is drinking alcohol an acquired taste?

[sunnycalifornia]

This is an interesting question that I've been thinking about lately.

for me personally, the first time I had alcohol I thought it tasted TERRIBLE. I don't remember what is was, it was probably just a Bud Light or some other kind of beer at a random party, but I hated it and just "pretended" to like it. As time went on and I had more experience with hard liquor, vodka, mixed drinks, etc., etc. alcohol started to taste better and better and hey, this stuff is actually pretty good.

The reason I find this interesting is because in college its funny that I see lots of people at parties that are clearly having alcohol for the first time and they absolutely despise it too - their facial expression gives everything away, but they also "pretend" to like it.

So.. do you guys think alcohol is an acquired taste?