How do I review this?

one of the guidelines to reviewing a beer set by the bro's is to rate according to style. just because you may not like it, you still have to ask yourself, "did the brewery create a good representation of the style?" so you could go that route... or, i guess you could say "smell? ...well, it doesn't smell that good at all, so 2 it is!"

 

Be fair. Even if you don't like it, give it a fair shot. You don't have to give it huge scores, but don't just rip it because.

 

Rating to style only takes you so far. Unlike wine, where there is no bad style, beer has a large well selling bad "style". The only reasonable solution I can think of is to rate it as an American lager and score accordingly. That it happens to be a super low calorie version doesn't put in a unique category, in my opinion.

 

Go to the description of light lager...sounds like what you were drinking, if you like it say so but note its a little light for your tastes...a light lager is just that...so rate it by the style and add your feelings in the overall part of your review.

 

Truly the most ironic beer in existence. A beer brewed for people that hate beer. The question shouldn't be about how to review it, but why? Tickers gotta tick I guess.

 

You should always review a beer as it pertains to the style.

 

How does it stack up for American premium light lager ? Bigger question, why is it in your glass?

 

Absolutely correct. If you like it better than other American Light Lagers, then rating it as good is what you should do.

 

I don't think wine advocates would agree with that statement.

By all means compare to style, but try some other light beers if that's your plan. Go to a brewpub and try their light lager. It too will be boring, but I'm willing to bet it will be better than Miller 64.

 

So where are the 5s in the American Light Lager section? It seems to top out at 3.29 with Sam Adams Light. This means that almost all American Light Lagers are below-average American Light Lagers. Huh?

 

^^^Well....um...YES!!!

 

It doesn't mean they're all below average light lagers, it means they're all below average beers in a general sense (or at least, that would appear to be the meta-BA consensus). A bad light lager will still have a much worse score than a good light lager.

Rating to scale doesn't necessarily mean that there has to be 5.0-worthy examples of every style. As long as you can differentiate a good example of a style from a bad example of the style then the numbers are doing their job.

 

Wait, why are you drinking Miller? Illinois has a ton of good beer. Why Miller!? Why!!!?

I say rate it however you damn well please, just like everyone else.

 

Whats the style?
Light, Flavorless, Low Alcohol American Adjunct?

 

You should review it for what you feel it's worth to you period, regardless of what "style" it is.

 

Whether you rate to style or rate based on overall impression is up to you. That said, I don't believe you should be rating a beer style that you dislike (not directed at you Duff27). I don't like sushi. You can put the world's best sushi in front of me and I'm not going to rate it a 5, because I can't justify it, nor would it be fair of me to rate it a 1. If you think all light lagers are garbage, I just don't see the point in giving it a rating. Many on BeerAdvocate would probably take exception to a person who dislikes IPA rating Heady Topper a 1 but it's accepted when rating the BMC's.