Maine lawmaker targets deceptive bars and their cheater pints

That looks remarkably like a politician actually attempting to do his job. Put that one in the scrapbook because you won't see it happen very often

 

This can end only in 2 ways... in both the Publican will get their way.
1. They will no longer call them "pints" and be the size and cost the establishment wishes to charge
2. They will pour a true 16oz. and you'll pay more for it as they will maintain their cost margin on a glass of beer regardless of the size.

In the end the politician will be worked around.

 

We should be using standard weights and measures. If you went to pay for a "gallon" of gas, you'd be pretty upset to found out that, while you paid for 128 oz, you only received 110 oz. This stuff is US law for a reason. There are departments of weights and measures in state governments. The easiest solution is to just not call it a pint, which is the cheaper solution for every bar.

That said, the beer gauge has been around for some time.

 

I'm with mbatley -
Bars will simply stop using the term "pint" and instead call it a "glass" or a "pour" or, heaven forbid, actually tell you how many ounces you are getting. I don't think a single bar will swap out all their glassware and start pouring more for the same price.

 

Of course such a law will not result in a price decrease per oz. I don't expect anyone expects that. However, the consumer should know what they are buying for the price charged. If they call it a pint, it should be a pint. If the bar calls it a pour, glass, etc., then one thing you know... it ain't a pint!

 

Sadly, I bet you're right.

 

I don't have a problem with a little head taking up an ounce or so of my pour. What I do have a problem with is bars that use the below glasses and present them as "pint" glasses. Here's looking at you, #1 craft beer bar in the northeast according to craftbeer.com.

 

Sure, it will be worked around and the price on the short pourers will go up for the cost of a "pint", but the consumer will actually be able to compare apples to apples.

If Bar A charges $5 for a pint, and Bar B charges $4.75 for a pint, well then-you can decide. So, consumer gets protected, and the honest publican, who has charged more (but always given a full pint) will be on the winning end of things.

 

stupid waste of time and money

 

An ounce is an ounce, a gallon is a gallon , a pint is a pint. Shaker pint glasses are really bad vessels for serving beer. Cheater pints are, of course, even worse. A bad pour in a cheater pint equals what ?? 10 ounces ? Use over sized glasses with a 16 oz marker line. Or do not call it a pint. Save the shaker glasses for mixing drinks, for which they were designed.

 

It is actually sad that we need such a law, but we do.

 

No offense but that lawmaker could be doing better things for the state of Maine...

 

Only one bar in my neighborhood sells beer in an actual pint glass. The rest of them do not use the term "pint" on their menu.

 

So, just out of curiosity, what term do they use to inform the consumer the size of their pour ?

I mean is a rare/high abv beer served in a "small" glass, and others served in a "bigger" glass ?

 

Around here most of the bars will list the ounces of the glasses whether a 22 or 16 or 12

 

One place has different size glasses, and they call their 14 oz glass a regular size glass (they call their 6 oz a small and their 10 oz a medium). Every other bar using 14 oz glasses call them drafts. None of them will lie to you if you call them out on using a 14 oz glass, but they won't tell you if you don't already know.

 

Wow. Around here they are listed by ounces, The term "draft" could be determined to be any sized glass, no ? Not ragging on you, just curious.

 

I can't think of a bar around my neck of the woods that doesn't go by ozs.

 

Yep, it could. People just assume they're getting a pint (hell, I used to assume that).