Miller Lite Taste

[Mateo]

I rarely drink Miller Lite, but had one yesterday. I cannot figure out what ingredients the put in it to make it taste like that?

Is it a massive amount of corn? It almost does not taste like beer.

m.

 

[Vuarra]

It could also be rice, and nowhere near enough hops (and I'm not a hophead)

 

[JetSmooth]

It could also be rice, and nowhere near enough hops (and I'm not a hophead)

B-b-b-but it's TRIPLE HOPPED!!!

 

[Nickme23]

I know someone who works at Miller's brewery and each batch is at least 50% cow urine... so that's probably why you think it's a corn flavor on account of the cows eating so much corn...

 

[Mermaid]

I know someone who works at Miller's brewery and each batch is at least 50% cow urine... so that's probably why you think it's a corn flavor on account of the cows eating so much corn...

+1 LMAO!!

damn.. that's some funny **** right there.

I'll have to tell my bf that next time he buys ML instead of BL.

 

[KayaBrew]

don't insult the cows, please!

 

[RchanceN]

The macro lagers use quite a bit of rice in their brews to lighten the body and flavor. It started during World War 2 because of the grain rationing I think. The **** tastes like corn and nickels though which confuses me. Maybe a lot of DMS in it? Bovine urine sounds plausible too though...mysteries of the modern food industry...

 

[oceanselv]

Does bovine urine taste any different than Clydesdale urine?

 

[WillPall]

B-b-b-but it's TRIPLE HOPPED!!!

Hey now. It's "Triple Hops Brewed (tm)". This means it is even better than just Triple Hopped. It has triple-hops in it. And it is brewed, with those triple-hops in it. See... not confusing at all to your average consumer like me.

 

[Babylon]

B-b-b-but it's TRIPLE HOPPED!!!

well yeah, they dip a hop in the brewkettle three times.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Let's be accurate here. It's Cow urine extract. Nothing wrong with extract of course. But in this case, the urine is extracted from the bladder of "Daisy the feces eating moo cow" When not working for Miller, daisy earns extra cash giving BJ's to sailors, and is famous for her penchant for swallowing.

 

[SumnerH]

The macro lagers use quite a bit of rice in their brews to lighten the body and flavor. It started during World War 2 because of the grain rationing I think.

Maureen Ogle discusses this in depth in "Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer." They use both rice and corn.

If I recall correctly, it started in the 1800s to make a lighter beer more akin to what German immigrants were used to. The 6-row available in the US at the time had a heavier, grainier taste than German pilsner malt.

Corn and rice cost more than barley at the time--using them was really a taste-oriented choice aimed at making a better beer, believe it or not.

 

[curlyfat]

Wow, much hate. Subscribed.

 

[RchanceN]

Looks like that's right SumnerH. Guess I fell into the myth. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/30/food/fo-beer30

Still don't get it. Of course some people drink pickle juice and eat placenta too...

 

[v2comp]

and not everyone likes seafood or p#ssy either,
we have to face facts, it's cheap, and it tastes cheap to craft beer drinkers, the problem with our always ragging those guys is that the simple truth of the matter is that they make something that the masses want. like that white bread analogy, it stays fresh on a shelf for a week, not really bread, but its cheap!
the future is now though, with college age kids having so much selection, they wont grow up thinking thats the only kind of beer there is!

 

[curlyfat]

Here, Here! I'm young enough (barely) to be part of that crowd. My college days were split between those who thought Mickey's was "special", and those who thought spending less than $7.50/6pack was asinine.

Me? If I pay for "Lite" beer, it's Miller Lite. I think it carries some flavor. If I'm drinking for myself and enjoyment, I buy the "good" stuff (when I'm not drinking mine, of course).

What makes Miller Lite taste like that? Years and years of consumer testing, and brewing to please the masses. That's their gig, and they do it well!

 

[HI_SALENITY]

It may be "triple hopped" but it is obviously not Beechwood aged!

 

[GuldTuborg]

It may be "triple hopped" but it is obviously not Beechwood aged!

