Miller Lite - Miller Brewing Co.

Boilermaker88

California

1.4/5  rDev -35.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

I can only now bring myself to rate this beer after having one at a party last weekend. It was a very weak-looking straw-yellow with little head but a ton of carbonation. Smelled vaguely like cereal with faint metallic undertones.
The taste was, well, unpleasant, thanks to the blast of carbonation and the metallic taste which stomped my tastebuds. I thought my tongue was going to jump out of my mouth in rebellion
Mouthfeel was thin, weak, and watery.
Overall, this reaffirmed the reason why I avoid lite beer in general and mass-marketed stuff from Miller and AB in particular. Next time I'll just politely refuse.....

Serving type: can

07-02-2003 09:15:45 | More by Boilermaker88

elmocoso

Nebraska

2.38/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

mmmmm... miller light...excuse me, LITE.

Mother n law left a few here, figured i'd review one just for the sake of numbers.

This beer is a very light gold with average carbonation. No head - not even a ring around the edge.

Smell is adjunct, mostly corn with a little malt.

taste is about par for its class, but slightly more bitter than its cohorts.

skip it.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2003 19:41:00 | More by elmocoso

Redrover

Illinois

2.1/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pale yellow pour. Chemical head that faded fast.

Not much aroma, perhaps a litle corn and adjuncts.

Taste is bland, but perhaps a bit better than Corrs Light or Bud Light. Some sweetness and lots of carbonation to hide the flaws. Thin mouthfeel. You could pound a lot, but why??

Serving type: can

06-06-2003 18:59:07 | More by Redrover

Gusler

Arizona

2.05/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Last sample 9/7/2000
The after its release from the 12-ounce brown bottle sets in the glass an unbemused gold color with a smallish frothy bright white head and after its erosion, the lace forms a thin but concealing sheet upon the glass. Nose is malt, sweet and fresh with the start lightly sweet, fair malt presence and the top cadaverous in feel. Finish is brisk in carbonation, the hops meek and the aftertaste dry.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2003 16:36:32 | More by Gusler

yen157

New Jersey

2/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Brilliant white head on top of a very pale, overly carbonated body. Head comprised of coarse bubbles underneath a medium-fine cap. After a few moments, all that is left was a heterogeneous surface layer. Nose was something like sweet plastic with something reminiscent of herbaceous hops. Very crisp in the mouth once the overzealous carbonation tires a bit. Sweetness was very light and quickly washed away by Rice Crispy graininess. The breakfast cereal carried long into the finish. Yum! A mineral astringency is also mixed in from hard water or carbonic acid or some sperm count reducing chemical they add for one reason or another.

Serving type: can

05-28-2003 05:43:16 | More by yen157

kindestcut

North Carolina

1.45/5  rDev -33.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

So, I went to a party and I put a few Murphy's Stouts in the fridge with the confidence that it would be only good beer for the party. And it was. When I had finished my beer, I was forced to scavenge. There was nothing left but Miller Lite...and I thought I'd take the plunge.

Of course the results are predictable. This is a light beer. Nothing else really needs to be said. The color is light...the aroma is light...the taste (what there is of it) is light...this is a beer that nearly doesn't exist. Oh well, I'll try to give some specifics.

The color is a very pale gold, kind of like a glass of mountain dew that has been diluted by melted ice. The head is slight and white.

The aroma, again, is very light but I can detect some hops (waaay off in the distance). Maybe a few were lying in the corner and they decided to sprinkle them in the vat. The taste is extremely distant, very crisp with little to no aftertaste. The one good thing I can say about this beer is that it is a good one for drinking a lot of if you like it, which I don't.

Never again...never again.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2003 10:56:54 | More by kindestcut

Rootdog316

Virginia

2.13/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Miller Lite is pretty decent, but can be very inconsistent. It really yet again depends on the mood. Usually after the 3rd or 4th Coors Light and Miller Lite tastes pretty good. One of the better light beers available today, but still cannot top the Silver Bullet.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2003 01:19:29 | More by Rootdog316

86MonteSS

Connecticut

2.42/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

This is the first cheap beer I've reviewed and definitely one of the better American macro-swills out there. It's not just alcoholic Perrier like many of it's peers. Instead, Miller Lite actually has a little flavor to it. I've always thought it was best out of the can. How the aluminum actually enhances the flavor is beyond me, but I'll just go with it.

