On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:39:06 -0400, "James Silverton"
> 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
>>> 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).

Yes, 568ml (AKA 1 pint) bottles of beer are very common in Britain.