Triple hopped, eh? Does that mean they use the same hops for 3 full batches of beer? That'll help the bottom line, make no mistake. Those sneaky bastards...

Or does it maybe mean they use exactly 3 hop cones in each barrel or wort?

 

[v2comp]

it probably means that the computer pumps a little more hop extract into the slide mogogulator after it goes through the centrifuge and back to the 150,000 gallon storage tank where the elves sprinkle advertising dust on it and pee in it a litle to give it that special something-something

 

[Zamial]

after all of the above are done...they seal in that goodness with the flavor protector lid...:cross:

 

[Bmorebrew]

Only to have it come racing out of the bottle through the vortex neck.

 

[King of Cascade]

I agree ML or any other macro taste like water compared to most micro brews or homebrews but it serves it purpose as an easy drinking beer that you could drink a lot of in a day and not be full or drunk off your ass. IMHO there is nothing better than a ice cold PBR after playing in the sun all day, just like there is nothing better then a barley wine or RIS on the coldest day of winter.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I agree ML or any other macro taste like water compared to most micro brews or homebrews but it serves it purpose as an easy drinking beer that you could drink a lot of in a day and not be full or drunk off your ass. IMHO there is nothing better than a ice cold PBR after playing in the sun all day, just like there is nothing better then a barley wine or RIS on the coldest day of winter.

Normally I would agree with you. However, due to recent pipeline problems I've actually had to drink some BMC. I'd forgotten just how nasty it really can be, even almost frozen.

 

[olllllo]

Miller uses corn and Bud uses rice. You can take that to the bank. Not sure about Coors as I haven't had the pleasure lately.

 

[SumnerH]

we have to face facts, it's cheap, and it tastes cheap to craft beer drinkers, the problem with our always ragging those guys is that the simple truth of the matter is that they make something that the masses want. like that white bread analogy, it stays fresh on a shelf for a week, not really bread, but its cheap!

As noted, when it first got popular it wasn't cheap. The expense of the adjuncts made Budweiser pricier than the all-6-grain alternatives, but people were willing to pay a premium for the improved taste.

 

[GuldTuborg]

I agree ML or any other macro taste like water compared to most micro brews or homebrews but it serves it purpose as an easy drinking beer that you could drink a lot of in a day and not be full or drunk off your ass. IMHO there is nothing better than a ice cold PBR after playing in the sun all day, just like there is nothing better then a barley wine or RIS on the coldest day of winter.

Maybe, but I'd bet most of us around here could make a 3.2% lawnmower beer with precisely 10,000% of the flavor of any of the above mentioned beers. Session beers need not be watery and nasty.

 

[doctorRobert]

Are you sure it was cold? Maybe it was just warm beer youre drinking. I always get coors because I know my coors is cold. Was it cold when you bought it? Was there a cut out in the box so you knew the beer was cold? I can't believe you bought beers that didnt have cold activated mountains on it.

 

[Vuarra]

Went to a friend's trailer last night, and all she had was CL. I had forgotten how nasty BMC stuff was, and how watery it is as well. She asked why I didn't like her beer when I make my own

Then she got offended when I got out my homemade wine. Her daughter asked to try some... that was even funnier.

 

[Idlehanz]

It may be "triple hopped" but it is obviously not Beechwood aged!

Wait...according to them it's the ONLY Triple hop brewed beer. And it's got a vortex neck. So they are the only brewery ever to triple hop. Ever. At all. The one and only. No one else.

And the neck of their beer has some f'ing swirls on it. I'm gonna go buy a case right now.

Guess what else come's out in swirls? Crap.

Is it silly that I actually get seriously annoyed every time I hear those damn commercials on the radio?

 

[remilard]

Miller products have a distinct corn flavor and miller light is certainly hoppier than some craft beers (not many American ones).

Amount of hop character in and of itself is not a proxy for quality.

Miller Light is a subtly flavored beer that is more well made than many craft and almost all home brewed beers. Like many of you, I prefer more robust flavored beers most of the time.