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OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

1.63/5  rDev -24.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Pours a faint yellow color with no head. A slight sweetness in the nose, and the same in taste. It is a clean beer, with no aftertaste. I do not say I like this beer, but there is not much to say. Smooth and does not have a major taste profile. I guess that is why the masses drink this, but it is non offensive.

Serving type: on-tap

07-26-2007 19:53:44 | More by OWSLEY069

ZAP

Minnesota

3/5  rDev +38.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

One of the better light beers made....a great post workout beer...better than water for sure...then again not as good as a hefe....anyhow this is a well made American Light Lager...pours clean with a crisp white head every time...more body than most lights....a nice grainy nose when drunk from a big pilsner glass....taste is grainy...moderately sweet....finished with a very slight kiss of hops....

If you're gonna drink a light beer there aren't many better than this....it's decent enough for what it is...

Re-Rate 9-13-04

Scores remain the same as do my opinions....for a light beer it has a nice little hit of maltiness and some subtle hop flavors....IN RELATION to other light beers...one of the better light beers out there...considerably better than Bud Light

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2004 03:47:46 | More by ZAP

jrallen34

Illinois

1.08/5  rDev -50.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

Of the macro's this is my least favorite one by far. I'd take a coors of bud light any day over this. Maybe its just that I don't like pilsners, lol. The aroma to me is skunk all the way and taste is putrid skunk with a harsh after taste. For me it just doesn't get any worse than this.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2010 20:08:33 | More by jrallen34

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

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

I saw a sign that said 'free beer' when I purchased my wild boar burger at Fuddruckers so I took the chance to review a beer I would not pay for. served chilled in a clear plastic cup.

The color is golden, darker than I would have imagined, very clear with a thin white cap and fast moving bubbles. The smell is pretty tame, not really offensive as much as just faint. The smell does come off as slightly metallic as it gets beyond chilled closer to room temp. The feel is very light, so watery it is very carbonated and airy like corn-pops in the malt texture, just kind of a seltzery feel.

This taste is again as the smell promised, not much of anything - nothing terrible except the fact that it seems almost flavorless, gentle adjunct-type sweetness and slight hint of spice which could just be the high carbonation tricking my tastebuds. Overall I can't imagine a beer I would like to drink less of -just seems like the only thing it was good for was cleansing my palate after an order of chili-cheese fries.

Serving type: on-tap

07-19-2011 17:02:20 | More by Slatetank

Bitterbill

Wyoming

1.75/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Pours from 24oz can a very pale yellow with a decent head of foam.

The smell is typical of the style and in no way begging for my indulgance.

The taste has a slight lemony taste that is surrounded by oodles and oodles of water. Yeah, it's a light beer and it tastes like one. No surprises here and I'm just glad that I didn't have to buy a 6er just to review it. On to better things...

Serving type: can

06-14-2008 18:50:46 | More by Bitterbill

cokes

Wisconsin

1.55/5  rDev -28.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

I still put this in my bottom tier, but it deserves a bit better than my initial review (May 2002). The flavor, aroma, and body are still vapid to the point of being neutral. There is a sembalance of hoppy (though I cringe when I use that word here) crispness that elevates it slightly.

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I'd write a review if there was anything to review here. Just God awful. One of the worst ever....right up there with Bud and Bud Light. Usually I put Miller above AB and Coors..not with this one...just plain horrible.
Pilsner huh? HAHAHAHAHAHA
Another "beer" I had at a good friend's bday party. Fortunately, I had some good stuff in reserve that I had to break out. I am sure I converted some people after the horrible duo of this and Coors Light. Rating 1.0

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2002 00:22:08 | More by cokes

beertunes

Washington

2.33/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into 10oz pilsener glass. Poured a bright pale yellow color that was very clean and clear. The beer had less than 1/4 inch of white head that dissipated instantly and left no lace.

