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| - I recently visited Fitzgeralds on a Friday night with some friends. When going to the bar to order, I saw that they had a special that read "$3.50 Select Ales."
I ordered two, then watched as the bartender poured out two Miller Lites.
When she brought back the drinks, I explained that Miller Lite isn't an ale at all, but a pilsner (which is a style of lager.) She first asked "What's the difference?" When I explained the differences, she shrugged her shoulders and said, "That's just what we call it," then walked off.
Beers can be split up into two categories: lagers and ales. Lagers (which include pilsners) use a bottom-fermenting yeast and have what the casual drinker would describe as a "crisp" taste, and ales (which include IPAs, porters, and stouts) use a top-fermenting yeast.
Even to the average beer drinker, this doesn't make sense. Getting a Miller Lite when you order an ale is like getting a tuna sandwich after you ordered the caviar.
At best, this is marketing laziness, at worst it's an outright lie.
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