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 Nevelon wrote:
If I just wanted to socialize, I’d head up to my FLGS. For the price of a few drinks, I can walk away with a box of minis.

Different destination but same idea.


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 kronk wrote:
The newly redecorated wine bar near me that my wife likes has both of these in stock. I'm good.

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 Frazzled wrote:

This is why one should drink Bourbon or Demon Rum.

You can stop at Bourbon!

I like what you've done here.

I asked earlier with no reply, but I am really interested, so I'll be a jerk and ask again:

In the UK, how many fluid ounces are expected when you order a drafted pint?

 jasper76 wrote:
I asked earlier with no reply, but I am really interested, so I'll be a jerk and ask again:

In the UK, how many fluid ounces are expected when you order a drafted pint?

Fluid ounces? Gibberish American moonspeak You might as well ask how many grombits in a thrakle...

A pint is 568ml if that helps. Gods own measurement.

 jasper76 wrote:
I asked earlier with no reply, but I am really interested, so I'll be a jerk and ask again:

In the UK, how many fluid ounces are expected when you order a drafted pint?

As someone raised in the metric system I had to look at my kitchen measuring jug for a conversion from pints to fluid ounces which said 20 Imperial fluid ounces in a UK pint.

The US fluid ounce is 1.04084 Imperial fluid ounces, so there's about 19.2 US fluid ounces in a UK pint.

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
I asked earlier with no reply, but I am really interested, so I'll be a jerk and ask again:

In the UK, how many fluid ounces are expected when you order a drafted pint?

As someone raised in the metric system I had to look at my kitchen measuring jug for a conversion from pints to fluid ounces which said 20 Imperial fluid ounces in a UK pint.

The US fluid ounce is 1.04084 Imperial fluid ounces, so there's about 19.2 US fluid ounces in a UK pint.

Nice

This changes things absoluitely, because in the US, when you get a beer, its only 12 fluid ounces. You have to beg for a proper "pint" in most places, which is normally 16 oz....still quite shorter to the rim than the pint you are talking about.

The 12 oz beer and its reported prices is what every American on this board is talking about. That's a mere 65% of the quantity you are getting per glass. So it may seem like your ahead of the game, compared to my city-folk countrymen, at least.

Or maybe math-hammer would prove me wrong here.

 kronk wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
If I just wanted to socialize, I’d head up to my FLGS. For the price of a few drinks, I can walk away with a box of minis.

I don't get wife points buying a tactical marine box. I get wife points taking her out to dinner or to a show/musical/comedy and drinks before or after.

A valid point. My Wife is not a big drinker, so I generally can’t get Wife points boozing her up. I mostly rely on chocolate to keep in her good graces. That and being loving, supporting, and attentive, but you can’t pick that up at the store.

 jasper76 wrote:
Satisfy my curiosity here, as these numbers may matter to the subject at hand...

A pint of beer in the US is 16 ounces (a bottle is usually 12 oz)....is that the same in the UK?

Here in the UK we have IMPERIAL pints. They are significantly larger.

Relapse wrote:
Why do people even bother going to a bar or pub if things are that pricey?

Increasingly people don't, that is why so many pubs have gone bust. The price of drink is so much cheaper in the supermarkets, it's difficult to compete.

However the pub is still a good place to socialise especially with a group of friends after some out of house event, or just a couple of jars after work on a Friday.

Essentially, pubs are the FLGS of drinking, no? It might be cheaper to buy your beverages/models in a supermarket/online, but it's the community that makes it worth a little extra.

I pay US $1.50 at my local dive bar for a mug of draft about a US Pint.

I must have really low standards lol.

I was in Norway for my 30th birthday when I was in the RAF.
It worked out at £7.50 for a pint. That's $11.40.
and that was around 10 years ago!

 marv335 wrote:
I was in Norway for my 30th birthday when I was in the RAF.
It worked out at £7.50 for a pint. That's $11.40.
and that was around 10 years ago!

Ooof, when I hear you Europeans talk about cost of living its like I took a punch to the gut!

