2001-03-11 Maybe the British pint won't be around much longer. Read below: ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2001-03-11 17:35 Subject: Re: [ukma] Demise of the Pub Pint? On Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:20:41 -0000, "riane martin" [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Australian glass manufactures might be pleased to hear of this- thye have been making 600 ml glasses and bottles for some 30 years- which replaced the pint. Riane From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ukma] Demise of the Pub Pint? Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 21:26:32 +0000 On Sun, 11 Mar 2001 13:01:46 -0000, "Phil Durden" wrote: Yesterday's Independent (P.14) reported that Britain's two manufacturers of 568 ml beer glass are in receivership. If they discontinue production, pubs will then have to buy their glasses from France, Belgium or Turkey. Could this mean the introduction of the Pub Litre? IF they can only buy glasses in 0.5l and 1l sizes, customers are not going to be happy about only getting 0.5 l, when the price will probably remain the same as for 568 ml, due to be glasses being more expensive. And if using 1 l glasses, who's going to want the bar-worker to only fill a 1000ml glass up to 568 ml? They'll probably say "Go on, make it a litre then"! Phil D I saw that article, too. I imagine economies of scale would come into it. As the British beer mug (even the smooth variety) is fairly unique to Britain, I imagine they would be happy to produce that style in that size. But I'm sure I've seen glasses for sale in Lidl which were manufactured in France and were a round number of ounces (not necessarily a pint). Chris
