The same people who buy bland lagers and ciders. To quote Wikipedia:
The majority of John Smith's sales are of the nitrogenated Extra Smooth version, although a cask conditioned variant is available nationally, although it is most commonly found around the beer's Yorkshire heartland.
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So you buy a drink you deem horrible? I would never buy a drink I deem horrible or just drink it for the sake of it. I love my real ales but am no snob when it comes to drinking other quality products, of which John Smiths is not one; it's mass produced rubbish!
I think you'll find that if John...