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{{brewbox_beer|name=Miller Genuine Draft Light|style=[Light beer-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Miller High Life|style=[Pale lager-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Miller High Life Light|style=[Light beer-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Miller Lite|style=[Light beer-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Milwaukee's Best|style=[Pale lager-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Milwaukee's Best Light|style=[Light beer-->
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Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American beermaker and is based in Milwaukee. It is owned by SABMiller. Miller owns
brewery in
Albany, Georgia; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin;
Eden, North Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and
Trenton, Ohio.
History
Miller Brewing Company was founded in
1855 by Frederick Miller when he purchased the small Plank-Road Brewery. The brewery's location in the
Miller Valley provided easy access to raw materials produced on nearby farms.
On September 19, 1966, the Conglomerate (company) W.R. Grace and Company agreed to buy 53% of Miller from Mrs. Lorraine John Mulberger (Frederick Miller's granddaughter who objected to alcohol) and her family. On June 12, 1969 Philip Morris (now Altria Group) bought Miller from W.R. Grace for $130 million, outbidding PepsiCo. On
30 May, 2002, it was acquired by South African Breweries from Philip Morris for $3.6 billion worth of stock and $2 billion in debt, to form SABMiller; with Philip Morris retaining a 36% share at that time, with voting rights of 24.99%.
On
August 14,
2006, Miller Brewing announced it had completed the purchase of
Sparks (drink) and
Steel Reserve brands from McKenzie River Corporation for $215 million cash. Miller had been producing both products prior to this purchase. Chicago Tribune
On October 9, 2007, SABMiller and
Molson Coors agreed to combine their U.S. operations in a joint venture called Miller Coors. SABMiller is to own 58% of the unit, which is to operate in the U.S. and
Puerto Rico but not
Canada, where Molson Coors is strongest. Molson Coors is to own 42%, but the parties are to have equal voting power. "Coors, Miller in U.S. Venture"
In 2007 Miller came under fire from the
Catholic League for its sponsorship of the Folsom Street Fair, a San Francisco street festival celebrating
leather pride and BDSM. NY Sun
Miller Beer Eyes Its Marketing Practices Over Racy Ad Josh Gerstein Oct. 2, 2007 GMToday
Miller brews controversy by sponsoring alternative San Francisco street fair Lawrence Silver Sept. 29, 2007 Fox News
Catholic Group Urges Boycott of Miller Brewing Co. Over San Francisco Fair Sponsorship Thursday Sept. 27, 2007
Joint venture with Molson Coors Brewing Company
On October 9, 2007, SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company announced a joint venture to be known as
MillerCoors for their US operations that will market all of their products.
Current brands
Miller family
- Miller Lite Ice—A limited distribution ice beer valued for low bitterness, as well as for the naturally higher ABV content (5.5%) of an ice beer. In this form it is now only found in select markets in Michigan and perhaps other states.
- Miller Genuine Draft—Miller Genuine Draft was introduced in 1986 as the original cold filtered packaged draft beer, which means that the beer is not heat pasteurized. Miller uses an exclusive cold-filtered process that prevents some of the beer's flavor from being heated away. MGD received the gold medal in the American-style Premium Lager category at the 1999 World Beer Cup. It also received the silver medal at the 2003 American Beer Festival. The concept for Cold-filtered Miller Genuine Draft was developed by new product consultant Calle & Company. Martin Calle, a long-time neighbor of the W.R. Grace family, owners of the company that purchased Miller in 1966, evolved the concept from Miller's New Ventures effort to launch a new dry beer at a time Miller Brewing was in danger of becoming a much-cloned Lite Beer manufacturer. Originally introduced as "Miller High Life Genuine Draft", the "High Life" part of the name was soon dropped. MGD is actually made from the same recipe as Miller High Life, with a different treatment. High Life is heat pasteurized after packaging and MGD is filtered before packaging. It was developed to give High Life drinkers the same taste in a can or bottle as they found in non-pasteurized kegs. It has 4.7% ABV.
- Miller Gold—A limited edition version of Miller Genuine Draft containing 5.7% ABV
- Miller Genuine Draft Light—A version of the Miller Genuine Draft but with a 4.2% ABV, approximately 3/4 of the calories, and approximately half of the carbohydrates.
- Miller High Life—This beer was put on the market in 1903 and is Miller Brewing's oldest brand. High Life is grouped under the pilsner category of beers, although it has slightly less alcohol than European pilsners, at 4.7% ABV. The prevailing slogan on current packaging is "The Champagne (beverage) of Beers", an adaptation of its long standing slogan "The Champagne of Bottled Beers". It was originally available in miniature champagne bottles and was one of the premier high end beers in the country for many years. Current marketing uses the tagline, "Savor The High Life". Except for a brief period in the 1990s, High Life bottles have always been quite distinctive, as they have a bright gold label and are made of a clear glass that has a tapered neck like a champagne bottle. High Life has brought back its "Girl in the Moon" logo, which features by today's standards a modestly dressed young lady that, by legend, is company founder Frederick Miller's granddaughter. High Life beat out 17 other contestants to take home the gold medal in "American-style Lagers" at the 2002 World Beer Cup.
