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.

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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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James Silverton
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