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Beer deregulation in Britain
Schooners (15 oz. in the old money) are mostly drunk in Sydney rather than in Australia generally. I have sunk a schooner or two there myself in the past. People who drank smaller measures tended to be suspected of homosexuality at the time
The traditional cry of ‘Mine’s a pint’ could become ‘Mine’s a schooner’. Under government proposals it will soon be possible to order a new range of measures of alcohol in licensed premises.
One of which would be the Australian schooner measure – which is the equivalent of two-thirds of a pint, or 400ml.
Currently there are strict rules which dictate the size of drinks on offer. For example, a beer can only be served in halves or pints, although a little-known ‘third’ does also exist.
But the Government has decided to rip up the traditional system in a move designed to discourage binge-drinking. And in an added plus for these austere times, the proposals should also slash the price of a round of drinks, as the amount of alcohol per round falls.
The rules will also apply to cider and lager and represents a radical change since the ‘pint’ was introduced by an Act of Parliament in 1698.
David Willetts, Science Minister, said: ‘This is exactly the sort of unnecessary red tape the government wants to remove. ‘We have listened to consumers and businesses. They have called for fixed quantities to be kept – but with greater flexibility. That is what this change will deliver.’
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A pint should be 20oz, so 2/3 of a pint would be around 13oz - which is not a schooner. Some miserable local pubs tried introducing "schmiddies" - a vile description for a blatant drinker rip-off that seems to have died a deserved death. On the ludicrous basis that consumer demand warranted a smaller glass, 12oz tumblers better suited for fruit smoothies were foisted on drinkers at certain venues (usually after 6PM) for no commensurate change in price.
ReplyDeleteThe smallest beer glass is a pony - 7oz, close enough to a third of a pint.