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skyblast:
I'm sure that many of you already know this but why does this (big) Guinness Stout bottle say 1 pint is equal to 6 fl oz?  I thought one pint was equal to 16 fl oz? 

Is this an Irish thing?  I thought oz were oz everywhere?  A regular US bottle is 12oz so why would a larger Guiness Stout bottle say 6 oz?

RoyalScam:
Erm.. How many have ya had? I read that as 1 Pint + 6 oz. or 22 oz.

Regards,
Scam

skyblast:

--- Quote from: RoyalScam on September 16, 2010, 01:02:52 am ---Erm.. How many have ya had? I read that as 1 Pint + 6 oz. or 22 oz.

Regards,
Scam


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US beer bottles make statements such as 12fl oz, 355ml (stating these quantities are equal)

The Irish bottle says 1 pint, 6floz.  Seeing this along with having two beers in me threw me off a bit  :P   I thought they were trying to say 1 pint is equal 6 fl oz.  Silly me

MriswitH:
Agreed - thats 16 + 6oz.  ;D A pint is a pint is a pint.

A lot of 'bombers' are labeled that way.

protokatie:

--- Quote from: MriswitH on September 16, 2010, 10:23:15 pm ---Agreed - thats 16 + 6oz.  ;D A pint is a pint is a pint.

A lot of 'bombers' are labeled that way.

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Pint isnt a pint... :/
A UK pint is not the same as a US pint tho, as the US Gallon and the UK Gallon are not the same. (1 Gallon = 4 quarts. 1 quart = 2 pints, so if the Gallons are diff then the pints will be too).

To add something to this thread tho: Guinness (as well as many other non-US beers such as Fosters) were often brewed in Canada or the Carribean for the US market. They did this to make shipping cheaper and so they could still print "Imported" on the label. Now both Guinness and Fosters (just to name a few) are no longer brewed out of the US for the US market. They also no longer say Imported on them. I noticed this at the store I work at a few years back. Dunno why they did this... (Economy? Tariff? Logistics???)

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