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Magnum
Miller Brewing Co.
- From:
- Miller Brewing Co.
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Malt Liquor
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 52
- Avg:
- 2.05 | pDev: 39.51%
- Reviews:
- 71
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 21, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2002
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 37
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Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois
2.27/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.27/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
I opened the bottle and it had a thin soapy, sudsy head forms on the top of the beer. I am consuming this from the bottle. Its a dark golden color. Surprisingly effervescent feeding the head. Decently lasting head on the beer.
Smells like stale old adjunct lager - there is some wonder bread, a light toasted character coming through along with some floral hop notes.
Notes of lightly toasted white bread, malty, with a certain malty sweetness that gives way to some light, mildly bitter hop notes on the back end. There is some depth to this one as there are actually some hop notes.
Feel is pretty similar across the board - they are all pretty drinkable, but there is a certain sweet heftiness to the beers. Mild carbonation. This is on the drier side.
The magnum is the one that stood out to me as my preferred one - mainly due to having less sweetness with a drier finish.
Oct 23, 2021Smells like stale old adjunct lager - there is some wonder bread, a light toasted character coming through along with some floral hop notes.
Notes of lightly toasted white bread, malty, with a certain malty sweetness that gives way to some light, mildly bitter hop notes on the back end. There is some depth to this one as there are actually some hop notes.
Feel is pretty similar across the board - they are all pretty drinkable, but there is a certain sweet heftiness to the beers. Mild carbonation. This is on the drier side.
The magnum is the one that stood out to me as my preferred one - mainly due to having less sweetness with a drier finish.
Reviewed by fluxcore from Illinois
3.74/5 rDev +82.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.74/5 rDev +82.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I fix sewers and water mains. After a hot day in the hole, I want a beer I don’t have to think about. Magnum does it for me. Bought a 24oz roadie. It’s a yellow, clear, typical American beer that isn’t very carbonated and doesn’t have a big head. It’s smooth and, because it’s ice ice cold, doesn’t have a strong smell. Overall, it’s a solid, non-offensive malt liquor to throw back after a hard day at work. Like I say, try it. If you don’t like it you’ll be out less than $2.
May 22, 2020Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana
3.67/5 rDev +79%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +79%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
24oz can stamped NOV0419 poured into a vintage Schlitz goblet at just below fridge temp (malt liquor gets a 10 min freezer treatment before review). No ABV listed on can. The beer pours bright light straw yellow with nearly white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and leaves a little lacing. The aroma is faint with a hint of corn and very light fruit (apple) from the yeast. The taste is semisweet grain with a touch of tart before a barely bittered finish. The mouthfeel is thin bodied with above average carbonation and an undry finish. There is a underlying taste/feel of incomplete fermentation, but it is not pronounced or overly unpleasant. Overall, good for $1.66/24 malt liquor. Far less flawed than most competitors.
Sep 02, 2019Reviewed by GoBearsWalter34 from Illinois
2.86/5 rDev +39.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.86/5 rDev +39.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
I paid a dollar 69 for a road Saudi on the way home from work on a Friday, not too bad. I'm getting into the bad habit of picking up a
Big malt liquor after work as a road slide on Friday.
Jun 07, 2019Big malt liquor after work as a road slide on Friday.
Reviewed by Buckeye55 from North Carolina
2.25/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.25/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Damb, I had forgotten about this one. In our first apartment, we had a neighbor who drank this all the time. I had one with him 5 or 6 times, never could get used to the taste and the smell. I can't describe it other than not appealing.
May 02, 2019Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.81/5 rDev +85.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.81/5 rDev +85.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
24 ounce can into lager glass, best before 4/22/2019. Pours crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey/pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. A bit of fruity corn aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with pale malt/grains and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey/pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Touch of corn fruitiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey/pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness of pale malt/grains and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Very clean on lager flavors, with no yeasty notes present. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is a very good malt liquor. All around nice robustness of pale malt/grains and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Very clean and nicely rich barley/grain flavors, with solid earthy hop presence/balance for the style. Not overdone on adjuncts. A very enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. Once again Miller proves they make the best adjunct lagers. Was very impressive.
Jan 01, 2019Reviewed by cardfan212 from Minnesota
3.13/5 rDev +52.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.13/5 rDev +52.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Drank from a 42 ounce plastic bottle. Scores are based on the style.
Look - A really lazy looking label, doesn't stir up anything in me. The liquid is slightly darker than other malt liquors but doesn't froth up as much.
Smell - Sweet grain and corn with a slight pungent bitterness. Much more scent than other examples in the style.
Taste - Taste follows the smell with a bit of a dirty earthy quality. Not too bad.
Feel - Thin body with very flat carbonation. The complete opposite of most other malt liquors. Very drinkable.
Overall - The poor label gives off a bad first impression, but I was pleasantly surprised. A quite good malt liquor.
May 26, 2018Look - A really lazy looking label, doesn't stir up anything in me. The liquid is slightly darker than other malt liquors but doesn't froth up as much.
Smell - Sweet grain and corn with a slight pungent bitterness. Much more scent than other examples in the style.
Taste - Taste follows the smell with a bit of a dirty earthy quality. Not too bad.
Feel - Thin body with very flat carbonation. The complete opposite of most other malt liquors. Very drinkable.
Overall - The poor label gives off a bad first impression, but I was pleasantly surprised. A quite good malt liquor.
Reviewed by taters21 from Ohio
3.16/5 rDev +54.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev +54.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Is a golden yellow color with a one finger head.
Smells of dank hops, light malt and booze.
Tastes rather sweet and of corn like all Miller products, some bitterness, not bad at all for a malt liquor.
Mouthfeel is cloying and syrupy.
Overall, a surprisingly good malt liquor.
Aug 16, 2017Smells of dank hops, light malt and booze.
Tastes rather sweet and of corn like all Miller products, some bitterness, not bad at all for a malt liquor.
Mouthfeel is cloying and syrupy.
Overall, a surprisingly good malt liquor.
Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
3.11/5 rDev +51.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.11/5 rDev +51.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Insipid but not syrupy.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
May 27, 2017C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Magnum from Miller Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
52 out of
100 with
214 ratings
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