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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 03:15 PM
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Miller Genuine Draft?
I always knew it wasn't beer, and now a judge agrees.


"HAVING turned its product into tasteless industrial swill, the Miller Brewing Co. must now face the cold, hard facts:

Miller Genuine Draft is not "genuine," it's not "draft." It's not even beer.

And that's not just the opinion of Joe Sixpack. In a stunning decision issued last week, a county judge in Reading, Pa., declared that Miller isn't - at least, legally - a true beer.

Judge Jeffrey K. Sprecher didn't say what Miller is, though I certainly could've provided him with a few adjectives for the brewery's fizzy yellow water. Instead, he ruled that the prosecution in an underage drinking trial hadn't provided adequate evidence that MGD is, in fact, beer."
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http://www.philly.com:80/mld/philly/entertainment/dining/12421740.htm
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neuvocat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 03:22 PM
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1. MWAH-HAHH-HAHH!!!
That's funny even though I've gotten awfully blitzed off of it in the past.
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 03:25 PM
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2. I was a Miller drinker years ago...
...then I was struck with a sharp blow to the head... :crazy:
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jane_pippin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 03:25 PM
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3. hahah. Sprecher eh?
That's the name of a local microbrew here in Wisconsin. (FYI, Sprecher Special Amber is the best beer ever). Now if I were a conspiracy nut....

Anyway, funny article. I have to send this to my dad. He and my aunt (who used to work for Miller) have had an ongoing feud for decades over it's alleged merits. I think my dad just won.
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Delarage Donating Member (716 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 08:04 PM
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4. I like Miller beers.
I usually dring Miller Lite, which I think has a slightly "yeasty" taste to it. Of course, I get mocked by my upscale friends who enjoy fancy-pants beers like Yuengling (sp?), Dogfish Head, etc. But whatever. It's a free country.

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indy_azcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 08:07 PM
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8. yuengling is *not* fancy pants
'specially in PA :beer:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 08:04 PM
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5. I love MGD....and you can't make me not.
:P Beer snob.
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 08:05 PM
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6. you say that like it's a bad thing
:shrug:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 08:06 PM
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7. It's a good thing...if only I could still drink. I am one of those who can
not stand the bitter, swilly taste of the hoity toity imports we're all supposed to love. They suck, and they taste bad....and the emperor is TOO naked. :hi:
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 08:08 PM
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9. i never liked beer until i found the "hoity toity imports"
ha ha ha ha - but i like the implication that i only like them because i'm supposed to. :nuke:


oh yeah: :loveya:
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indy_azcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 08:09 PM
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10. How about a nice lambic?
Mmmm... Kriek cherry beer :9
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