Miller High Life Light

Brewed by Miller Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Pale Lager
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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I hate champagne, so when High Life Light is advertised as the "Champagne of Beer", I think it is an accurate description.

This is my "go to" cheap beer $6.99 $12 pack. Not too heavy on the stomach so it’s great for mass consumption. Lots of corn but what else would you expect?

Straight from the pint can, eating burgers and thanking Mark for borrowing his trailer. I was not expecting anything great and it delivered. It quenched my thirst and hinted at hops and malt. Will I ever buy it again? No.

A: Pours a perfect yellow color with a big white head that has surprising retention. S: Smells pretty bland. Definitely some cooked corn, a bit of grain, and sweetness. Sort of watered down. Maybe a touch of rice on the nose. T: Things are pretty much the same on the flavor. Corn and grain provide the flavor and there’s really no hops or anything else. A lot of carbonation, though. M: Light in body with a very high carbonation. It’s sort of pleasing at first, but it makes the beer hard to drink in larger quantities. D: This is a pretty innocuous light lager. It tastes okay and there’s nothing really wrong with it other than a lack of real substantial flavors.

Want a High Life with less the everything? no. shake the bottle a bit and get the experience of what it looks like in a glass. dilute/disappointing.

I did a side-by-side with perrier, the perrier won on the fact that it tasted more like water, High life was like corn flavored water, perrier def a better option if you are looking for a low-level mineral water.

Why?? Regular High Life is pretty good, but this is ridiculous. Straw color. Taste of water.

I don’t know why the masses like this beer so much. It’s like drinking slightly yeasty tonic water. Gross.

Bottled, 355ml from Sandra. Pale yellow with fizzed white head. Doesn’t taste that much like beer, some maltiness perhaps with a lemonade note. Really quite poor.

UPDATED: NOV 4, 2010 Poured from a 12 ounce can into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint glass. Best before Jan 17 11 printed on bottom of can. Appearance: Pours a clear pale straw yellow with a 3 finger foamy snow white head. Surprisingly good lacing. Smell: Mildly sweet corn and adjuncts. Not a lot going on here. Taste: Very light flavor typical of adjunct lagers. Mostly light grains with a faint hint of hops in the background. Almost no aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied with a decent amount of carbonation. Very watery consistency. Goes down very smooth, which is to be expected. Drinkability: Excellent drinkability. You could drink a bunch of these without much difficulty. Overall: Nothing to write home about here. I like the Champagne of Beers but it’s lighter counterpart is lacking. It’s still better than Bud or Miller light though.