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A pint of such lager ( e. g., 568 ml at 5. 2 %) contains almost 3 units of alcohol, rather than the oft-quoted 2 units.
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An auxiliary of the Institute in Ohio published a poem with wording such as " down with every " metric " scheme " and " A perfect inch, a perfect pint ".
Various Commonwealth countries, such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, converted to the metric system in the 1960s and 1970s ; so while the term " pint " may still be in common use in these countries, it may not be the same as the imperial pint originally used throughout the Commonwealth.
However some of the old customs associated with the bar such as limiting women and holiday makers to half pint measures and covering the floor with sawdust have now gone.
) In contemporary SA pubs and restaurants, the most frequent measure is now the up-sized " schooner " of 285 ml, ( an " imperial half pint "), while " imperial pints " are also popular, particularly in bohemian, artistic and " theme " venues such as " British " and " Irish " pubs.
pint and lager
United States president George W. Bush fulfilled his lifetime ambition of visiting a ' genuine British pub ' during his November 2003 state visit to the UK when he had lunch and a pint of non-alcoholic lager with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Dun Cow pub in Sedgefield, County Durham.
He said that he generally drank around six pints of lager before a match and then one pint for each frame.
Since its return, Carling has been sold as a mid priced lager, with Carlsberg retaining the lucrative ' cheapest pint ' price.
Despite this emphasis on accurately measured glasses, there is a practice of defining a pint of beer and lager as only 95 per cent liquid.
The British publication PC Zone was also impressed with the games originality, describing it as being " as refreshing as a pint of lager after a chicken vindaloo, and definitely worth shouting about.
It was also used for TV adverts for Alton Towers, in its pre-Lunar Park mode of gardens, fronted by Frank Muir and in the 1980s for Oranjeboom lager using " tulips " for " your lips " as " wrap tulips around a pint today ".
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It is a very common thing to do to go " de tapas " or " tapear " i. e. to go for a few drinks (" un corto ", which is a very small beer, " una caña ", which is roughly half a pint of beer or " un vino ", a glass of wine ) just before lunch but more normally as a light form of dinner.
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Till one day the last freight had been jumped, the last pint had been killed, the last beat had been rapped.
Ernie offered, taking the pint of sweet lucy from his jacket pocket.
`` Sure '', he said, and lifted the pint to his own lips.
After this has simmered an hour, add two tablespoons each of Worcestershire, catsup, and chutney, two pickled walnuts, and a pint of Sherry.
For sprains and swellings, one pint of cider vinegar and half a pint of spirits of turpentine added to three well beaten eggs was said to give speedy relief.
Will that pay for a pint I can take with me.
He turned away and returned in a moment with a pint of brandy in a small paper sack which he slid over the counter to Shayne.
He got the pint of liquor out of his pocket and unscrewed the top, sprinkled the pungent stuff liberally over both men, and then tossed the open bottle in on the front seat.
I took the pint bottle from my pocket and handed it over as I sat down beside him on the spread blanket.
I bought another pint of sherry and when we got back Pops let us in in the dark, put back the blanket and then lighted the candle again.
An hour later we were back in my unpadded pad, killing what had been left of the second pint.
I'd brought along the virgin pint from last night, but we were going to kill that only when we were through talking.
It is often stated that a unit of alcohol is supplied by a small glass of wine, half a pint of beer, or a single measure of spirits.
* A half pint ( 284 ml ) of beer with 3. 5 % ABV contains almost exactly one unit ; however, most beers are stronger.
* Stronger beer ( 6 %- 12 %) may contain as much as 2 units per half pint.
Generally, each festival charges an entry fee which varies depending upon the area, and either covers entry only or includes a commemorative ⅓, ½ or 1 pint glass sporting the details of the festival.
This has also given rise to the " Chelsea Cocktail ", a pint of Guinness garnished with a stick of celery.
The 1969 edition of the Guinness Book lists Lawrence Hill ( age 22 ) of Bolton as having consumed a 2. 5 pint yard of ale in 6. 5 seconds on December 17, 1964.
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is contraindicated " for $ 9. 50 per pint, and ( 4 ) Opium ( Aqueous ), U. S. P., 1890, " Tr.
Tincture: Liquid No. 338 " was " exactly 8 times the strength of Tincture Opium Camphorated ( Paregoric ) in original, U. S. P., " designed for preparing the tincture by direct dilution ," and cost $ 7 per pint.
" ( 3 ) Tincture of Opium ( Laudanum ), U. S. P., attributed to the United States Pharmacoepia of 1863: " Macerate 2½ ounces opium, in moderately fine powder in 1 pint water for 3 days, with frequent agitation.
fl., old forms ℥, fl ℥, f ℥, ƒ ℥) is a unit of volume equal to of a pint or of a gallon in the imperial system or of a pint or of a gallon in the US system.
After the child complains that he / she got grounded, given detention, etc., by the defendant, the audience would boo and throw garbage, fake fruits, Potatoes, Squash, Dirty old socks, Breakfast Cereal, and 1 half pint of milk at the defendant.
In the U. S., Breyers products are available in two sizes: 1. 5 quart ( 1. 41 liter ), and 1 pint ( 0. 47 liter ).
pint and 568
For example, one imperial pint ( 568 ml ) of beer at 4 % ABV contains:
Newcastle Brown Ale is traditionally sold in Britain by the pint ( 20 fl oz, 568 ml ) and more recently in 550 ml ( 19. 4 fl oz, 0. 97 pint ) bottles.
A 2007 study of 2, 375 male subjects over 20 years suggested the daily intake of a pint (~ 568 ml ) of milk or equivalent dairy products more than halved the risk of metabolic syndrome.
The imperial pint ( 568 mL ) is used in the United Kingdom and Ireland and to some extent in other Commonwealth nations.
Bulmers Original is a 4. 5 % ABV cider and is primarily sold in pint bottles ( 568 ml ) but also on draught, in 1 litre bottles and 500ml can.
Bulmers Original is a 4. 5 % ABV cider and is primarily sold in pint bottles ( 568 ml ).
It is common for drinkers to be served less than a full 568 ml pint of liquid — either because too much of the glass is taken up by a foamy " head ", or simply because the customer has been sold a short measure.
To counter this the British Beer and Pub Association have issued guidelines for bar staff to respect a customer who asks for a ' top up ' to a full 568 ml pint.
The use of lined 568 ml pint glasses in pubs is advocated by the Campaign for Real Ale.
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