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Miller Lite Captures Bar Smells In Three Nostalgic Candles

Miller Lite is bringing home the smell of beer and bad decisions with its latest social good project: a dive bar-scented candle.

 Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Co., a subsidiary of Molson Coors, announced the release of limited-edition Miller Lite candles.
Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Co., a subsidiary of Molson Coors, announced the release of limited-edition Miller Lite candles. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

MILWAUKEE, WI — Some experts say scents trigger our most vivid memories.

If that's the case, get ready to remember a few of those nights you’ve spent years trying to forget.

On Wednesday, Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Co., a subsidiary of Molson Coors, announced the release of limited-edition Miller Lite candles, which the company claims will help you "bring that dive bar aroma home."

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We get it. After a year of social distancing due to the pandemic, many of us are missing our favorite watering holes and game-day hangouts.

While Miller's tweet was unclear on whether it infused actual bar smells — like stale cigarette smoke and warm beer — into a single candle, these are likely intended to ease the sting of missing simple pleasures amid the pandemic.

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Most notably, the candles are being used to raise funds for the United States Bartenders' Guild, a nonprofit that has supported bartenders and other service industry professionals before and during the pandemic.

The candles are listed on the Miller Lite online shop.

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