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- <title>
- Mar. 15, 1993: See-Through Brew
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
- Mar. 15, 1993 In the Name of God
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- THE WEEK, Page 20
- BUSINESS
- See-Through Brew
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p>Joining the latest fad in marketing, Miller makes its beer
- perfectly clear
- </p>
- <p> It seems to be the rule of the day--clearer is better.
- Manufacturers of all sorts of products are convinced that
- consumers equate transparent with natural and healthy. Result:
- products like clear dishwashing liquid and clear roll-on
- deodorant. Soft-drink titan Coca-Cola has invented a colorless
- version of its classic diet soda Tab, while rival Pepsico has
- struck back with "Crystal" equivalents of regular and Diet
- Pepsi, as sweet as ever but clear as water.
- </p>
- <p> Perhaps the oddest example of the trend is the Miller
- Brewing Co.'s introduction of Miller Clear, a beer that goes
- through the usual brewing, fermenting and aging--plus an
- ultrafiltration process that makes the beer as clear as the
- glass it's in. The hueless hops will debut in test markets
- later this month. Aside from its unorthodox appearance, a can
- of Miller Clear has as much alcohol as regular beer, but has
- 122 calories per 12-oz. serving, slightly fewer than in
- amber-hued cousins like Miller High Life. The theory: What you
- can't see can't hurt you.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
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