[USMA:34830] Re: Tetley's Ale

[Carleton MacDonald]

The law requiring metrication of wine and liquor didn’t include beer … that’s the problem.   cm   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Remek Kocz Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 13:51 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:34825] Re: Tetley's Ale   Are these domestically manufactured cans or are they imported?  It's too bad that there is so much resistance to labelling them with the metric contents.  Alcoholic beverages are mostly sold in metric anyways, so it's just depressing to see the beer can and bottle desperately holding on to the customary sizes. On 10/12/05, Jim Elwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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" < usma@colostate.edu> 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" <usma@colostate.edu> > 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 >>  >  >  > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >  >  > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.13/126 - Release Date: > 2005-10-09 >  >  Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com