This is beer?
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Miller Chill is “Inspired by a Mexican Recipe with Lime and Salt.” Notice that it said “inspired,” not “from” or “based on.” Calling to mind the Lime, there is an aroma and flavor of citrus with its corresponding sourness on the tongue. However, I’m at a loss to tell you whether that is from flavors in the beer itself, or from the creation of carbonic acid due to the carbonation process.
Miller Chill is a “light” beer from an American mega-brewery. As such, I was expecting light-colored, bland-tasting, carbonated swill. Compared to other lowest-common-denominator beers, it’s surprisingly good. Compared to what I normally drink, though, I have a hard time even categorizing it as “Beer.” As I drank it, the thought that somebody had come along and carbonated some Welch’s White Grape Juice kept entering my mind. Perhaps we should call this fruity, fizzy drink a wine spritzer, or something.
On another site, I discovered that “By Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) standards, Miller Chill is classified as a ‘low-carbohydrate’ beer.”
It’s good for what it is, but I won’t be in any big hurry to acquire more.