Serving type: can

04-28-2003 23:57:36 | More by 86MonteSS

AtLagerHeads

Ohio

2.58/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The prototypical light lager beer, this is one that stand outs from the crowd since it makes an effort to keep the flavor while losing the calories. Lightly carbonated clear yellow with a white head and a little lacing effect. Hops are noted in the flavor to balance the grain maltiness. Somewhat watery and thin mouthfeel is improved by not being too fizzy. Not a bad light beer and one is OK in a pinch.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2003 11:27:42 | More by AtLagerHeads

BeerResearcher

Massachusetts

1.35/5  rDev -37.8%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Miller Lite's clever and comical TV ads belie the fact that this is one very weak beer. Pale straw in color and flavor. Not too much aroma. Seltzer like effervescence. Here’s my recipe for beer success: Over-boil some rice, let it sit in the water a couple days, remove the rice, add an Alka Seltzer, drop in a penny (for flavoring...and color), wave a hop pellet over the concoction and ferment for two whole days...top it off with a witty advertising campaign…Success!

Serving type: can

03-11-2003 05:38:51 | More by BeerResearcher

texascarl

Kansas

2.73/5  rDev +25.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Counting carbs? Miller Lite has ~ 3 carbs and you can drink it. You may not like it, but you can drink it. I can't say that about the other low-carb beer(s).

Appearance = pale gold, light to medium carbonation
Aroma = not much, sweet
Taste = sweet but thin, it's not filling. Tastes better than the competition. Daming it with faint praise, I know. I drink it when I'm on a diet, remembering that soon I'll lose enough lard to enjoy real beer again.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2003 16:53:20 | More by texascarl

Frozensoul327

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev +26.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

I like this stuff. It's for those of us who drink in larger quantities, and don't want it to show on our stomachs. It's just as the others have put it, not much on color, taste or head, but the high carbonation is where it's at for me. Either way you cut it, there are worse beers out there, and there are certainly better ones too.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2003 13:04:29 | More by Frozensoul327

cretemixer

Indiana

1.9/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Family gathering at the in-laws--oh well, looks like Miller Lite. Pours a light clear golden color, head is fairly thick with a pourposeful pour. Fades fast to almost nil with no lace. Domestic beer smell-nothing special, slightly metalic odor. Weak overall taste. Watered down, no discernable malts or hop character. It went down easily though, which is more than I can say for Bud Light. Thin mouthfeel, average carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2003 06:32:25 | More by cretemixer

JISurfer

South Carolina

1.6/5  rDev -26.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

This is just like Bud light, but tastes like popcorn. Me and my bros call it popcorn beer. Basically, it's a staple at any frat party here in the crotch of Va. Anyways, apperance is like water with yellow food coloring. There is no real distinguishing taste from this beer. The smell is pretty bad too. Kinda smells like sour milk, but not as bad. There is a mouthfeel though... of water! Drinkability is not grand either. But I did learn something about the "brew". It goes well with any cheap whiskey.

Serving type: on-tap

01-12-2003 20:39:20 | More by JISurfer

SchmichaelJ

Pennsylvania

2.1/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

I had to buy a case of this for a recent holiday party for friends...I figured at the very least I'd get a review out of it and make my macroswiller friends happy. It poured a very pale, gold color with an extremely thin, almost nonexistent head. It had considerable carbonation, and looked like clean, yellow-tinted sparkling water. A somewhat malty, faintly beer-like aroma was present. The beer was extremely watered down, and I could only detect faint vapor trails of pilsner ghosts that may once have haunted this beer, but have only left a paltry skeleton. The taste wasn't necessarily bad, just virtually nonexistent. Carbonated water feels OK in my mouth, so I can't say that the mouthfeel was repugnant here. Miller Lite is one of the more palatable light beers on the big market today for session drinking. It's my choice when the selection is limited to such marcolights, but it barely falls into the "beer" category for me. I guess it's better than the Silver Bullet.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2003 22:02:01 | More by SchmichaelJ

guinness33

New Jersey

1.88/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

put some in the fridge for my father and brother for christmas. unfortunately, they didn't drink them all. i figured i'd have a couple to get them out of there faster. now i remember why i haven't had one in a long, long time. typical light, american macro-brew. bland watery flavor (if you can call it that). way too carbonated. reminds me of the swill i used to chug before concerts in high school.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2002 18:13:11 | More by guinness33

Shiloh

Ontario (Canada)

2.35/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Just an average light beer at best, but then, any light beer at any given time can only hope to rise to the status of average in my beer world. Colour is a pale golden hue, limited head which disapates to nothing.....body is weak as is the taste

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2002 12:43:00 | More by Shiloh

UncleJimbo

Massachusetts

1.38/5  rDev -36.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

I have refrained from reviewing mass produced lagers, but since I consider Miller Lite to be one of the worst light beers I have ever had, I decided to give it a review.