- Miller High Life Light—A version of the Miller High Life but approximately the same nutritional content as the Miller Genuine Draft Light.
- Miller 1855 Celebration Lager—The 1855 Celebration Lager was released in November 2005 to recognize the 150th anniversary of Miller Brewing. It was only available for a limited time.
- Miller—A short-lived recipe from 1996 to 1998, sold in a predominantly red can (hence, aka "Miller Red").
- Miller Chill—A chelada style light lager brewed with lime and salt. First introduced to test markets in the southern United States in March 2007, it is expected to be available nationally by Summer 2007.
- Sharp's—Miller's non-alcoholic beer.
- Frederick Miller Classic Chocolate Lager—a beer for the holiday season released October through December in Wisconsin, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Valparaiso/northwest Indiana. It is brewed with six different malts, including chocolate and dark chocolate malts.
- Milwaukee's Best—Miller's economy label. Popularly known as Milwaukee's Beast, Milwaukee's Worst, Skrats, or simply as the Beast.
- Milwaukee's Best Light—light version of Milwaukee's Best, aka 'Beast Light' or 'Diet Beast'.
- Milwaukee's Best Ice—sometimes referred to as 'Beast Ice','Beast on Ice' or 'Beast'. It is popular among students for its low price and 5.9% ABV.
Hamm's Family
Miller has bought up the rights to the
Hamm's Brewery brands.
- Hamm's Beer
- Hamm's Golden Draft
- Hamm's Special Light
Plank Road Brewery Family
- Icehouse - Icehouse is an ice lager and was the winner of the 2003 Gold Medal for American-Style Specialty Lager at the Great American Beer Festival, and also won the American-Style Ice Lager Gold Cup of the 1996 and 1998 World Beer Cup competitions.
- Red Dog - Although popular during the mid to late 1990s, Red Dog faded into near-obscurity after the turn of the century. However, since 2005 it has been making a comeback of sorts, returning to stores.
- SouthPaw Light - SouthPaw beer has a set of characteristics that are unique among the mass-produced beers in the USA. Southpaw is labeled as a light beer, but it has the alcohol content of a regular beer. It has a strong hops flavor compared with other light Pilsner style beers. It also has unique labeling and marketing.
References
External links
{{Infobox Brewery| name = Miller Brewing Company| image = | caption =| location =
Milwaukee, Wisconsin[United States| opened = 1855| production =| active_beers = {{brewbox_beer|name=Miller Genuine Draft|style=[Pale lager-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Miller Genuine Draft Light|style=[Light beer-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Miller High Life|style=[Pale lager-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Miller High Life Light|style=[Light beer-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Miller Lite|style=[Light beer-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Milwaukee's Best|style=[Pale lager-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Milwaukee's Best Light|style=[Light beer-->
| seasonal_beers =| other_beers = {{brewbox_beer|name=Mickey's|style=[Malt Liquor-->
{{brewbox_beer|name=Olde English 800|style=[Malt Liquor-->
-->
Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American beermaker and is based in
Milwaukee. It is owned by
SABMiller. Miller owns brewery in
Albany, Georgia;
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Eden, North Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Trenton, Ohio.
History
Miller Brewing Company was founded in
1855 by
Frederick Miller when he purchased the small Plank-Road Brewery. The brewery's location in the Miller Valley provided easy access to raw materials produced on nearby farms.
On
September 19, 1966, the
Conglomerate (company) W.R. Grace and Company agreed to buy 53% of Miller from Mrs. Lorraine John Mulberger (Frederick Miller's granddaughter who objected to alcohol) and her family. On
June 12, 1969 Philip Morris (now Altria Group) bought Miller from W.R. Grace for $130 million, outbidding
PepsiCo. On
30 May,
2002, it was acquired by South African Breweries from Philip Morris for $3.6 billion worth of stock and $2 billion in debt, to form SABMiller; with Philip Morris retaining a 36% share at that time, with voting rights of 24.99%.
On
August 14, 2006, Miller Brewing announced it had completed the purchase of
Sparks (drink) and Steel Reserve brands from
McKenzie River Corporation for $215 million cash. Miller had been producing both products prior to this purchase. Chicago Tribune
On October 9, 2007, SABMiller and
Molson Coors agreed to combine their U.S. operations in a joint venture called Miller Coors. SABMiller is to own 58% of the unit, which is to operate in the U.S. and Puerto Rico but not
Canada, where Molson Coors is strongest. Molson Coors is to own 42%, but the parties are to have equal voting power. "Coors, Miller in U.S. Venture"
In 2007 Miller came under fire from the
Catholic League for its sponsorship of the Folsom Street Fair, a San Francisco street festival celebrating
leather pride and BDSM. NY Sun
Miller Beer Eyes Its Marketing Practices Over Racy Ad Josh Gerstein Oct. 2, 2007 GMToday
Miller brews controversy by sponsoring alternative San Francisco street fair Lawrence Silver Sept. 29, 2007 Fox News
Catholic Group Urges Boycott of Miller Brewing Co. Over San Francisco Fair Sponsorship Thursday Sept. 27, 2007
Joint venture with Molson Coors Brewing Company
On
October 9,
2007, SABMiller and
Molson Coors Brewing Company announced a joint venture to be known as MillerCoors for their US operations that will market all of their products.