There was no noticeable aroma. On the tongue, there was just a very slight taste of grain, otherwise, nothing. Given the lack of scent or taste, the beer had a surprising bit of body. Drinkability was OK for the style. Overall, kind a bland, meh beer. But that kind of describes the style. If you're going to drink a light beer, you can do better, and worse.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2011 21:48:32 | More by beertunes

kylehay2004

Florida

2.05/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Obviously had this one many times and was surprised I hadn't reviewed it.

Single finger white head on a clear straw colored body. Musty and bitter pale malts with light sweet corn on the nose. Flavor is actually plain and not terrible. There is little flavor with grain and sweet corn but there is very little there. Light body and high carbonation. Flavorless really. These get worse as you drink more. Out if coors bud and miller, I still think coors makes te better adjunct lager.

Serving type: can

08-16-2012 23:04:08 | More by kylehay2004

twiggamortis420

Texas

1.63/5  rDev -24.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Leftovers...gotta love em.
Drank straight from the bottle cause...well, we all know what it looks like.

Nose is muted because it is very cold, but mildly offensive corn and light malt notes. Smells worse the warmer it gets.

I think it has slightly more beer flavor than a bud light, but is that really a good thing? Carbonation and corn are about the only things I can taste in here. It only makes me grimace when it gets above 40 degrees.

There are plenty worse bargain macros out there, I waffle between this or bud light as the #2 and #3 macro lights, both are pretty bad. I recommend coors light if you have to drink one of the three.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2008 17:47:10 | More by twiggamortis420

bark

Sweden

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

Colour is pale yellow; the finger thick white foam sinks down to a lid leaving a fizzy sound but no lacing.

The smell is sweet with some musty-yeasty notes and a hint of alcohol.

The taste is very weak. Some bread-like notes of malt, artificial sweet notes and hints of wet paper in the aftertaste. No bitterness.

The carbonation is extremely strong, large bubbles. The liquid is less watery than expected.

Tasteless yellow fizzy beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2007 17:16:59 | More by bark

BeerFMAndy

Wisconsin

2.55/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 4

12 oz can poured into an American Tumbler. NOV3009 Date on bottom.

A - Totally clear pale yellow straw color with a loose white head. Effervescent and poorly retained, it lowers to a tiny ring with a bit of thin lacing on the glass.

S - Aromas of dry straw and lightly cooked corn with a hint of malt in the background. Crisp but no real hop aroma for it being "triple hops brewed".

T - Devoid of any real beer flavors, the taste protector lid must be defective. A bit of malts behind the corn flavor and no real hop flavor.

M - Light, light, light. Thin and watery with a carbonation finish.

D - Easy to drink and that's the key. No bad flavors cause there aren't really flavors. But could I put down a 12 pack in a night if I had to? Sure.

Serving type: can

11-08-2009 19:42:35 | More by BeerFMAndy

francisweizen

Australia

1.2/5  rDev -44.7%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

What is worse than Miller light from a bottle? How about Lite from a can! This is a clearish.yellowy liquid with a small spritzy head. The aromas are of stale grains and seltzer. The taste is more of the same. Nothing good going on at all! The mouthfeel is worse in the can than it is in the bottle, and in fact the taste is worse as well. Of course the drinkability is utter crap too!

Serving type: can

12-19-2003 17:15:55 | More by francisweizen

FosterJM

California

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

327th review on BA
can to pint
12oz can

Was at a family party tonight and I didnt feel like taking a 750 or a couple twelves with me, so decided to bite the bullet and just not be the beer geek of the family for one night, bad idea, I did however go in the house and get a glass to pour the beer into.

App- Very clear yellow with an actual one finger head. Was suprised it poured so nice out of a can.

Smell- There was a time when I would make every beer so cold I could barely hold it in my hand and not even smell it, this was a beer like that like where even in the glass it was at almost freezing and you just get a faint pils sense of a smell.

Taste- Its again super cold so no real flavor comes out in the beer. Was crisp on the tounge but you can't taste anything worth noting. A small faint pils taste I guess?

Mouth- Light bodied and high carb. A bit of corn after taste.

