The drink left a bitter aftertaste. She tried her best to compose her face in order to not give offense.

“You don’t like it?” her friend asked.

“No, no,” she said. “It’s… okay.” She raised the glass to her lips, paused, took a breath, let it out… then drank. “You know me, I’m not a beer drinker, usually,” she said.

“It’s my first homebrew,” Kay replied. “I wasn’t expecting it to be great, but… it’s pretty bad.”

She let out a huge sigh. “Oh god, yeah, it’s bad. I’m sorry, Kay. I just didn’t wanna say it first.”