Idea: 1/2 mark on labels

Did you mean horizontal?

 

Or to expand on this, have an empty lying around of 12oz, 375, 750, 22oz size. Mark on those empty bottles where half is and compare to the beer bottle in question.

 

I just never share a 12oz beer. Its too little as it is.

 

It is a problem. My wife gets upset when we are splitting something and she ends up with less. Especially sours.

 

This. I don't worry about perfectly even pours or serving sizes in general these days. There are too many other things to stress over anf when I'm drinking beer I just want to relax and enjoy myself.

That said, if you're worried about missing out on that extra drop of your rare Cantillon bottle, get matching glassware.

 

The problem is that not all beers are filled exactly the same, and the labels may not always be put on the bottle the same. Although I do like the idea. Basically you need to get to know your beer glasses. I have a couple pairs of glasses that I know how far to fill them with a 12 or 22 oz beer to get appox half the beer in each glass.

 

So trade glasses? Seriously, the things that are considered "problems" around here sometimes blow my mind.

 

The way my Cali friends and I do it is: pour what you know is less than half the bottle into the first glass, then put an equal amount into the second glass, then make appropriate little pours alternating into both glasses until the bottle is empty, leaving you with equal pours. This style can add to the presentation if the person doing the pouring is introducing the beer to their friend. Adjust as needed when pouring a bomber for 3 glasses etc. Cheers!

 

But the whole point is that the OP does not know what an equal poor is because the glasses are different.
Just get matching glasses (or glasses with measures etched on)!

 

Yeah, this thread is like a Twilight Zone!! Put 2 glasses side by side and fill them so that they're equal level. If one glass is higher than the other, THAT GLASS GOES TO THE GUEST. That's just being a good host. Seriously, my friends and I level glasses off at blind tastings for 8-9 people. It's easy. No bottle markings necessary.

 

Speaking from experience, old fashioned glasses/tumblers are perfect for sharing bombers with three people.

If you're trying to split a 12oz three ways, I don't know what to tell you. Get less friends or get more beer I guess.

 

Etch marks on your glassware at 6 oz, 11 oz and just below 13 oz. You'll cover 99% of your bases.

 

After a few good solid minutes of thought I have found the solution:
Ditch the glasses, each person takes a swig one after the other until the bottle is empty.
Ahh but OH NOES!!1 how do we know each swig is fair? I know! Let's print a portion indicator on the bottle label so that we know how much to swig.
Problem solved.

 

here's what I do...

drive to the closest laboratory and weigh each glass on an analytical balance scale. record those weights. drive home and pour the beer into the two glasses, being careful to remain in a cool environment so that no beer dissipates. seal the glasses with my wax machine. drive back to the lab. remove the wax covering. weigh the glasses now with the beer. subtract the weight of the glasses from those measurements. be sure you have access to a pasteur pipette, also known as an eye dropper. using the formula x= {[y-t/2]*rq}/t, determine the correlation of glass to eye dropper. heat the wax over a bunsen burner and reseal the glasses. drive back home and return to the cool environment. wait 22 minutes for the glasses to return to room temperature. unseal the glasses and use the eye dropper to even out the beers. then enjoy. easy peasy.

 

I can't believe this is a topic of real, actual discussion.

 

This sounds like a problem best handled by the braintrust at the MillerCoors packaging department.

 

wow common sense in a forum, surely you jest.
two glasses always makes sense, same size glass make them even, its worked for my kids for years.

 

Just when I think we've covered it all. BAM! Right in my grillmix.

 

Half a 12 ounce bottle? Use an eye dropper for this amount.

 

1. Freeze the bottle
2. Build a jig for your bandsaw to hold the bottle
3. Fire up the bandsaw
4. Re-saw the bottle in half
5. Place each bottle half in a tupperware container long enough to house the bottle half
6. Once thawed, pour the beer into two separate glasses