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Beware of Cheater Pints

Samuel Merritt of Civilization of Beer warns us of an insidious plot to deny bar patrons a precious two ounces of beer. Inspect your pint glasses carefully, and get all the ounces you’re paying for.

CHOW Tips are the shared wisdom of our community. If you’ve figured out some piece of food, drink, or cooking wisdom that you’d like to share on video (and you can be in San Francisco), email Meredith Arthur and tell us what you’ve got in mind.

Published October 09, 2008

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Here I thought 16 oz (500mL) was a cheater pint, and 20 oz (625mL) was the real deal

23skidoo Nov 08, 2008 11:26AM | link

Woah, confusing. In the UK a pint is 568 ml. No idea what that is in ounces.

ladycassilis Jan 21, 2009 01:05PM | link

How come you can't get a pint of Icehouse?

mrbigshotno.1 Jan 27, 2009 12:33PM | link

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