when i was a kid, i used to steal sips of beer from my uncles at family gatherings. i remember wanting to like it, but thinking it tasted like a shoe.
but there was something about the flavor or aroma or something. yeah, it was awful, but... not that awful. kinda addicting. like the smell of gasoline; bad, but oddly appealing.
however, i didn't really drink for real until i was of legal drinking age. it all went downhill from there.
