On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:15:03 -0400, "James Silverton"
> 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.