When did 12 ounces become a pint?

[Tobra]

I would report them to the state liquor board myself. Fairly certain what they are doing is illegal.

[lane912]

The "Piaget" Beer Gauge - About Beer's Review of the "Piaget" Beer Gauge

look a mesuring device!!!

[lane912]

this was several years ago but totaly on topic-
Lawmakers have your back, Oregon beer drinker - OregonLive.com

Lawmakers have your back, Oregon beer drinker

Legislators propose making sure that a pint glass contains 16 ounces

Saturday, April 04, 2009
JANIE HAR

The Oregonian Staff

SALEM -- It's not quite policing pints, but some legislators want to make sure brewpubs and taverns pour you a full glass of beer.

A bill that debuted before a House committee Friday calls for the state to measure servings and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to issue decals to establishments that meet the "honest pint" 16-ounce standard.

"If someone advertises a pint, don't you think you should get a pint?" said Rep. Mike Schaufler, D-Happy Valley, the business and labor committee chairman who is co-sponsoring the bill.

Nope, it's not the most pressing issue facing Oregon, said Rep. Jules Bailey, D-Portland, the bill's chief backer. But the decal system would be voluntary for businesses -- and a bit of good cheer for consumers during a grim recession.

"Difficult times deserve an honest pint," said Evan Manvel, a conservation lobbyist representing himself Friday.

If he were in charge, said the normally mild-mannered Manvel, "I would make serving cheater pints a Measure 11 offense."

There were lots of giggles from the mostly male members on the committee.

But there was also serious talk about protecting customers and the dangers of creating more work for already burdened government employees.

Beer connoisseur Jeff Alworth realizes the state budget is hurting but says this cause is worthy of legislators' time.

"Oregon takes its beer seriously, and it bolsters our credentials about taking our beer seriously."

England and Germany, he says, have the right idea when it comes to measuring beer: a 16-ounce line on the glass that allows everyone to see how much liquid -- and how much head -- is in the draw.

Schaufler's committee will vote on the bill soon, and he sees it coming to a bar near you:

"And if it isn't a pint, they have some explaining to do."...

[stuartj]

Originally Posted by Chuck Moreland

Thought I'd try out the Yard House. First time visit, these are apparently in many cities.

As the name suggests, they have a very large beer selection.

My wife ordered a bottle (12 ounces) and poured it in glass. I ordered up a pint on tap, the glass and fill level were identical to my wife's 12 ounce beer.

As any beer drinker knows, a pint is 16 ounces. The pint size glasses are very familiar.

I flagged the waitress, explaining I had ordered up a pint, assuming she brought the wrong beer. She said it was a pint. I set it next to my wife's 12 ounce beer, fresh out of the bottle, to illustrate the obvious.

She sends over the manager who also said it was a pint. He claimed the glass could theoretically hold a pint if filled to the very top, but they leave about 1/2 inch to avoid spillage when serving.

To prove his point, he heads off to measure the glass. Upon returning, he conceded the glass when filled to over flowing actually holds only 15 ounces.

With the 1/2 inch they under fill, that leaves just about 12 oz of beer in their "pint".

That REALLY sucks.

In the USA, there would be an authority (each state?) with responsibility for weights and measures that makes sure of things like this? That gas/petrol coming out of a pump is in fact a gallon, not .95 gallon, that a pint is a pint etc?