Florentine_Pogen Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 "Two-thirds of a pint of Belhaven Best, please." Aye, that'll be feckin' right. Pubs would just use this nonsense as an excuse to jack their prices. Woke pish. (Ooh, there's an idea for a name, Brewdog.) https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/sep/24/the-power-of-the-pint-is-it-time-to-retire-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-beer-measures "I ask Pete Brown, the author of several books about beer and pubs, what he thinks about the study. “I was shaking with anger when I heard about it,” he replies. I laugh – but he isn’t joking. “Pubs are on their knees. We’re losing two pubs a day. As if we hadn’t got enough to worry about, now they’re coming for our pints,” he says." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Couldn't care less. I only drink from 2ltr plastic bottles these days. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 9 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: We’re losing two pubs a day. I get lost on the way home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 I've always liked the Australian "schooner" 2/3 rds of a pint. Your drink isn't flat/warm by the time you get to the bottom of it. There was a boozer in Partick that was open for a couple of years that did them, but they ripped the pish with the prices. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) 12 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: I've always liked the Australian "schooner" 2/3 rds of a pint. Your drink isn't flat/warm by the time you get to the bottom of it. There was a boozer in Partick that was open for a couple of years that did them, but they ripped the pish with the prices. There was a place - must have been 11+ years ago because that’s when I left - that was doing Sam Adams in the measure and I remember there being a big puff piece in the Daily Ranger about it. Sure it was halfway up Hope Street, but the name escapes me. Don’t think it was Rufus T Firefly but it was around that area. Take it the measure never took off then? ETA - I’m pretty sure it was for a cost thing, so you could get 2/3rds of a pint of something expensive for closer to the price of a pint of something not, rather than it being double the money and selling hee-haw. Edited September 24 by carpetmonster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 People should switch to wine. A couple of bottles is less than three pints. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Smaller measures are the way forward, abv minimum 8% to compensate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 10 minutes ago, carpetmonster said: There was a place - must have been 11+ years ago because that’s when I left - that was doing Sam Adams in the measure and I remember there being a big puff piece in the Daily Ranger about it. Sure it was halfway up Hope Street, but the name escapes me. Don’t think it was Rufus T Firefly but it was around that area. Take it the measure never took off then? ETA - I’m pretty sure it was for a cost thing, so you could get 2/3rds of a pint of something expensive for closer to the price of a pint of something not, rather than it being double the money and selling hee-haw. Candy Bar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Just now, KnightswoodBear said: Candy Bar? I don’t *think* so. I remember my dad being excited about it because he really liked Sam Adams and I’m not sure I’d ever seen it on tap at that point - you could get it from Oddbins or Majestic. I think he’d have been less excited if I’d told him he’d be the oldest guy in the place by a good 30 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Not a problem for this bold boy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Just now, carpetmonster said: I don’t *think* so. I remember my dad being excited about it because he really liked Sam Adams and I’m not sure I’d ever seen it on tap at that point - you could get it from Oddbins or Majestic. I think he’d have been less excited if I’d told him he’d be the oldest guy in the place by a good 30 years. Just trying to think of what was up that way round about that time, Candy Bar became the Cask & Still (I think) which might have been more likely to sell that stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 3 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: Just trying to think of what was up that way round about that time, Candy Bar became the Cask & Still (I think) which might have been more likely to sell that stuff. That sounds a bit more like it. Google’s yielding me hee haw except now I’m stuck in a Glasgow Times listicle that’s informed me the Iron Horse is away as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Not a problem for this bold boy. Beadle's a stout. Edited September 24 by Venti 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 1 hour ago, KnightswoodBear said: I've always liked the Australian "schooner" 2/3 rds of a pint. Your name is noted. When the revolution comes, beware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) This madness was the reason we all voted to leave Europe!! Edited September 24 by jimbaxters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 1 hour ago, jimbaxters said: This madness was the reason we all voted to leave Europe!! I didn't I voted John Hughes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) 3 hours ago, coprolite said: Smaller measures are the way forward, abv minimum 8% to compensate. I'd vote for that. I'm at an age where both my volume intake bags me up, and i have to go onto whiskies, and my bladder just can't hold out for the first 4 pints now, so 2/3rd of a pint, BUT making beer a tad stronger to compensate is an excellent suggestion. Edited September 24 by LIVIFOREVER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 On the plus side, we're getting our sausages back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 5 minutes ago, bennett said: On the plus side, we're getting our sausages back. If he’s going to grind up arseholes he can start with Wes Streeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 3 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: "Two-thirds of a pint of Belhaven Best, please." Aye, that'll be feckin' right. Pubs would just use this nonsense as an excuse to jack their prices. Woke pish. (Ooh, there's an idea for a name, Brewdog.) https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/sep/24/the-power-of-the-pint-is-it-time-to-retire-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-beer-measures "I ask Pete Brown, the author of several books about beer and pubs, what he thinks about the study. “I was shaking with anger when I heard about it,” he replies. I laugh – but he isn’t joking. “Pubs are on their knees. We’re losing two pubs a day. As if we hadn’t got enough to worry about, now they’re coming for our pints,” he says." Quote A good landlady or landlord knows when someone has had too much and stops serving them.” Aye generally when they start acting like a p***k wanting to fight everyone, or can't stand up without falling over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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