From: "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:34292] Setting a date
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 15:34:26 -0400
Posted to the BWMA:
What many people don't realise is that when HMG forbad the litre for sale
of draught beer they were not exercising the rights that they negotiated
with Europe. The directive has a clause allowing the pint for beer and milk
but doesn't prohibit metric.
So when publicans are told that cannot server beer in 500 ml glasses its
Britain that is being restrictive not the EU.
I bet if the UK had simply kept the pint whilst allowing x * 100 ml sizes
as well then the latter would be in fairly common use by now.
You'd be a very poor man!
However you are correct in pointing out that there is an absurd rule in the
UK that forbids the use of litres/ half-litres for the sale of draught
produce.