Norway is outrageously expensive even by Swedish, socialist commie standards. Having no state debt might have something to do with it though.

There's a club in my city does 2.50 for any drink on Thursdays. Obviously a double is 5 and treble is 7.50.

To sound a more positive note, I have recently discovered a new one for my ongoing series of British beers that celebrate our militant history.

The new brew -- Scramble -- comes from Loddon Brewery, one of the local brewers in the Henley area, and has been produced to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.



The crown cap is painted with the RAF roundel, only the red centre is a heart indicating that five pence from each bottle sold goes to the RAF Benevolent Fund.

If you want to get into RAF themed beers there are now three on the market, the others being Spitfire and Lancaster Bomber, from Shepherd Neame and Thwaites. Theses are all available in bottle. Spitfire is available on tap at some pubs.

 Kilkrazy wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
Satisfy my curiosity here, as these numbers may matter to the subject at hand...

A pint of beer in the US is 16 ounces (a bottle is usually 12 oz)....is that the same in the UK?

Here in the UK we have IMPERIAL pints. They are significantly larger.

Relapse wrote:
Why do people even bother going to a bar or pub if things are that pricey?

Increasingly people don't, that is why so many pubs have gone bust. The price of drink is so much cheaper in the supermarkets, it's difficult to compete.

However the pub is still a good place to socialise especially with a group of friends after some out of house event, or just a couple of jars after work on a Friday.

And the Irish, even us half-and-half Northern Irish, see your Imperial pint, call it, and raise your a double vodka straight.
FYI, Irish measurements for spirits are significantly larger than British. And cheaper. I think the british is 25mil? Or is it 40? Can't remember, but Irish is either 45 or 60 depending on which it is. I know its a good 20mil over. A treble over here is practically a pint

I live a bit outside Philadelphia, and I guess we have it easy here. I'm only paying $5 for a bottle of Blue Moon, and between $3.50 to 4 for a bottle of something "lesser in quality", like Yuengling Lager, or *shudder* Budweiser/ Miller Lite. And its cheaper if you want it on tap (I prefer bottles when I'm out).

Oh thank you so much Kilkrazy. Those Spitfire advertisements... they are outstanding!

Oh wow, "Bottle of Britain". That's brilliant.

 Deadshot wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
Satisfy my curiosity here, as these numbers may matter to the subject at hand...

A pint of beer in the US is 16 ounces (a bottle is usually 12 oz)....is that the same in the UK?

Here in the UK we have IMPERIAL pints. They are significantly larger.

Relapse wrote:
Why do people even bother going to a bar or pub if things are that pricey?

Increasingly people don't, that is why so many pubs have gone bust. The price of drink is so much cheaper in the supermarkets, it's difficult to compete.

However the pub is still a good place to socialise especially with a group of friends after some out of house event, or just a couple of jars after work on a Friday.

And the Irish, even us half-and-half Northern Irish, see your Imperial pint, call it, and raise your a double vodka straight.
FYI, Irish measurements for spirits are significantly larger than British. And cheaper. I think the british is 25mil? Or is it 40? Can't remember, but Irish is either 45 or 60 depending on which it is. I know its a good 20mil over. A treble over here is practically a pint

A UK shot is 25ml, an Irish one is 35ml. I understand that you are all alcoholics from birth. So if it was less you wouldn't feel it.

Whenever I drink imported cider, I notice the American ones come in tiny bottles and cost the same as larger ones.

Many pubs in Scotland do the same thing, the 35ml measure is a 1/4 gill, 25ml is 1/5.
Some traditional pubs will have a sign up saying "1/4 gill house" at the bar.

 welshhoppo wrote:

 Deadshot wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
Satisfy my curiosity here, as these numbers may matter to the subject at hand...

A pint of beer in the US is 16 ounces (a bottle is usually 12 oz)....is that the same in the UK?

Here in the UK we have IMPERIAL pints. They are significantly larger.

Relapse wrote:
Why do people even bother going to a bar or pub if things are that pricey?

