Miller Lite

Classified by WHO's IARC as a Group 1 carcinogen — definitively known to cause cancer in humans. Even moderate alcohol consumption is causally linked to cancers of the breast, colon, esophagus, larynx, liver, and oropharynx. There is no safe level of alcohol consumption per the WHO (2023).

Brewing water; the dominant ingredient by volume.

The primary glyphosate-residue vector in beer. Conventional barley in North America is commonly sprayed with glyphosate (Roundup) as a pre-harvest desiccant to dry the grain uniformly for combine harvesting; residues persist through malting, mashing, and fermentation.

Industrial fermentable adjunct (mostly dextrose). Fermented out into alcohol, but signals an ultra-processed brewing approach that lightens body and reduces cost rather than adding character.

Saccharomyces strain used for fermentation; not a health concern.

Whole hop flowers — traditional ingredient with mild antimicrobial polyphenols (xanthohumol, isohumulones).

CO2-extracted concentrated hop product replacing whole hops; ultra-processed adjunct used to standardize bitterness across mass production.