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Author: James SilvertonJames Silverton Date: Aug 12, 2008 13:15
Hello All!
I just read an article in a popular science magazine from Britain,
"Chemistry World", where it was stated "Little beats a cool, crisp pint
of beer on a hot summer's day". I thoroughly agree with that sentiment
but the article was illustrated by a picture of beer in the usual 12oz
bottle. Is "pint" just a name for a glass of beer in Britain or does it
commonly come in 20oz (British pint) bottles? I suspect that the use of
"pint" for a glassful is common in Ireland too and I'm aware that the
British and American fl ozs are very slightly different.
--
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
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Author: Corey RichardsonCorey Richardson Date: Aug 12, 2008 13:30
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:15:03 -0400, "James Silverton"
verizon.net> wrote:
>Hello All!
>
>I just read an article in a popular science magazine from Britain,
>"Chemistry World", where it was stated "Little beats a cool, crisp pint
>of beer on a hot summer's day". I thoroughly agree with that sentiment
>but the article was illustrated by a picture of beer in the usual 12oz
>bottle. Is "pint" just a name for a glass of beer in Britain or does it
>commonly come in 20oz (British pint) bottles? I suspect that the use of
>"pint" for a glassful is common in Ireland too and I'm aware that the
>British and American fl ozs are very slightly different.
A pint bottle of beer is now 568 ml in the UK. I don't think I've ever
seen it in ounces.
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Author: James SilvertonJames Silverton Date: Aug 12, 2008 13:39
Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:30:32 +0100:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> I just read an article in a popular science magazine from
>> Britain, "Chemistry World", where it was stated "Little beats
>> a cool, crisp pint of beer on a hot summer's day". I
>> thoroughly agree with that sentiment but the article was
>> illustrated by a picture of beer in the usual 12oz bottle. Is
>> "pint" just a name for a glass of beer in Britain or does it
>> commonly come in 20oz (British pint) bottles? I suspect that
>> the use of "pint" for a glassful is common in Ireland too and
>> I'm aware that the British and American fl ozs are very
>> slightly different.
>A pint bottle of beer is now 568 ml in the UK. I don't think
> I've ever seen it in ounces.
.
OK, to rephrase my question some, are 568ml (or near that value)
*bottles* of beer common in Britain? It does not change my question
really since 568ml is 19.99 floz (British).
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Author: Corey RichardsonCorey Richardson Date: Aug 12, 2008 13:43
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:39:06 -0400, "James Silverton"
verizon.net> wrote:
> Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:30:32 +0100:
>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> I just read an article in a popular science magazine from
>>> Britain, "Chemistry World", where it was stated "Little beats...
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Author: Corey RichardsonCorey Richardson Date: Aug 12, 2008 13:49
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:43:40 +0100, Corey Richardson
bugmenot.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:39:06 -0400, "James Silverton"
> verizon.net> wrote:
>>> Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:30:32 +0100:
>>
>>>> Hello All!
>>>>
>>>> I just read an article...
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Author: GrahamGraham Date: Aug 12, 2008 13:59
> Hello All!
>
> I just read an article in a popular science magazine from Britain,
> "Chemistry World", where it was stated "Little beats a cool, crisp pint of
> beer on a hot summer's day". I thoroughly agree with that sentiment but
> the article was illustrated by a picture of beer in the usual 12oz bottle.
> Is "pint" just a name for a glass of beer in Britain or does it commonly
> come in 20oz (British pint) bottles? I suspect that the use of "pint" for
> a glassful is common in Ireland too and I'm aware that the British and
> American fl ozs are very slightly different.
>
> --
I think that when you "go for a pint" it is not only 20floz but it also
tends to imply...
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Author: Corey RichardsonCorey Richardson Date: Aug 12, 2008 14:05
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:59:04 GMT, "Graham" wrote:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> I just read an article in a popular science magazine from Britain...
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Author: James SilvertonJames Silverton Date: Aug 12, 2008 14:13
Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:49:22 +0100:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:39:06 -0400, "James Silverton"
>> verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>> Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:30:32 +0100:
>>>
>>>>> Hello All!
>>>>>
>>>>> I just read...
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Date: Aug 12, 2008 14:58
James Silverton wrote:
> Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:49:22 +0100:
>
>>> Yes, 568ml (AKA 1 pint) bottles of beer are very common in
>>> Britain.
>
>> Sorry for the follow-up. I should have said that although you
>> do get true 1 pint bottles of beer,500ml bottles are increasingly
>> common, although not regarded as a pint.
>
> .
> Interesting, you don't actually call 500ml a pint then?
In the UK, 500ml is called a half-litre. Never a pint. It's illegal
to call 500ml a pint, 'cause ... it isn't a pint.
> I suppose it would have been too much to hope for that bottles could
> have been rounded *up* but I've seen 300ml and 330ml bottles from
> continental Europe when 341ml would have closer to 12 floz (US).
Continental European beverage makers aren't obliged to respect US size
standards, and 330ml is a common size in packaged beverages in Europe.
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