Pints?
Feb 23rd 2004, 12:59 pm
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Re: Pints?
Several recipe's I just found include Lemonade, Lemon Soda, Ginger Ale,
Ice Cream... I'm beginning to think there is something inherently
lacking in English draught...<g>
Tim K
"The Grammer Genious" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Douglas W. Hoyt wrote:
> >>>>>>Didn't Andy Capp usually order 'a half pint o' shanty'... or was
that
> >
> > just for Flo...<g>
> >
> > Uff da. Shandy is half beer and half lemonade.
> Except when some Brits say "lemonade" they mean lemon pop.
> Shandy is surprisingly less nauseating than it sounds.
Ice Cream... I'm beginning to think there is something inherently
lacking in English draught...<g>
Tim K
"The Grammer Genious" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Douglas W. Hoyt wrote:
> >>>>>>Didn't Andy Capp usually order 'a half pint o' shanty'... or was
that
> >
> > just for Flo...<g>
> >
> > Uff da. Shandy is half beer and half lemonade.
> Except when some Brits say "lemonade" they mean lemon pop.
> Shandy is surprisingly less nauseating than it sounds.
Feb 23rd 2004, 1:05 pm
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Keith Willshaw wrote:
> "James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>>for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>>still ask for a pint in a bar?
>
>
> Certainly they do
>
>
>>And if they do, what measure do they
>>actually get?
>
>
> A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
>
> As in the UK weights and measures are generally metric
> with the exception of draught beer (and bottled milk in the
> UK although cartons may be either metric or imperial)
>
> Keith
Would those be the full-sized U.S. fluid ounces, or
do the Irish still obey their Imperial masters and
use those budget-sized Wimperial fluid ounces?
> "James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>>for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>>still ask for a pint in a bar?
>
>
> Certainly they do
>
>
>>And if they do, what measure do they
>>actually get?
>
>
> A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
>
> As in the UK weights and measures are generally metric
> with the exception of draught beer (and bottled milk in the
> UK although cartons may be either metric or imperial)
>
> Keith
Would those be the full-sized U.S. fluid ounces, or
do the Irish still obey their Imperial masters and
use those budget-sized Wimperial fluid ounces?
Feb 23rd 2004, 1:08 pm
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Markku Grönroos wrote:
> British pint is > 500 ml
568.261 ml
> while American pint is < 500 ml.
473.1765 ml
However, am American pint will most probably contain about 50 % of ice
cubes, so there will be a realistic quarter of a liter left.
Jens
> British pint is > 500 ml
568.261 ml
> while American pint is < 500 ml.
473.1765 ml
However, am American pint will most probably contain about 50 % of ice
cubes, so there will be a realistic quarter of a liter left.
Jens
Feb 23rd 2004, 1:25 pm
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Jens Arne Maennig wrote:
> Markku Grönroos wrote:
>
>
>>British pint is > 500 ml
>
>
> 568.261 ml
>
>
>>while American pint is < 500 ml.
>
>
> 473.1765 ml
>
> However, am American pint will most probably contain about 50 % of ice
> cubes, so there will be a realistic quarter of a liter left.
>
> Jens
Typical Euro Yank-bashing notwithstanding, I've never
seen anyone served beer with ice in the U.S., and I've
been drinking (and observing) beer in the U.S. for longer
than the averege Usenet wanker has been alive. Do the
Scandinavians still eat their young and drink mead from
their mothers' skulls?
> Markku Grönroos wrote:
>
>
>>British pint is > 500 ml
>
>
> 568.261 ml
>
>
>>while American pint is < 500 ml.
>
>
> 473.1765 ml
>
> However, am American pint will most probably contain about 50 % of ice
> cubes, so there will be a realistic quarter of a liter left.
>
> Jens
Typical Euro Yank-bashing notwithstanding, I've never
seen anyone served beer with ice in the U.S., and I've
been drinking (and observing) beer in the U.S. for longer
than the averege Usenet wanker has been alive. Do the
Scandinavians still eat their young and drink mead from
their mothers' skulls?