Drink- I shouldn't have bitten the bullet. It was just flavorless. No real reason to have one of these other than to say you are drinking a beer. No fullness on the drink, no real flavor.

Serving type: can

03-20-2011 05:56:10 | More by FosterJM

AgentZero

Illinois

2.05/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 4.5

For review #100, let's take it back to where it all began with my first beer.

A - A bold traditional amberish gold hits the eyes as this American Masterpiece is poured into the glass. A frothy, huge head billows its way up to the tip of the glass, a errant slip of liquid spills subtly over the side of the glass. The huge champagne-like bubbles lazily float to the top, as if they're dancing to a leisurely tune, or taking a nice stroll to the park to meet with their bubble friends. The head slowly dissipates into a nice conglomeration of beautiful lacing, as if someone painted it there. At least, that's what this would have looked like if someone hadn't taken a normal beer and watered it down to about a 1:100 beer to water ratio. Instead it's almost clear with some tinges of yellow, huge bubbles that rise to the top and pop, and a kind of slick oily look to it.

S - The triple hops brewed and strong American malts are cleverly hidden by the powerful smell of the US Heartland: CORN. Smelling this takes me back to the cornfields of Iowa, as cornhusk rolls over my knows in waves, I think back to farmers swapping stories about the weather and downing the cheapest, easiest beer they could find, often Miller Lite. You've come a long way baby.

T - The cool refreshing taste of water hits my tongue with the faintest, haunting taste of grainy beer entering the mouth, before disappearing forever. An excessive mouthful brings us back to the corn taste, as this wateringly refreshing brew goes down. Rumors of hops, malts, and even alcohol have been heard, but apparently on the the best of the beer connoisseurs are able to find those delightfully hidden treasures in this beer.

M - The large bubbles are the first hint that you're drinking something other than water, as they explode in your mouth and remind you that unlike water, this wasn't free. However like water, it's cool, light and refreshing, making it hard to tell the difference between the two.

D - So easy to drink, so quick to go down, just like water itself. Just make sure to check your container occassionaly, as you may have switched them without knowing it.

Here's to #100. Happy drinking!

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2009 00:48:51 | More by AgentZero

Brent

Kentucky

1/5  rDev -53.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Not sure which is worse - synthetic hops or rough, grainy malt.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2001 17:28:22 | More by Brent

champ103

Texas

2.88/5  rDev +32.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 4

A: Pours a clear yellow color. A one finger white head forms and leaves light lace.
S: Grainy malt sweetness. Cooked veggies. Not much else.
T: Sweet grainy malt. Husky hay and grass flavors. An ever so slight hop twang as the flavor lingers.
M/D: A light body with high carbonation and watery. Easy to drink. Obviously meant to be quaffed at high quantities.

This is probably my favorite of the BMC light lagers. I don't really know why? I guess everybody has their preferences for this style. This is one of mine.

Serving type: on-tap

05-02-2009 05:15:57 | More by champ103

GClarkage

California

2.7/5  rDev +24.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

08/02/08- Had on tap at a random sports bar in Canton, OH.

Presentation- Via the tap into a limited edition HOF pint glass which was free with purchase of Miller Lite...the only way I could get the glass.

Appearance- Light yellow colored pour. Pretty nice looking mildly foamy, yet somewhat creamy pocky head. Fades in a fe minutes and leaves no lace.

Smell- Light grainy notes...not really a corn scent but not to horrible.

Taste- Grainy notes, a bit of light malt-like taste. Sweet, but not overly sweet like some macros. Maybe even a slight hop twinge.

Mouthfeel- Average carbonation, not a offensive aftertaste.

Drinkability- For what it is, it's really not as horrible as I was expecting. About the same boat as Bud Light, but maybe a touch better. Blows Coors Light out of the water.

Serving type: on-tap

08-05-2008 22:46:58 | More by GClarkage

woosterbill

Connecticut

2.3/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

12 oz longneck, best by MAR1510, into a Duvel tulip.

