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Ciaranis

People talking about 1/3 pints - isn't the measure actually 33cl, which is 1/3 litre (or just over half an imperial pint)?

snowblind

Ciaranis wrote: »

People talking about 1/3 pints - isn't the measure actually 33cl, which is 1/3 litre (or more than half an imperial pint)?

I included a link to the beer menu. 1/3 pint means 1/3 pint :rolleyes:

Maybe the sizes confuse how people calculate value. Strong and/or pricey beers are often sold in smaller measurements in other countries. When underdog had cantillon on draft, it was in 33cl which is wild since anywhere else it's usually 20cl

Ciaranis

snowblind wrote:

I included a link to the beer menu. 1/3 pint means 1/3 pint

Thanks for your ungracious response to my question and sorry for not committing to memory every minute detail of this long thread. I wasn't even referring to any post of yours specifically.

Are third pints common in Irish craft bars? Nearly always 33cl in bars I go to (at least as far as I've copped)

BeerNut

Ciaranis wrote: »

Are third pints common in Irish craft bars?

No, only the UK chains do them, because they're buying their glassware and programming their tills centrally.

snowblind

Ciaranis wrote: »

Thanks for your ungracious response to my question and sorry for not committing to memory every minute detail of this long thread. I wasn't even referring to any post of yours specifically.

Are third pints common in Irish craft bars? Nearly always 33cl in bars I go to (at least as far as I've copped)

Well I just provided the answer from my part, sorry about that, I guess I'm not a gracious person

Haven't seen many third pints around no. A lot of the time they use metric measures when not going simply pint or half. Big romance for example go with pint / 400ml / 330ml / 250ml

snowblind

Smaller measures can be good. I was in the Underdog this summer and they had a bunch of very strong and sweet stouts ~ 13% and above. Even when sharing, 330ml was a lot for single order.

Ciaranis

BeerNut wrote:

No, only the UK chains do them, because they're buying their glassware and programming their tills centrally.

snowblind wrote:

Well I just provided the answer from my part, sorry about that, I guess I'm not a gracious person

You provided an answer and added an unnecessary eye roll.

Ciaranis

BeerNut wrote:

No, only the UK chains do them, because they're buying their glassware and programming their tills centrally.

I personally wouldn't be interested in ordering anything smaller than 33cl. Preferably a pint to really get a developing sense of a beer. Though admittedly there are rich beers for which a pint would be a struggle.

BeerNut

It's illegal to serve a 33cl measure of draught beer in the UK, so the glasses aren't commonplace there. Two-thirds of a pint is the nearest.

Ciaranis

BeerNut wrote:

It's illegal to serve a 33cl measure of draught beer in the UK, so the glasses aren't commonplace there. Two-thirds of a pint is the nearest.

Weird. Any idea why it's illegal?

BeerNut

Ciaranis wrote: »

Weird. Any idea why it's illegal?

It's a consumer protection thing: you always know what you're getting. Originally beer had to be in pints or half pints. Thirds came later, and then two-thirds more recently after lobbying by, funnily enough, BrewDog.

RasTa

Love me some 3rd's. Everything the UK does in terms of beer is 17 million times better then we do back home.

I have never been so spoiled for choice.

Northern Monk bars are as expensive as the brewdog ones and most independent bars selling their stuff are always cheaper.

Also its not chains but every taproom that does 3rd's. Chains probably too.

Shedite27

RasTa wrote: »

Love me some 3rd's. Everything the UK does in terms of beer is 17 million times better then we do back home.

Ah here, UK beer? really?

RasTa

Shedite27 wrote: »

Ah here, UK beer? really?

Yeah. More so in regards to selling it. The peasants in Ireland are forced to drink out of a plastic cup for whatever reasons. Unheard of over here.

I actually feel sorry for how limited your beer drinking options are back home.

listermint

RasTa wrote: »

Yeah. More so in regards to selling it. The peasants in Ireland are forced to drink out of a plastic cup for whatever reasons. Unheard of over here.

??????

I’ve never drank out of plastic unless I was at a concert, both here and in Britain.

RasTa

listermint wrote: »

??????

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

I’ve never drank out of plastic unless I was at a concert, both here and in Britain.