Feb 23rd 2004, 1:30 pm
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>>>> I'm beginning to think there is something inherently lacking in
English draught
There is.
English draught
There is.
Feb 23rd 2004, 2:01 pm
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In article <[email protected]>, Jens Arne Maennig
<[email protected]> wrote:
> However, am American pint will most probably contain about 50 % of ice
> cubes, so there will be a realistic quarter of a liter left.
>
Presumably you don't mean beer, because otherwise that is just not
true. Don't think I've ever seen beer served with ice in the U.S....
-Vicky
<[email protected]> wrote:
> However, am American pint will most probably contain about 50 % of ice
> cubes, so there will be a realistic quarter of a liter left.
>
Presumably you don't mean beer, because otherwise that is just not
true. Don't think I've ever seen beer served with ice in the U.S....
-Vicky
Feb 23rd 2004, 3:02 pm
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"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> "Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word
> "pints"
> > > for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> > > still ask for a pint in a bar?
> >
> > Certainly they do
> >
> > > And if they do, what measure do they
> > > actually get?
> > >
> >
> > A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
> >
> Not quite that wimpy since 16 US floz = 16.7 British (and I guess,
> Irish) floz (g) ! British, Irish and Canadian beers sometimes come in
> so-called 12 floz bottles which are 11.5 US.
> Jim.
Totally incorrect.
> "Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word
> "pints"
> > > for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> > > still ask for a pint in a bar?
> >
> > Certainly they do
> >
> > > And if they do, what measure do they
> > > actually get?
> > >
> >
> > A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
> >
> Not quite that wimpy since 16 US floz = 16.7 British (and I guess,
> Irish) floz (g) ! British, Irish and Canadian beers sometimes come in
> so-called 12 floz bottles which are 11.5 US.
> Jim.
Totally incorrect.
Feb 23rd 2004, 3:03 pm
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"Charles Hawtrey" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> "Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> stumbled to the
> microphone and mumbled:
> >
> >"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
> >> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> >> still ask for a pint in a bar?
> >
> >Certainly they do
> You mean the Metric Gestapo haven't found out about this one yet?
> >> And if they do, what measure do they
> >> actually get?
> >>
> >
> >A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
> Ah yes, the British think a pint is 20 oz, not 16. Every time I visit
> a pub in the UK I feel bad about taking advantage of foreigners, but
> the feeling passes after a few, erm, "pints".
Thats cos a pint really is 20oz. Your system is inherited from ours, as is your language,
your laws, etc ad infinitum.
> --
> I am not suffering from insanity, quite the opposite, I am enjoying
> every minute of it.
> "Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> stumbled to the
> microphone and mumbled:
> >
> >"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
> >> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> >> still ask for a pint in a bar?
> >
> >Certainly they do
> You mean the Metric Gestapo haven't found out about this one yet?
> >> And if they do, what measure do they
> >> actually get?
> >>
> >
> >A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
> Ah yes, the British think a pint is 20 oz, not 16. Every time I visit
> a pub in the UK I feel bad about taking advantage of foreigners, but
> the feeling passes after a few, erm, "pints".
Thats cos a pint really is 20oz. Your system is inherited from ours, as is your language,
your laws, etc ad infinitum.
> --
> I am not suffering from insanity, quite the opposite, I am enjoying
> every minute of it.
Feb 23rd 2004, 3:04 pm
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"Hoo M. I. Yano" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Jens Arne Maennig wrote:
> > Markku Grönroos wrote:
> >
> >
> >>British pint is > 500 ml
> >
> >
> > 568.261 ml
> >
> >
> >>while American pint is < 500 ml.
> >
> >
> > 473.1765 ml
> >
> > However, am American pint will most probably contain about 50 % of ice
> > cubes, so there will be a realistic quarter of a liter left.
> >
> > Jens
> Typical Euro Yank-bashing notwithstanding, I've never
> seen anyone served beer with ice in the U.S., and I've
> been drinking (and observing) beer in the U.S. for longer
> than the averege Usenet wanker has been alive. Do the
> Scandinavians still eat their young and drink mead from
> their mothers' skulls?