Current brands
Miller family
- Miller Lite Ice—A limited distribution ice beer valued for low bitterness, as well as for the naturally higher ABV content (5.5%) of an ice beer. In this form it is now only found in select markets in Michigan and perhaps other states.
- Miller Genuine Draft—Miller Genuine Draft was introduced in 1986 as the original cold filtered packaged draft beer, which means that the beer is not heat pasteurized. Miller uses an exclusive cold-filtered process that prevents some of the beer's flavor from being heated away. MGD received the gold medal in the American-style Premium Lager category at the 1999 World Beer Cup. It also received the silver medal at the 2003 American Beer Festival. The concept for Cold-filtered Miller Genuine Draft was developed by new product consultant Calle & Company. Martin Calle, a long-time neighbor of the W.R. Grace family, owners of the company that purchased Miller in 1966, evolved the concept from Miller's New Ventures effort to launch a new dry beer at a time Miller Brewing was in danger of becoming a much-cloned Lite Beer manufacturer. Originally introduced as "Miller High Life Genuine Draft", the "High Life" part of the name was soon dropped. MGD is actually made from the same recipe as Miller High Life, with a different treatment. High Life is heat pasteurized after packaging and MGD is filtered before packaging. It was developed to give High Life drinkers the same taste in a can or bottle as they found in non-pasteurized kegs. It has 4.7% ABV.
- Miller Gold—A limited edition version of Miller Genuine Draft containing 5.7% ABV
- Miller Genuine Draft Light—A version of the Miller Genuine Draft but with a 4.2% ABV, approximately 3/4 of the calories, and approximately half of the carbohydrates.
- Miller High Life—This beer was put on the market in 1903 and is Miller Brewing's oldest brand. High Life is grouped under the pilsner category of beers, although it has slightly less alcohol than European pilsners, at 4.7% ABV. The prevailing slogan on current packaging is "The Champagne (beverage) of Beers", an adaptation of its long standing slogan "The Champagne of Bottled Beers". It was originally available in miniature champagne bottles and was one of the premier high end beers in the country for many years. Current marketing uses the tagline, "Savor The High Life". Except for a brief period in the 1990s, High Life bottles have always been quite distinctive, as they have a bright gold label and are made of a clear glass that has a tapered neck like a champagne bottle. High Life has brought back its "Girl in the Moon" logo, which features by today's standards a modestly dressed young lady that, by legend, is company founder Frederick Miller's granddaughter. High Life beat out 17 other contestants to take home the gold medal in "American-style Lagers" at the 2002 World Beer Cup.
- Miller High Life Light—A version of the Miller High Life but approximately the same nutritional content as the Miller Genuine Draft Light.
- Miller 1855 Celebration Lager—The 1855 Celebration Lager was released in November 2005 to recognize the 150th anniversary of Miller Brewing. It was only available for a limited time.
- Miller—A short-lived recipe from 1996 to 1998, sold in a predominantly red can (hence, aka "Miller Red").
- Miller Chill—A chelada style light lager brewed with lime and salt. First introduced to test markets in the southern United States in March 2007, it is expected to be available nationally by Summer 2007.
- Sharp's—Miller's non-alcoholic beer.
- Frederick Miller Classic Chocolate Lager—a beer for the holiday season released October through December in Wisconsin, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Valparaiso/northwest Indiana. It is brewed with six different malts, including chocolate and dark chocolate malts.
- Milwaukee's Best—Miller's economy label. Popularly known as Milwaukee's Beast, Milwaukee's Worst, Skrats, or simply as the Beast.
- Milwaukee's Best Light—light version of Milwaukee's Best, aka 'Beast Light' or 'Diet Beast'.
- Milwaukee's Best Ice—sometimes referred to as 'Beast Ice','Beast on Ice' or 'Beast'. It is popular among students for its low price and 5.9% ABV.
Hamm's Family
Miller has bought up the rights to the Hamm's Brewery brands.
- Hamm's Beer
- Hamm's Golden Draft
- Hamm's Special Light
Plank Road Brewery Family
- Icehouse - Icehouse is an ice lager and was the winner of the 2003 Gold Medal for American-Style Specialty Lager at the Great American Beer Festival, and also won the American-Style Ice Lager Gold Cup of the 1996 and 1998 World Beer Cup competitions.
- Red Dog - Although popular during the mid to late 1990s, Red Dog faded into near-obscurity after the turn of the century. However, since 2005 it has been making a comeback of sorts, returning to stores.
- SouthPaw Light - SouthPaw beer has a set of characteristics that are unique among the mass-produced beers in the USA. Southpaw is labeled as a light beer, but it has the alcohol content of a regular beer. It has a strong hops flavor compared with other light Pilsner style beers. It also has unique labeling and marketing.
References
External links
