Not Listing Pour Sizes

Some do some don’t. I ask. It’s a pain to ask but I do. Most times I just ask what comes in a pint, easier and I can get close to the other pour sizes based on that.

I hate when a low abv does not come in a pint, unless it’s a sour I guess. Lower abv IPA , PA, lagers and the like should be pints,

The spot I go to most often and that’s about once a month serves 13, 16 and 20 oz. I can get a 2-3 oz taste for free of anything.

We can get 4 beers and wood fired oven pizza for around $30 plus tip.

Enjoy

 

Around here, generally, breweries will post a size/price on the board
IE: 16oz-x$/10oz-y$/6oz-z$.

I hate surprise pricing.

 

The next question - How accurate are the listed pour sizes?

 

Not to derail the thread, because this is part and parcel of the same topic, but I get somewhat put off at how much beer ends up in the drain in an effort to serve up something with a large amount of carbonation promptly. I'm sure the bartenders are ordered to do so but I'd be willing to wait longer, and I fully realize that this might be a minority view, to not have something well crafted disposed of so thoughtlessly.

Am I the only one bothered by that?

 

There's a bar near me, The Farm & Fisherman Tavern, that doesn't list sizes or prices. We go there because Wifey loves it and the food is really good. But it pisses me off to no end when I get charged more money than a standard pint and I only get 12 ounces. If you're going to charge me more, then don't skimp on the size of the pour. Or if you're going to give me less beer, then don't charge me more. But one way or another, don't charge me more AND give me less.

 

I rarely run into a place that doesn’t list the size of the pour. If they don’t list it I ask. What pisses me off is when they don’t list the price. WTF? Who doesn’t want to know how much something cost before they buy it. It sucks having to ask how much this one is or that one.

 

This is one of my pet peeves. A family-style pizza place near me plays this game with the size of its glasses, which is bad enough, but a client recently took me to a rather expensive steakhouse in midtown which did the same thing!

 

Over here beer must be sold in measured third, half or full pints. As a pint is a legally defined quantity of 20 ounces the customer is well protected, the only grey are is the size of the head, to offset this the customer can ask for a top up. We don't regard a large head as a sign of quality.

 

The place I go most often lists the size in oz. and the price for everything on the tap list. High ABV are sometimes 10oz, majority 12oz, lower ABV and the one macro brew are 16oz.
They also offer flights of 5 brews, I think 6oz pour for the flight glasses.

 

Generally if it’s over 7% abv your getting a 10 oz pour.

 

The opposite side of the pour size spectrum is also a problem. 12%+ beers should not be served in pints! Or at least not primarily/exclusively.

 

Coming from a bartender, we would love to wait too. It would save the mess, wiping down the glass, but ultimately there’s just no time to wait. We have a dozen other people waiting as well, so the easiest option most times is just let the excess foam pour off until it’s proper. Doesn’t happen for all beers, but with some finicky ones there’s no better option, especially during a rush.

 

Another solution is to use slightly larger glassware (or advertise slightly smaller pours, say 14 oz. instead of 16 oz.) so as not to feel pressure to fill the glass to the brim.

 

Agreed. A pint of even a 7.5% ABV IPA contains two full servings of alcohol (and, in the juicy IPA era, quite possibly over 300 calories). I know way too many people who will suck down a few of those, tell themselves they "just had three beers," and drive home. Pints (okay, imperial pints) as a standard serving size were developed for sessionable beers, not today's craft behemoths that regularly exceed 6% ABV. 10 oz. ought to be the craft beer standard pour, with smaller options available and standard for the very high ABV styles, if only for health and safety reasons. An added benefit is that size promotes the use of glassware more appropriate to most craft styles than is the shaker pint, such as tulip glasses, and it reduces the sticker shock as prices continue to skyrocket (see Stephen Jay Gould'd "Phyletic size decrease in Hershey bars"). 10 oz. still contains 1.25 servings of alcohol of the same 7.5% ABV beer.

 

That is what is the common practice in my area (VT bars typically).

Looks like this. 12oz pour

 

I’ve never had a problem with anyone complaining about the sizes on the board and my pours (I leave about a finger, finger and a half of head usually). Only complaints I get are people not understanding nitro beers. Going “wow that’s a lot of foam huh....” and me nearly biting my tongue clean off.

 

The breweries near me list the pour size but most restaurants do not but they may have sizes like tall and short.

I find a lot of places offer a 'pint' but it's in one of the pint glasses with really thick glass on the bottom so it's more like 14oz if filled with no head.