Love Coffee or Beer? It’s Not Your Taste Buds

Love Coffee or Beer? It’s Not Your Taste Buds
Beer might appeal in part because of its bitter flavor, opening up new avenues of substitution for those trying to cut back. Pixabay/CC0
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You sip piping hot black coffee, no sugar. Your cubicle neighbor pops open an ice-cold can of soda. You both sigh at the rush of caffeinated euphoria. It’s time to start the day.

The drinks you’re drawn to may have nothing to do with your taste buds, as much as you think you love the flavor of a hoppy IPA, the smokiness of a dark roast coffee, or the tongue-tickling sweetness of a citrus soda.

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