While the CIA Factbook in 2006 stated that the " US is the only industrialized nation that does not mainly use the metric system ", ( in addition to non-industrialised Burma / Myanmar, Liberia ), the actual situation, however, is more complicated than the CIA Factbook would suggest-in the United Kingdom, for example, although metric is the official system for most regulated trading by weight or measure purposes, the pint is the official unit for milk in returnable bottles and for draught beer and cider in British pubs, and miles, yards and feet remain the official units for road signage.

A number of pubs claim to be the oldest surviving establishment in the United Kingdom, although in several cases original buildings have been demolished and replaced on the same site.

In the United States, most restaurants serve fish and chips with tartar sauce, ketchup, and coleslaw, although malt vinegar also is sometimes offered, especially at UK-themed pubs.

The year 1964 saw the gradual demise of the Royal George Hotel as the prime focal venue of the Sydney Push which dispersed its bustling social life to other traditional venues like the Newcastle, Orient and Port Jackson hotels in The Rocks near Circular Quay and the Rose, Crown and Thistle at Paddington, but also to alternative central-city pubs including the United States and Edinburgh Castle.

Beeston is known for the variety of its traditional public houses and has one of the highest concentrations of pubs-per-person in the United Kingdom with 23 pubs ( as of 2011 ) within as per the Beeston Crawl.

Many Irish-or British-themed " pubs " exist throughout United States and Canada and in some continental European countries.

Car cricket, also known as pub cricket, is a car game which is played in the United Kingdom and other countries with a sufficient number of suitably named pubs.

Multiple-held pubs do exist in countries other than the United Kingdom, but due to most countries having different accepted systems of ownership and supply, they do not hold anywhere near the level of control over the market as they do in the UK.

In December 2009, Wetherspoon operated 743 pubs in the United Kingdom and planned to invest £ 250 million in 250 new pubs across the country over five years.

In the United States, many " British-style " pubs and eateries serve fresh-made Scotch eggs.

A ploughman's lunch ( often just called a ploughman's ) is a cold snack or meal originating in the United Kingdom, served in pubs, sometimes eaten in a sandwich form, composed of cheese ( usually a thick piece of Cheddar, Stilton or other local cheese ); often cooked ham slices, pickle ( often Branston pickle, or any similar relish or chutney ), apples, pickled onions, salad leaves, bread ( especially crusty bread, which may be a chunk from a loaf or a cob ); and butter.

Before the First World War, pubs in the United Kingdom had dartboards made from solid blocks of wood, usually elm.

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The township of Madoc, Ontario, and the nearby village of Madoc are both named in the prince's memory, as are several local guest houses and pubs throughout North America and the United Kingdom.

* Firkin Brewery, a chain of pubs in the United Kingdom, and the unrelated " Firkin Group of Pubs " in Canada and the United States

In the late 19th century United States and Australia spittoons became a very common feature of pubs, brothels, saloons, hotels, stores, banks, railway carriages, and other places where people ( especially adult men ) gathered.

Other shops include the United Kingdom's first ASDA-Wal-Mart Supercentre, the first Morrisons supermarket in the south of England which opened in September 2003, Wickes, Toys " R " Us, Makro and DFS, also car dealers, warehouses, pubs and hotels.

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" More controversially, Irish pubs in the area attracted press attention as centers of strong support for Irish republicanism, which proposes the severance of Northern Ireland's political ties to the United Kingdom and incorporation into the Republic of Ireland.

The three pubs are named The County ( a restaurant that has hosted former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former President of the United States George W. Bush ), The Royal Telegraph Inn and The North Briton.

The Firkin Brewery was a chain of pubs in the United Kingdom.

Throughout the United Kingdom, the sale of alcohol is restricted — pubs, restaurants, shops and other premises must be licensed by the local authority.

For pubs and bars, bar service is the norm in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland whereas table service is the norm in Continental Europe.

For pubs and bars, counter service is the norm in the United Kingdom.

There are a number of pubs of this name in the United Kingdom.

The Good Beer Guide is a book published annually by the Campaign for Real Ale ( CAMRA ) listing what they consider to be the best cask ale outlets ( pubs, clubs, and off licences ) in the United Kingdom.

Although it concentrates on pubs, the guide also includes a list of cask ale breweries in the United Kingdom, with lists and tasting notes on their beers.

Mitchells & Butlers plc () ( also referred to as " M & B ") runs around 1, 600 managed pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom.

itbox is a networked gambling games terminal which is found in thousands of pubs, leisure centres and amusement arcades in the United Kingdom.

A national association of beer with mititei came into existence during the 1877 Independence War of Romania and after that it saw a spread of beer pubs throughout the Romanian Kingdom.

Similarly, in the United Kingdom some of the older Student's Union pubs will present yards of ale to those who graduating each year.

CAMRA presents awards for beers and pubs, such as the National Pub of the Year, in which approximately 4, 000 active CAMRA members from 200 local branches vote for their favourite pub.

Most pubs offer a range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks.

Until the 1970s most of the larger pubs also featured an off-sales counter or attached shop for the sales of beers, wines and spirits for home consumption.

Some pubs still offer a regularly changing selection of guest beers.

A number of bars and brew pubs limit the number of glasses of barley wines they will sell to patrons to prevent them from becoming inebriated on barley wines ( though not other beers or fruit wines ).

The Fredonia chamber of commerce recently announced the opening of three new wineries along with eleven pubs specializing in craft beers.

Their beers, including Arena Premium ( American Pale Ale ), Kiss the Lips ( India Pale Ale ), Tommy's Porter, Brother Tim's Tripel, Coon Rock Cream Ale, and others are distributed to pubs and retailers locally in Arena and Spring Green and in the Madison area.

The range and quality of pubs varies wildly throughout the UK as does the range of beers, wines, spirits and foods available.

There are many restaurants and of course lots of pubs, many selling the locally brewed Jennings beers, who are a major local employer.

Batemans beers are now available from pubs throughout the UK, but especially within Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties.

In addition, Thwaites supplies a full range of drinks to many independently owned pubs, clubs and restaurants in the North of England and beyond and a wide range of bottled beers to most major supermarkets.

Some pubs have been known to keep very strong beers in a sealed cask for a year or more to allow them to fully develop.

Norway has limited availability of beers on tap in pubs and nightclubs.

The brewery itself was sold off for housing, though Hall & Woodhouse retained the King & Barnes chain of pubs and the rights to the brand names of the King and Barnes beers.

WH Brakspear & Sons Ltd is the name of a brand of English beers and pubs, based in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire.

In December 2003, SIBA launched the Direct Delivery Scheme ( DDS ) to help small brewers promote, sell and distribute their beers to local pubs, pubcos and retailers.

Charles Wells Pub Company has an estate of more than 250 pubs across the Eastern region, while Wells & Young's beers are distributed through both the Charles Wells and Young's pub estates.

The building remained a hotel until the 1940s, when it became one of the area's largest pubs, an off Licence was granted for the sale of beers and spirits to be consumed off the premises.

It soon became apparent before long that the brewery could not keep up with the growing demand from the Evening Star ’ s drinkers, let alone the demand for its beers from other pubs.

In 2001 the brewery relocated to a new purpose-built brewery in Ansty, near Haywards Heath, from where it supplied the Evening Star with a selection of its beers, along with its sister pubs: The Stand Up Inn, Lindfield and The Duke of Wellington, Shoreham-by-Sea.