I don't like the taste of beer, either, though I can enjoy it if I mix the good emotions in. That said, I only occasionally drink if I go somewhere with my friends or if I want to make some experiments on my organism (e.g. "how much alcohol can I drink until I throw up" or "what happens if I drink prior to smoking
Salvia divinorum", or something like that). I generally prefer light beer, and as cold as possible.
I also hate vodka. My "favourite" drinks are cream liquor, preferrably Carolans (taste-wise), and absinthe (effect-wise).
Also, as a matter of fact, I'm one of those people who don't get drunk no matter how much they drink, regarding the consciousness state — at most, I just get intoxicated, throw up and feel myself better immediately after that (that is, the alcohol almost exclusively affects my physic state, and all the psychic effects are derived directly from it).