brits1

A friend of a friend has just returned from a holiday to Perth as they paid $12 for a pint and not even in the city centre!!’ Luckily I do not drink beer lol sorry when I said Pods I meant the chocolate variety ie twix,mars flavours.

old.sparkles

Haha - sorry. Even though I used to work at Mars, I don't eat chocolate.

Google tells me they are $3.50 at Coles though.

spouse of scouse

$9 - $12 is about what you'll pay for a pint in Perth currently, depending on the beer/ale and the place. Liverpool UK used to be cheap for a pint but in town it's 4 - 5 quid now, so not a huge difference to Perth.

brits1

It depends on where in Manchester City centre you go for a drink but the average according to our two sons it’s about £3.98 say take Wetherspoons “Printworks” in Manchester their cheapest pint of larger is £2.49 for bud light and IPA’s are cheaper The average pint of beer near to us is £2..50 (all nice puns as well) looks like Liverpool is trying to get “posh” lol

NJJ

Ah yes in the international food aisle there I usually stock up on the double decker bars when they are on special. They sometimes have wispa too (always makes me think of that joke why did George Michael have chocolate around his arse LOL)

Pollyana

Its so weird, the stuff that gets stuffed in those "ïnternational food" sections isn't it! I remember going round Coles with a friend from work, and she commented that she felt very sorry for us Brits as we only seemed to have two types of chocolate - Double Deckers and Wispas!

winston_1

Since when has Australis sold beer in pints?
When I was there it was midis and pots. A pot was 1/2 pint, a midi even smaller.

spouse of scouse

Depends on the State, but I believe you can ask for a pint just about about anywhere in Australia and get one (570ml)

In WA, we have pints as above, schooners (425ml) and middies (285ml). If you ask for 'a glass' of beer, you'll get 200ml.

Go to another State and it all changes

Pollyana

When I came out in 2003 there was only a couple of pubs in Brisbane that did pints. Much more widespread now, I'd say in the city its the rule rather than the exception.
Very widespread in Melbourne and Tasmania too.

Retirednow

Schooners in SA, pots down in Mexico, middies in NSW, and cans when I was in Darwin.

Amazulu

Indeed, the old standard beer measures no longer really exist anymore. There was a spate of some pubs in Perth trying to pass off smaller drinks as pints, yet charging pint prices, but that seems to have been knocked on the head

The trick that pisses me off is bar staff asking you if you want ice in your cider. I always say no and give them a glare as it's essentially illegal

Pollyana

I have the same battle with ice in cider. They are convinced thats the correct way to serve it (even though it affects the measure of the drink

I can't stand it with ice, dilutes the cider, and makes the drink too cold to taste properly (though with some Aussie drinks that can be a bonus!

Retirednow

Never been asked to put ice in cider. It’s treated like beer here.

Amazulu

It is here too but for some bizarre reason, some people like ice in it

Strange I know, but there it is

brits1

The three “locals” we used in Perth all sold pints and half pints maybe my memory is fading now on our life in Australia but I cannot remember coming across midis and pots when we went “out”