Miller "Chill" : Chelada-style beer

Miller Brewing Company introduces a "Chelada-style light beer brewed with a hint of lime & salt."

Miller Chill

E.M.

I happened to try Chill in Florida a couple of weeks ago. I was excited to try this new beer since I love lime and salt in my Mexican beers.

After my first sip of Chill I was extremely disappointed. Its more of a wine cooler/malt beverage. It had a strong artificial citrus flavor with no hint of salt anywhere.

Will never try again.

Speaking of Michelada-style beer, has anyone ever seen this?

Or, the Budweiser version?

E.M.

Have you ever tried Twang? It is flavored salt for beer that they sell by the registers at covenience and liquor stores in San Antonio. It comes in little sugar-packs or little plastic shakers. The flavors are lemon-lime, chile-lime and pickle. Pickle was the first flavor I saw in the late 80s. It tastes like chemicals, but it grows on you.

d4v3 wrote:It tastes like chemicals, but it grows on you.

I've never tried Twang, but I know what you mean.

A few years ago a similar product called "Lucas" was available in Chicago at alot of grocery and convenience stores. There were a few varieties and it became quite popular, but, for some reason, the entire line was discontinued. Like a lot of folks, I used it to season fruit, popcorn, etc., but I never thought to try it with beer.

http://www.mexgrocer.com/brand-lucas.html

E.M.

Erik M. wrote:There were a few varieties and it became quite popular, but, for some reason, the entire line was discontinued.

Lucas products were banned by the Illinois Dept. of Public Health in 2004 for high lead content. Lucas is manufactured by Mars candy.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/lucas.html

The powdered candies are packaged in a shaker container. Some children pour the powdered candy into their mouths in a practice called "waterfalling."
Testing has shown these candies to contain as much as twice the amount of lead dictated by the federal guideline for lead in candy.

First off, my gringo tastebuds would never consider a mixture of salt, citric acid and powdered chilis, to be "candy", even with the playful brand name, "Acidito".

Secondly, there is a permissable level of lead for candy?