Fat Tire. That goes for about $15/half-rack.
At 2 1/2 cases a week, my weekly cost would be $75, and my yearly cost would be $3900.
That's a $2400 difference.
So yes, I can afford to drink Fat Tire, but is it $2400 better? Nope, considering the end result is the same. That $2400 easily covers this nasty golf habit that I have.
P.S. The bud here is just fine, thank you very much.