Comments on: The legend of Miller Chill grows

By: DavidCyrus

DavidCyrus — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:20:16 +0000

Chill is not as bad as everyone here is maiking it out to be. I believe that most Chill drinkers are coming from the fruity cooler sect- I would take a Chill before a Smirnoff Ice anyday. While it is not a classic beer, I don’t think it’ll burn out too soon- I’m betting it’ll outlast Mic Ultra.

By: BassmanPaulC.

BassmanPaulC. — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:42:04 +0000

I’ve had no interest in even trying this. I like my beer “plain,” I guess you could call it. I might have a lime wedge with a Red Stripe, but that’s as far as that goes.

By: Nightbiker

Nightbiker — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:35:28 +0000

I don’t buy their explanation that most of the consumers are from non-beer categories. A non-beer drinker does not consume beer -most who prefer other spirits are not going to cross over -oh, they MAY try it ONCE if its perceived as ‘trendy’, but these folks are very unlikely to be repeat customers.
Tried it once myself (and I really like beer) -I won’t try it again. While not the worst thing I’ve ever tasted, it was certainly in the running for most foul concoction with the ‘beer’ label.
Hype can generate sales, but hype rarely sustains sales numbers. There are just too many ‘good’ options out there for the non-brewing public -and it probably goes without saying that the brewing public are more likely to well, make their own

By: Brewmaster Mike

Brewmaster Mike — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:04:56 +0000

I run a bar and have already quit carrying it. The first batch went quit until everyone tried it once.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:45:58 +0000

I have to agree everyone. Chill is definitely nasty. Sales are going to drop off a cliff soon.

By: The Dude

The Dude — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:13:24 +0000

Miller is saying that most of the drinkers (of course at the moment I cant remember where I saw this) are coming from outside the beer category. So the majority of the volume is not from mega brewers or craft brewers but wine and spirits.

By: 6R

6R — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:49:25 +0000

Miller Chill is gross. The sales they are getting are first time buyers looking to try something new. Everyone I know agrees it sucks. Return customers are highly unlikely.

By: The Miller Chill Effect » Twin Cities Beer Prices

The Miller Chill Effect » Twin Cities Beer Prices — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:10:36 +0000

[...] According to Miller Brewing’s reports (as found at Realbeer.com), they hope to sell 400,000 barrels of Chill this year, which would equal the sales of Miller’s biggest import, Foster’s Lager. And in supermarkets (20% of all beer sales happen there), Chill is outselling such beers as Michelob Light, Heineken Light, Beck’s, Blue Moon White, Samuel Adams Boston Lager and Rolling Rock, [...]

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:15:00 +0000

The question that comes to mind is this: what were all these Miller Chill buyers spending their money on before this product arrived on the scene. It is a safe bet that most of them were buying various mega-brewer pale lagers, or Mexican or other imports of similar ilk. In effect the larger brewers and importers are likely just swapping volumes. I don’t believe the craft beer industry is being seriously threatened by Miller Chill and any others trying to jump on this bandwagon.

By: Skahtboi

Skahtboi — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:39:05 +0000

Or…five letters. GROSS.