McCall St. Brewer
Well-Known Member
I got home last night and I was kind of thirsty. I went in the fridge, pulled out a Miller Lite and I drank it. And I LIKED IT. So I pulled out another one and I drank it, AND I LIKED IT, TOO.
There. It's out now. I've said it. Actually it's kind of a freeing experience.
Seriously, I've always liked Miller Lite. Somehow they really have managed to make a product that's exactly like the ads said all those years: tastes great, less filling. As much as I love my homebrew and also trying all different kinds of imports and micro-brews, I've gotta say that sometimes, for me at least, a Miller Lite is a refreshing, thirst quenching option that actually tastes good.
I think that maybe the key is in not trying to compare it directly to beers that are completely different products. I mean, you wouldn't compare a Bartles and James wine cooler to that $50 bottle of cabernet you've had sitting down in the cellar for 5 years, now would you? Yet both in their own ways can be good and very enjoyable to drink. But, they're apples and oranges. Likewise, a pint of guinness at your local pub, or a Dogfish 60 Minute IPA are simply completely different products than a Miller Lite is.
Now, I suppose you could try comparing the Lite to an imported Czech or German Pilsner. That might be more fair I think. Even then, who buys that stuff to guzzled after they come in the house from mowing the back 40 on a 90 degree day?
There. It's out now. I've said it. Actually it's kind of a freeing experience.
Seriously, I've always liked Miller Lite. Somehow they really have managed to make a product that's exactly like the ads said all those years: tastes great, less filling. As much as I love my homebrew and also trying all different kinds of imports and micro-brews, I've gotta say that sometimes, for me at least, a Miller Lite is a refreshing, thirst quenching option that actually tastes good.
I think that maybe the key is in not trying to compare it directly to beers that are completely different products. I mean, you wouldn't compare a Bartles and James wine cooler to that $50 bottle of cabernet you've had sitting down in the cellar for 5 years, now would you? Yet both in their own ways can be good and very enjoyable to drink. But, they're apples and oranges. Likewise, a pint of guinness at your local pub, or a Dogfish 60 Minute IPA are simply completely different products than a Miller Lite is.
Now, I suppose you could try comparing the Lite to an imported Czech or German Pilsner. That might be more fair I think. Even then, who buys that stuff to guzzled after they come in the house from mowing the back 40 on a 90 degree day?