About This Style
What These Profiles Represent
Under TTB materials, beer for federal purposes includes fermented malt or malt-substitute beverages at 0.5% ABV or more; malt beverages under the FAA Act also depend on malted barley and hops. TTB Ruling 2004-1 FAQ treats light and lite as terms that may require average-analysis or Serving Facts support when they imply calorie or carbohydrate claims.
Brewers Association style guidance recognizes American-style light lager as a light-bodied, highly carbonated beer style. That style guidance is useful for beverage background, but it is not a BAC shortcut and does not make every Light subtype row a lager.
Official brand materials place Miller Lite in 1975 and identify Bud Light as a 1982 light lager. The active DUI Professional Light beer profile set also includes lower-calorie and session products such as Mexican light lagers, low-carb IPAs, and brand-family light beers, so the page separates brand background from profile-based averages.
The database average is useful for screening the subtype, but a real calculation should use the selected drink record, the actual pour volume, and the product ABV on the container or reliable product record.
