There are numerous 500 mL cans of beer sold in the USA. Unfortunately, I have seen some of them labeled 16.9 oz, without even a metric equivalent. Not all of them by any means, but a few.

Jim


At 12 10 05, 08:03 AM, Remek Kocz wrote:
Any sightings of the 500 ml cans in the US?  I know that in Canada's LCBO stores
quite a bit of the imported beer can be had in this size.  Doesn't seem to be the
case in the US, though.

On 10/11/05, Philip S Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In the UK beer and lager is mostly sold in 440 ml, 500 ml cans. The 440 ml
size is the modern replacement for the old 3/4 pint can.

There are however a plethora of different sizes available mainly the
imported ones. As far as I know there are no prescribed quantities (as there
are with other packaged goods) for can beer which would explain the wide
variance. There a few being sold in 568 ml cans and marked as such along
with descriptive phrases like "real pint".

I think it's a good sign that 440 ml, and 330 ml sizes are appearing on the
US market. Given the difference between the US pint and the imperial one it
could herald a gradual acceptance of non-US sizes and the beginning of a
gradual alignment with the ROW.

Ever the optimist
Phil Hall

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
To: "U.S. Metric Association" < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:47 AM
Subject: [USMA:34795] Re: Tetley's Ale


> According to Rowlett, the fluid ounce (US) is 29.573 531 mL and the fluid
> ounce UK is 28.413 063 mL, a difference of difference of about 1 mL.  .
>
> If you divide 440 by 14.9 you get close to the US  definition of the fluid
> ounce.  This declaration is obviously meant for the US market.  If sold in
> the UK or elsewhere, chances are no mention of ounces is made.   If course
> someone from the pro-imperial side will insist there is.
>
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Elwell" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, 2005-10-10 15:17
> Subject: [USMA:34784] Tetley's Ale
>
>
>> 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
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