Yea I mean, why serve water with water? ;-)
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> Jens Arne Maennig wrote:
> > Markku Grönroos wrote:
> >
> >
> >>British pint is > 500 ml
> >
> >
> > 568.261 ml
> >
> >
> >>while American pint is < 500 ml.
> >
> >
> > 473.1765 ml
> >
> > However, am American pint will most probably contain about 50 % of ice
> > cubes, so there will be a realistic quarter of a liter left.
> >
> > Jens
> Typical Euro Yank-bashing notwithstanding, I've never
> seen anyone served beer with ice in the U.S., and I've
> been drinking (and observing) beer in the U.S. for longer
> than the averege Usenet wanker has been alive. Do the
> Scandinavians still eat their young and drink mead from
> their mothers' skulls?
Yea I mean, why serve water with water? ;-)
Feb 23rd 2004, 3:07 pm
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OK... I'll bite... The best US beer to my taste is Sam Adams Cherry
Wheat (on tap)... Complete in every respect! I've had a few good
Guinness too but they are far and few between...
Tim K
"Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >>>> I'm beginning to think there is something inherently lacking in
> English draught
> There is.
Wheat (on tap)... Complete in every respect! I've had a few good
Guinness too but they are far and few between...
Tim K
"Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >>>> I'm beginning to think there is something inherently lacking in
> English draught
> There is.
Feb 23rd 2004, 3:09 pm
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US beer is like ****ing close to water. Walk into your typical
US bar and this will happen : choice of Miller-lite or Bud-lite. get served a ****ing 12oz CAN
or if your lucky, they'll bother to put it in a glass. Oh did I mention it tastes like gnats piss?
US bar and this will happen : choice of Miller-lite or Bud-lite. get served a ****ing 12oz CAN
or if your lucky, they'll bother to put it in a glass. Oh did I mention it tastes like gnats piss?
Feb 23rd 2004, 3:12 pm
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What the **** else are they gonna ask for? 'I'll have 568 millilitres of the black stuff' ?!
Barmy.
"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
> actually get?
> --
> James V. Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland, USA
Barmy.
"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
> actually get?
> --
> James V. Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland, USA
Feb 23rd 2004, 3:20 pm
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"Markku Grönroos" <[email protected]> stumbled to the
microphone and mumbled:
>"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>> still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
>> actually get?
>Not only in Ireland but in the British isles in general. British pint is >
>500 ml while American pint is < 500 ml. It isn't vodka but beer in those
>glasses.
Yes, but are they Imperial ml or U.S. ml?
--
I am not suffering from insanity, quite the opposite, I am enjoying
every minute of it.
microphone and mumbled:
>"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>> still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
>> actually get?
>Not only in Ireland but in the British isles in general. British pint is >
>500 ml while American pint is < 500 ml. It isn't vodka but beer in those
>glasses.
Yes, but are they Imperial ml or U.S. ml?
--
I am not suffering from insanity, quite the opposite, I am enjoying
every minute of it.
Feb 23rd 2004, 4:13 pm
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:38:31 -0500, "James Silverton"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
>actually get?
You ask for a pint in any pub in Ireland, Scotland, Wales or England.
Australia, too
A pint is 585ml.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
>actually get?
You ask for a pint in any pub in Ireland, Scotland, Wales or England.
Australia, too
A pint is 585ml.
Feb 23rd 2004, 4:17 pm
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 04:12:02 -0000, nick wrote:
> What the **** else are they gonna ask for? 'I'll have 568 millilitres
> of the black stuff' ?!
Maybe you should try that in the US, just to make sure you get a real
pint!
(I never noticed the quantity difference)
--
-BB-
To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)
> What the **** else are they gonna ask for? 'I'll have 568 millilitres
> of the black stuff' ?!
Maybe you should try that in the US, just to make sure you get a real
pint!
(I never noticed the quantity difference)
--
-BB-
To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)
