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Miller Genuine Draft

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Miller Genuine Draft arrived in 1985 as a packaged beer meant to taste like lager poured from the keg. It shares its base recipe with High Life, but instead of heat pasteurisation it is cold-filtered four times. It pours pale golden with a creamy, lasting white head. The aroma is restrained, with light citrus, cereal grain and fresh bread. On the palate soft pale malt, a touch of corn sweetness and a faint fruity hop note sit on a light, creamy body, and the finish is short and clean with little lingering bitterness.

ABV
4.7%
Bitterness
Mild12 IBU
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession

AWARDS

Silver · 2007
Great American Beer Festival
American-Style Lager
Silver · 2014
World Beer Cup
American-Style Lager or Light Lager or Pilsener
★Silver — Great American Beer Festival (American-Style Lager)
★Silver — World Beer Cup (American-Style Lager or Light Lager or Pilsener)
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanmaltybready
clean
malty
bready
citrusy
fruity
Aroma
The nose is restrained and approachable, dominated by soft cereal grain and fresh bread notes that form the aromatic foundation.
not found:hoppy,caramel,sour,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Miller Genuine Draft

◎ Appearance

Miller Genuine Draft presents a pale golden hue with excellent clarity and bright transparency. The pour yields a creamy, dense white head that demonstrates noteworthy retention and lacing, clinging to the glass walls as the beer is consumed. Fine carbonation animates the body with persistent activity.

pale goldencrisp claritycreamy head retention

◌ Aroma

The nose is restrained and approachable, dominated by soft cereal grain and fresh bread notes that form the aromatic foundation. Light citrus touches emerge from the hop profile, while an overall sense of freshness prevails without aggressive intensity. The aromatic profile remains clean and uncluttered.

cereal grainfresh breadsubtle citrus

◐ Taste

On the palate, soft pale malt character provides a gentle, straightforward sweetness with a touch of corn notes adding subtle adjunct character. A faint fruity hop impression registers briefly before the finish begins. The light, creamy body supports the delicate flavor profile without heaviness.

soft maltcorn sweetnesslight body

◑ Finish

The finish arrives clean and short, with minimal lingering bitterness or aftertaste. The beer's refreshing quality extends through the conclusion.

clean departurerefreshing
76
hopIQ score
Aroma
74
Taste
75
Appearance
79
Finish
76
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

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