Why stop with one serving? I'd rather have the whole liter. U.S. participants will recall the frothy slogan, "Schaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one."
Quoting Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > on 2005-10-11 05.17, Jim Elwell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Picked up a four-pack of Tetley's English Ale at the store yesterday > > (picture attached). Noticed the volume is listed as: > > > > 14.9 FL. OZ. (440 mL) > > > > Seems a bit odd size for either measurement. > > > > Jim > > > > > > Jim Elwell > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 801-466-8770 > > www.qsicorp.com > > Dear Jim Elwell and All, > > This is the beginning of an attempt to redefine the 'pint' in England to a > 500 millilitre glass filled to the brim. > > Sometime in the 19th century, the English beer industry redefined the 'pint' > as a pint glass, of 568 mL, filled to the brim. This had the effect that > drinkers always received less than a pint because beer comes with a frothy > head. > > For around 100 years, British beer drinkers have received somewhere between > 540 mL (95 % of 568 mL) and about 500 mL (a little below 90 % of 568 mL) > whenever they order a pint of beer in a pub. In my experience of British and > Irish pubs it has invariably been closer to 500 mL than it is to 540 mL and > obviously it is impossible to obtain a true pint (of 568 mL) in a glass that > was designed to hold a pint only when filled to the brim. > > Terry Simpson tells me that the law requires the glass to be 95 % full but > that inspectors are reluctant to prosecute above 90 % and that courts are > also disinclined to uphold drinkers claims between 90 % and 95 %. Terry also > tells me that there are places where they serve pints of beer in glasses > that hold more that a pint so that drinkers actually receive a pint of beer > in their glass when they ask for 'a pint of beer, please'. I have not seen > any of these pubs but I understand that they are now about 4 % of the pubs > in Britain. > > The odd size, 440 mL with widget, is designed so that 440 mL of beer will > fit into a 500 mL glass and its widget generated froth will neatly fill the > 500 mL glass to the brim. In Australia the Guinness Company advertises these > with a poster that recommends that you enjoy your 'pint' at home. If you buy > a four-pack they even supply a 500 mL glass to pour your (somewhat reduced) > 'pint' into. > > If the Guinness Company and the Tetley Company are successful with this > campaign they will effectively reduce the size of the English 'pint' from > about 540 mL to exactly 440 mL -- a reduction of about 18 % -- not a bad > morning's work for a simple change of definition. > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin > PO Box 305 Belmont 3216 > Geelong, Australia > 61 3 5241 2008 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.metricationmatters.com > > This email and its attachments are for the sole use of the addressee and may > contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. This > email and its attachments are subject to copyright and should not be partly > or wholly reproduced without the consent of the copyright owner. Any > unauthorised use of disclosure of this email or its attachments is > prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please immediately delete it > from your system and notify the sender by return email. > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Editor, "Metric Today" U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] "There are two cardinal sins, from which all the others spring: impatience and laziness." ---Franz Kafka
