tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post5378101869015914488..comments2024-03-28T03:54:26.782-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: PintersRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-28928027230493062652011-07-18T11:50:37.106-07:002011-07-18T11:50:37.106-07:00I wonder when the habit swung back to pint glasses...I wonder when the habit swung back to pint glasses again? Certainly I never saw my father, who would have started drinking in 1940 (at the latest!) or any of my uncles drinking halves.Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-51989301056885614492011-07-18T11:50:26.063-07:002011-07-18T11:50:26.063-07:00The English pint is quite common in Canada but thi...The English pint is quite common in Canada but this is relatively new, since the last 20 years. Halves are available, usually taken as the last drink. In the 60's and 70's, 10 and 12 ounce draft glasses were the norm, ordered often in quantity though (2, 4, 6, or "cover the table"). I think the pint suits real beer and English ale in general but in the end I suppose these things are arbitrary and reflect local custom or regulations. There is no logic to it except I'd regret if the Imperial pint disappeared especially in England.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-57247284469856408222011-07-18T04:40:05.393-07:002011-07-18T04:40:05.393-07:00I can't imagine Fred Dibnah ever having a half...I can't imagine Fred Dibnah ever having a half.<br /><br />---DeGarreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-31772885022269688102011-07-18T02:35:47.628-07:002011-07-18T02:35:47.628-07:00Actually, Australia has always had varied beer siz...Actually, Australia has always had varied beer sizes divided along state lines - and in the last decade the 'imperial' pint has become the most common size in southern state pubs, with some offering a schooner (425ml) instead.Angus Boaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187548340890480059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-24008849617700031302011-07-17T01:49:29.072-07:002011-07-17T01:49:29.072-07:00I wonder when women in pubs were last restricted t...I wonder when women in pubs were last restricted to halves? I remember visiting Sheffield in the early 90's and the barmaid telling the woman I was with that she could only have a half glass.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310220100267028274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-58894271750864446252011-07-17T00:14:21.942-07:002011-07-17T00:14:21.942-07:00Interesting use of "gill", legally it wa...Interesting use of "gill", legally it was a quarter of a pint but colloquially in the North it was considered to be a half.<br /> Sprits were sold in "sixths of a gill"- I wonder how this worked up North?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com