Most people who claim they like Beer never drink non-alcoholic Beer. Because Beer sucks. I like getting buzzed, but I hate drinking Liquor AND beer. Just like the effects they give you from drinking them. Only reason I've ever bothered drinking i.e. if you didn't get buzzed/drunk from Beer and Liquor that whole industry would collapse.
I like non-alcoholic beer.
It's gotta be the right stuff though. I don't like O’Douls and Sharps, for the same reason I'm not a fan of regular Bud and Miller.
One particularly good NA is Clausthaler. I also like Kaliber. And have yet to try St. Pauli NA.
Believe it or not there are people that genuinely love the taste of beer. It may not be as simple and immediate as liking a wine cooler (or Mt. Dew for that matter), but once you acquire a taste for beer it can become a very fulfilling experience. Same thing with a good glass of wine. Sweet is just sweet. End of story. But the plethora of flavors that come from a great bear or nice glass of red wine provide a much more fulfilling experience.
Now Mt. Dew and Wine Coolers taste nasty to me.
And when I drink a good India Pale Ale it sounds like I'm having sex because of all the "mmmmmm delicious" noises I make.