More so alltech and the RDS one. I hear White Hag one is glass.

I can buy a can in the UK version of Fresh, crack it open inside and drink away.

Most bottleshops have 5 or 6 draft lines. Every brewery has a taproom where you can buy direct or drink in the brewery.

You don't need an overpriced publican license to sell booze, it's a heaven over here.

listermint

RasTa wrote: »

More so alltech and the RDS one. I hear White Hag one is glass.

I can buy a can in the UK version of Fresh, crack it open inside and drink away.

Most bottleshops have 5 or 6 draft lines. Every brewery has a taproom where you can buy direct or drink in the brewery.

You don't need an overpriced publican license to sell booze, it's a heaven over here.

Bottleshops.. are you in Australia. And do you even know the theme of the thread. You seem to be going on a rant about beer festivals.

RasTa

listermint wrote: »

Bottleshops.. are you in Australia. And do you even know the theme of the thread. You seem to be going on a rant about beer festivals.

UK.

Yeah theme of the thread is that brewdog is rubbish along with UK measurements.

Doesn't matter how many bars open in Ireland until brewery's can sell their beer direct. You should be able to rock down to Whiplash and have a few 1/3rd's.

Shedite27

RasTa wrote: »

Yeah. More so in regards to selling it. The peasants in Ireland are forced to drink out of a plastic cup for whatever reasons. Unheard of over here.

I actually feel sorry for how limited your beer drinking options are back home.

Drinking out of plastic? In a pub? I don't think I've ever seen that save for festivals, matches etc.

Had a weekend in Manchester recently, couldn't get over how bad the beer options were in pubs. Stella and Carling seem to be the consistent brands, after that the "craft" options were things like Camden Pills, or Diamond, can't imagine any of them are ever gonna be sold outside England for good reason

RasTa

Shedite27 wrote: »

Drinking out of plastic? In a pub? I don't think I've ever seen that save for festivals, matches etc.

Had a weekend in Manchester recently, couldn't get over how bad the beer options were in pubs. Stella and Carling seem to be the consistent brands, after that the "craft" options were things like Camden Pills, or Diamond, can't imagine any of them are ever gonna be sold outside England for good reason

lol, Manchester is the best beer city in the UK. Not my fault you went to chains.

CramCycle

Where is serving in plastic?

CramCycle

CramCycle wrote: »

Where is serving in plastic?

Those typical Irish pubs like the 3Arena, Marlay Park, Slane, etc.

L1011

The only pubs I've been served in plastic have actually been in the UK; rigid washable tumblers in some extremely busy late bars.

Shedite27

RasTa wrote: »

lol, Manchester is the best beer city in the UK. Not my fault you went to chains.

Was well aware of the reputation it has, that wasn’t chains I was seeing those in, places like Piccadilly Tap that were wellregarded, give me the Irish beers over Camden/Dismond beers They serve anyway.

RasTa

Shedite27 wrote: »

Was well aware of the reputation it has, that wasn’t chains I was seeing those in, places like Piccadilly Tap that were wellregarded, give me the Irish beers over Camden/Dismond beers They serve anyway.

Stop lying.

Anyway you could have went to Bundobust, Northern Monk, Beatnik republic and Port Street beer house within a 5min walk from that place. Let alone another 20 places I could mention in the city.

Most of the beers aren’t as good though, so basically that’s just a big wall or writing.

RasTa

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Most of the beers aren’t as good though, so basically that’s just a big wall or writing.

Not his point, whatever you think of the beers.

Shedite27 wrote: »

Had a weekend in Manchester recently, couldn't get over how bad the beer options were in pubs. Stella and Carling seem to be the consistent brands, after that the "craft" options were things like Camden Pills, or Diamond, can't imagine any of them are ever gonna be sold outside England for good reason

Effects

RasTa wrote: »

Love me some 3rd's. Everything the UK does in terms of beer is 17 million times better then we do back home.

I have never been so spoiled for choice.

RasTa wrote: »

The peasants in Ireland are forced to drink out of a plastic cup for whatever reasons. Unheard of over here.
I actually feel sorry for how limited your beer drinking options are back home.

Sounds like you left Ireland in 2001 and haven't been back since. You have no clue what you are talking about.

irish_goat

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