The taste, what little of it there is, is not good. This beer leaves a "bottled" taste in one's mouth. There is nothing special about the aroma. The color is a light amber. The mouthfeel is nothing to write home about, and since it tastes bad, the drinkability is not very good, but if you get it cold enough and are only looking to quench your thirst, it does the job. Not much good to say about this beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2002 14:27:04 | More by UncleJimbo

allboutbierge

Austria

2.42/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

The Ichabod head of beers in that it has no head!!! haha, I made a funny. Smell is repulsive to even me (I worked at a human waste plant, aka poop plant this summer too). Mouthfeel is that hard carbonated water. Taste is very weak and grainy. No taste of hops or malts for that matter; its just grainy water. Drinkability isnt an issue if you can deal with a bored palate.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2002 13:40:01 | More by allboutbierge

psugrad98

Pennsylvania

2.63/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

In my opinion, Miller makes one of the better national macro brews. Medium/Light straw in color with lazy bubbles, rich foam and clingly lace. Aroma has traces of sweet malt, but is predominated by cooked veggie husk. Spritzy on the tounge with a sweetness nicely balanced between malt and veggie adjunct. If there could be a good use of adjuncts, this would be it. Extremetly slight bitter character, though not so much from the hops. Finishes light with a cornfed sweetness.

Serving type: on-tap

11-06-2002 06:32:52 | More by psugrad98

Winter

Wisconsin

2.15/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Poured a clear light yellow in color with a white foamy head. Lots of bubbles showed signs of good carbonation, but was totally absent in the taste. Alcohol and hops present in aroma. Extremely thin and watery body with hardly any taste. As bland as it is, I would chose it over Bud Light any day. Seems to be a beer enjoyed most often by those who don't like beer.

On a side note, the best Miller Lite I ever tasted was poured the end of the Miller Brewing tour. The freshness and crispness of the product were unbelievable. It actually tasted good! Too bad it can't retain those qualities when distributed to the masses.

Serving type: can

11-04-2002 22:15:19 | More by Winter

Beastdog75

New Jersey

2.42/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

We have Miller Lite to thank for kicking the light beer craze into full gear. This is actually a bit better than Anheuser-Busch's light offerings because at least they attempt to retain some flavor in this beer. On to other things, this stuff used to say "a fine pilsner beer" on the label, and now they go with the even more misleading "a true pilsner beer." I guess they're now brewing this in Plzen, eh? Ho ho ho...

Miller Lite pour's a color that's between bright straw and light gold. The somewhat foamy head disappears in about a minute. The smell has that standard "musty Miller" smell (which I attribute to grain husks) and beneath that, some very adjuncty smells with some alcohol. The mouthfeel is watery and fizzy like any light beer. My first impression was that it was very soapy tasting. After that, I detected some sweet, grainy/adjunct tastes. Elsewhere on the palette it is bland and watery. Suprisingly, after awhile I could detect a tiny bit of "herbal" hop taste on the tip of the tongue. Other than that, the hops contribute a tiny bit of dryness at the end and that's it. The aftertaste is clean but grainy with a hint of alcohol taste, and I detected that AB "green apple" taste here too, but it wasn't too bad. It ends with a miniscule amount of alcoholic warmth.

Like I said, it's better than AB's light offerings and it is tastier than most light beers, but this is no substitute for a "full" beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2002 20:03:09 | More by Beastdog75

Dogbrick

Ohio

1.5/5  rDev -30.9%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Why bother, seriously. At least it tasted slightly smoother than Amstel Light. If you are drinking this you really don't like beer, it's that simple. I'd tell you to go drink a seltzer water instead but that is probably more expensive.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2002 08:39:53 | More by Dogbrick

ThreePistols

Florida

2/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

What can I say, I was invitied to a party and I was excited to go... thinking that there would be beer and food (in that order).

Got there and asked the bartender for a beer and he said "Coors Light of Miller Lite?" I shuddered and said Miller Lite. So he handed me a can and I drank it.

There is not much to say about it, it was LIGHT in flavor, very light in fact. At least it was cold. It was not bad, I didn't get a headache so I gave it 2's across the board. I was thinking that there could have been at least Miller High Life but at least the food was good and so was the party. But I was disappointed with the choice of (CHEAP) beer.

By the end of the night I had a total of two beers. Oh well.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2002 12:12:19 | More by ThreePistols

Pegasus

Texas

2.3/5  rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Its time to review one of the lesser lights of the beer world - please forgive this atrocious pun. Medium gold color with a decent snow-white head that fades to a paper-thin layer in moments. Well carbonated, the bubbles are entertaining to watch, modest lace. Somewhat sweet grainy aroma with some mild hops. Taste is slightly sweet to start, with grain notes and a sting of carbonation, hops then come into play with a slight bitterness and lemon flavors toward the end of the taste. Finish is dry and crisp. Not a terrible beer, just not that good. This beer is popular with non-beer connoseur friends, however - so its advisable to have a few in the refrigerator for them.

Serving type: bottle

09-15-2002 18:37:53 | More by Pegasus