A: Pours a clear, bright gold body with moderate effervescence underneath a 3/4", reasonably dense, white foam head. Retention is mediocre at best, but there's some nice solid lacing left behind. Looks refreshing.

S: Sharp, pungent corn. Light fruity esters. No sign of even single-hops brewing.

T: Thin, watery, corny, and harsh. Slightly bitter finish. Doesn't taste anything like a pilsner or hops, surprise surprise. At least is weakly flavored enough to be largely inoffensive.

M: Might as well be sparkling water: extremely thin with harsh, prickly carbonation.

D: Goes down pretty easily; disappointing as the flavors are, they're light and crisp enough to gulp down in a hurry, just like I'd expect in a light beer.

Notes: Definitely not the worst light beer around, but quite possibly the worst of the major brands. Far better than High Life Lite. Not a beer I ever have or ever will buy (this was left over from a party), but not one that I turn my nose up at if it's free, either.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2010 02:56:50 | More by woosterbill

tdm168

North Carolina

2.28/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12oz can poured into a pint glass (for reviewing purposes)

Pours a clear yellow-gold with a mound of head and actually has decent retention. Smell is faint; grains but nothing else. Taste is weak grains and even weaker hops. The flavors here are so faint as to almost be nondescript. Highly carbonated, watery, and crisp.

There's very little here in the way of good. Very drinkable, but only if you don't mind the lack of flavor and enjoyability.

Serving type: can

07-31-2011 15:25:35 | More by tdm168

JoeyBeerBelly

New York

3.33/5  rDev +53.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

From a keg to a standard pint glass.

L - clear yellow color with a white head that went away in a few minutes.
S - I sure don't smell the 'triple hops' but it smells like beer.
T - I found this to be a little above average for the style.
F - crisp and refreshing to wash down food.
D - easy drinking and not too filling.

Serving type: on-tap

06-21-2010 01:11:18 | More by JoeyBeerBelly

merlin48

Kentucky

2.33/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

I feel eminently qualified to review this macro Miller Lite, having consumed mass quantities of same over the past twenty years. As my Canadian friends would say, this isn't really beer. It has no real taste or mentionable characteristics. I can assure you that you will get a pronounced buzz, after quaffing 10 or more. At least, it's not as watery as most of its American competitors, and is rarely skunky. Not much else to say about it.

Serving type: can

11-09-2003 21:49:49 | More by merlin48

Vancer

Illinois

1.55/5  rDev -28.6%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

My son calls this one a “pork chop in a bottle”. I have to agree, even the wife-zilla has to add a lime to it to make it drinkable. Skunky, old flavor that tastes like some one left an used leather shoe in the conditioning tank. If there is absolutely nothing else available, I’d tough a few of these down – thanks be that’s not the standard.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2005 14:39:28 | More by Vancer

tgbljb

Pennsylvania

2.9/5  rDev +33.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

poured a light yellow color with monstrous white puffy head. Smell is very non-offensive with only a slight sweetness noted. Taste is non-spectactular with only a slight sweetness present. Finished wet and refreshing. Good spacer. At least it doesn't taste bad.

Serving type: can

09-08-2005 00:47:30 | More by tgbljb

Gmann

New York

1.78/5  rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 3

Pours a clear straw color with a soapy white head that actually left some nice chunk lacing, to my suprise. Unfortunately, the smell is of grain, corny metallic twang, sweet, unpleasant. The taste is light, watery and grainy, corn like taste. The feel is watery and not as carbonated as other macros. Nothing great, good cooler beer.

Serving type: can

07-05-2007 02:44:33 | More by Gmann

mynie

Indiana

2.65/5  rDev +22.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pale yellow, like straw or every other American Macro that you're likely to come across at a BBQ party or a smelly college apartment. No head.

Sweet, more flavorful than say Bud, but not a complex flavor. A little corny. Best when poured into a tall glass and drank like water.

Serving type: can

07-12-2004 02:28:28 | More by mynie