Miller High Life and Milwaukee’s Lakefront Brewery are teaming up on a collaboration beer called The Juicy Life, a lager packed with tropical flavor imparted by experimental hops.
“Available in six-packs of bottles in Wisconsin, as well as on draft at Lakefront’s taproom in downtown Milwaukee, The Juicy Life was crafted to appeal to both longtime High Life drinkers and craft fans hunting for bolder flavors,” said Carol Walker, an associate R&D brewer at the company’s pilot facility, Miller Valley Brewery, in Milwaukee.
Using hops including Sabro and an experimental variety, HBC 586, The Juicy Life has a complexity not often found in lagers. An American hop, HBC 586’s key flavors are mango, orange and pineapple. Combined with the tangerine-coconut and creamy attributes from Sabro and a malt bill that includes wheat, The Juicy Life’s mouthfeel and flavor will be recognizable to craft drinkers, while approachable to lager fans who love the beers Lakefront and Miller are known for brewing.
The collaboration beer is the fourth in recent years for Miller High Life, which famously has been brewed in Milwaukee since 1903.