"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:49:22 +0100:
>
>>> 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.
>
>> 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? I must look
> closely next time I buy something like Samuel Smith's etc.
>

I have a Nut Brown bottle here and it's 550ml which must be 1.3oz short of a
pint.





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