On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 09:53:35AM +0100, Steve Mynott wrote: > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:02:12AM -0700, Ovid typed: > > > Gotta disagree on this one. IPA in the states is *awful*. I actually like > > it over here. Plus, US beers (even the quality ones) are often very fizzy. > > A bit too much for my taste. I know the microbreweries in Portland are > > fantastic, but they generally don't ship over here. > > I thought Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was *excellent*, although there > was a tendancy for some to be over hopped. > > BTW I read a report that beer in 2/3 pint measures was to be allowed > in the UK. It also claimed that currently 1/3 pint measures were > available and legal in the UK. I wondered if anyone had ever seen > this?
As I understand it the law is that draft beer must be dispensed into crown (or EU) stamped glasses, which are in (integer) multiples of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 pint. So I infer that if you can get a stamped 2/3 glass, it's legal. I have seen 1/3rd glasses - Greg, Kake and I went to a Wetherspoon's beer festival where they were selling three thirds of different beers. I found this *extremely* dangerous - I can neck (and enjoy) a third pint glass very rapidly. And then there are 2 more. And then they are all gone. IIRC, these 1/3rd glasses were EU stamped, but I don't have a picture of this. I'm sure Napoleon must be spinning in his grave - 1/3rd of a pint is 189 1/3 ml, and it amuses me no end that the EU are officially sanctioning a vulgar fraction. Nicholas Clark