Increasingly people don't, that is why so many pubs have gone bust. The price of drink is so much cheaper in the supermarkets, it's difficult to compete.

However the pub is still a good place to socialise especially with a group of friends after some out of house event, or just a couple of jars after work on a Friday.

And the Irish, even us half-and-half Northern Irish, see your Imperial pint, call it, and raise your a double vodka straight.
FYI, Irish measurements for spirits are significantly larger than British. And cheaper. I think the british is 25mil? Or is it 40? Can't remember, but Irish is either 45 or 60 depending on which it is. I know its a good 20mil over. A treble over here is practically a pint

A UK shot is 25ml, an Irish one is 35ml. I understand that you are all alcoholics from birth. So if it was less you wouldn't feel it.

Whenever I drink imported cider, I notice the American ones come in tiny bottles and cost the same as larger ones.

Yeah. When me and my dad were in England a few years ago we ended up having to order 2 doubles to mix them into a quad because the bartender wasn't allowed to.

Yeah, the American's can't hold their liquer at all, unless they are Irish American. But generally speaking they can't hold a torch the Brits, Germans, French, Spanish. I guess that's what you get for having 10 years of banned alcohol and a 21 and over limit.

Whereas most of us Brits have been drinking for ten years by the time we are 21.....

 welshhoppo wrote:
Whereas most of us Brits have been drinking for ten years by the time we are 21.....

And we Irish blood have been getting alcohol since the womb.

When I was in the RAF, we used to go on NATO detachments with the USAF.
Our fun hobby was breaking them with alcohol.
I personally broke a very large black master sgt with cask strength single malt.
Pink Polar Bear was the weapon of choice though......

Only straight-edge kids and ones with negative associations with alcohol start drinking at 21. When I was 17 I was killing bottles of Vodka and cases of beer in a night (not both though,I'm not that cool). But yeah, most Americans can't drink professionally past college. My own tolerance has gone downhill since my son was born

 jasper76 wrote:


This changes things absoluitely, because in the US, when you get a beer, its only 12 fluid ounces. You have to beg for a proper "pint" in most places, which is normally 16 oz....still quite shorter to the rim than the pint you are talking about.

I mean, maybe if you ONLY go to TGI Fridays?

But then again, I'm pretty used to paying between $6USD and $12USD for a beer at a brewery/pub. And typically, the ones that are hovering in that $12 range are only 10oz pours because they're higher ABV brews.

@Kronk -- I was able to pick up three bottles of Elmer T about 5 months ago. First time I've been able to since the old boy passed.

Excellent!

motyak wrote:Oh thank you so much Kilkrazy. Those Spitfire advertisements... they are outstanding!

love those adverts. Nice Ale too...

marv335 wrote:When I was in the RAF, we used to go on NATO detachments with the USAF.
Our fun hobby was breaking them with alcohol.
I personally broke a very large black master sgt with cask strength single malt.
Pink Polar Bear was the weapon of choice though......

Hahaha, I've heard similar from an old army friend and in a previous job, a visiting US-ian was warned about "Going out on the lash" from his stateside colleagues. Apparently, a previous US visitor was taken out for a few drinks and ended up horrendously drunk with a 3 day hangover.

 Nevelon wrote:

 kronk wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
If I just wanted to socialize, I’d head up to my FLGS. For the price of a few drinks, I can walk away with a box of minis.

I don't get wife points buying a tactical marine box. I get wife points taking her out to dinner or to a show/musical/comedy and drinks before or after.

A valid point. My Wife is not a big drinker, so I generally can’t get Wife points boozing her up. I mostly rely on chocolate to keep in her good graces. That and being loving, supporting, and attentive, but you can’t pick that up at the store.

You can: It's called 'beer'!

 Deadshot wrote:

 welshhoppo wrote:
Whereas most of us Brits have been drinking for ten years by the time we are 21.....

And we Irish blood have been getting alcohol since the womb.

Seconded. It doesn't matter where our genes may have been dispersed across the globe, they are always the last ones left standing at the bar.