Miller Lite Will Give You Free Beer For Your Cancelled Holiday Party This Year

You can still drink with your coworkers via Zoom, though!

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Office holiday parties hit different in 2020—and not in a good way. Taking tequila shots with your boss and busting out a spirited karaoke rendition of "Come on Eileen" isn't quite as enticing via Zoom. That doesn't, however, mean you can't still pound a few beers with your coworkers in the name company camaraderie. 

To ease the blow of our cancelled holiday party plans, Miller Lite is supplying us all with six-packs—whether you'll actually miss these work-enforced functions or not. 

"2020 has upset most holiday traditions, but there is one that many have mixed feelings over—the evolution of work holiday parties," reads a Miller Lite press release. "In fact, over 50% of full-time office employees say they aren’t sad to see these parties go, and 70% would choose time off from work over a holiday party. Feelings may be mixed, but Miller Lite hopes there is one thing we can agree on: not attending a work holiday party means more time for people to enjoy Miller Lite with a few real friends."

Getting your free beer couldn't be easier. Here's how it works: Just head over to the Miller Lite Twitter page and tweet at the company, tagging the friends you're cracking open a cold one with. You'll still need go out and buy the beer for yourself, but the tweet is a de facto proof of purchase that earns the first 50,000 people to engage a rebate via Venmo. The offer's valid through December 12.

"With many companies nixing the traditional holiday party, we’re focused on the silver lining—more time with a few real friends, which is what Miller Time is all about," director of activation for Miller Lite Courtney Carter Dugan said in a statement. "Not having to make awkward small talk or being forced to take photobooth pictures with coworkers is a holiday gift in and of itself."

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Megan Schaltegger is a staff writer at Thrillist.