when beer's around, it's sort of rude not to have one. if people are passing them out and u say u don't want one everyone looks at you funny and the good mood seems to be lost. at least this is how it is at many parties i've been to and such, so no i just drink 1-2 beers to be sociable. plus, if you just have 1 or 2, people see you drinking and they don't badger you about why you don't drink.

plus i like the taste of a frosty cold budweiser select, or the occasional really cheap 40oz of some malt liquor. in my opinion the cheaper it is the better it tastes, lol