US vs UK pint glasses in pubs

n97 mini

If it's being advertised for sale as a pint, then a 568ml pint is what you should get.

If it was a beer from Khazakstan and you ordered a "pint" which came in a half pint glass and an explanation that pints in Khazakstan are only 10oz you'd be right to demand a refund.

But by paying for it you are accepting it.

Pinch Flat

Concert venues also love those 400ml plastic "pint" glasses. Even more profit on top of already extortionate prices. Gave up on them years ago.

rubadub

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Concert venues also love those 400ml plastic "pint" glasses.

I hear this said a lot. I have been to many gigs over the years and have never once got one which I thought was 400ml (and being passed off as a pint), I don't think any were even 500ml.

Because of the moulding process the tops are usually tapered outwards a lot, while ones made of glass tend to taper back in.

This means the last upper inch in the plastic glass holds a fair amount of volume, and can visually look like it is smaller than a pint glass alongside it.

But barmen do tend to leave a head, and in gigs it is easily lost by bumping into people, so though I believe I have always gotten pint glasses I know it was often well under a pint by the time I went to drink it. The volume is often printed on the bottoms.

Hotblack Desiato

Anyone who allows customers to believe they are buying a 'pint' and serves less than 568mL is commiting fraud.

Pkiernan

I'm going to open a USA styled gas station here and charge for 3.8 litre gallons!!!