My preference for alcoholic beverages is to get a glass of coke and add Captain Morgan Spiced Rum to it. Though this is a rarity as I don't drink alcohol that much and, as mentioned before, I don't drink coke that much except for meals.
No, American beer tastes disgusting. Come to Europe some day when you're 18 (yes, 18, not 21; in fact in some places depending on the amount of alcohol or kind of drink, it's lower).
Its aquired taste. When I worked construction when I was younger there was nothing better then coming home after a long day and sipping on a ice cold beer.