Idea: 1/2 mark on labels

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  1. Phillyz

    Phillyz Initiate (0) May 20, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I think it'd be pretty cool if breweries marked a small line on their label which indicates when I've poured out exactly half the beer. I often share my beers, without matching glassware, and can never seem to pour them equally. This would my life easier. Thanks.
     
    #1 Phillyz, Oct 25, 2013
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  2. PsilohsaiBiN

    PsilohsaiBiN Maven (1,473) Aug 10, 2010 New York

    Measuring cup? Or perhaps not stressing over an ounce or so difference?
     
    #2 PsilohsaiBiN, Oct 25, 2013
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  3. nsheehan

    nsheehan Savant (1,206) Jul 3, 2011 Texas
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    I'd take bottled on date over this all day, every day.
    Once bottling date is more standard, maybe I'd give this a thought.
     
    #3 nsheehan, Oct 25, 2013
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  4. Phillyz

    Phillyz Initiate (0) May 20, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I can't disagree with that.
     
    #4 Phillyz, Oct 25, 2013
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  5. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Buy a Sharpie?
     
    #5 Orca, Oct 25, 2013
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  6. afrokaze

    afrokaze Pooh-Bah (1,962) Jun 12, 2009 Oregon
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    Not a bad idea on second thought. And I really do like Reggie Watts.
     
    #6 afrokaze, Oct 25, 2013
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  7. Phillyz

    Phillyz Initiate (0) May 20, 2010 Pennsylvania

    ... then how do I determine how much is half the beer?
     
    #7 Phillyz, Oct 25, 2013
  8. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Practice with used bottle and water.
    Fill.
    Pour what looks to be half in measuring cup.
    Fine tune.
    Note where mark should be.
    Refill bottle.


    Repeat as needed.


    Then, with beer, mark bottle, pour two portions, and you and friend drink.
     
    #8 drtth, Oct 25, 2013
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  9. beerme411

    beerme411 Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2010 California

    buy 2 beers:wink:
     
    #9 beerme411, Oct 25, 2013
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  10. williamjbauer

    williamjbauer Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2012 Colorado

    Buy 3 beers
     
    #10 williamjbauer, Oct 25, 2013
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  11. Slam_Dunkels

    Slam_Dunkels Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2013 England

    Get some matching glasses?
     
    #11 Slam_Dunkels, Oct 25, 2013
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  12. geocool

    geocool Savant (1,233) Jun 21, 2006 Massachusetts

    A mark on the bottle won't tell you when you've poured the right amount, only if the amount you've already poured was too much or not enough. And then only after the foam dies down, and only if the bottle is filled to the exact correct level and the label applied at the exact correct height.
     
    #12 geocool, Oct 25, 2013
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  13. dmdoub

    dmdoub Devotee (378) Nov 5, 2005 North Carolina

    You could mark the 6oz line on your glasses. I have a Flying Dog shaker pint that came like that.
     
    #13 dmdoub, Oct 25, 2013
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  14. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,652) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    Who gets mad when the beer your splitting isn't exactly 50/50?
     
    #14 Providence, Oct 25, 2013
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  15. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    That's a great solution, and I'd trust it better than a line on a label (which could definitely vary depending on how strictly the labels were applied).
     
    #15 TongoRad, Oct 25, 2013
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  16. ititani

    ititani Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    Drink more.. I have got bombers down to a science.
     
    #16 ititani, Oct 25, 2013
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  17. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    But what if you have 3 friends to share with? *brain explodes*
     
    #17 Ranbot, Oct 25, 2013
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  18. TequilaSauer

    TequilaSauer Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2006 Florida

    Yeah, just approximate, with a little more going to my guest. Who cares if it's half or not? There's plenty to go around!
     
    #18 TequilaSauer, Oct 25, 2013
  19. kdb150

    kdb150 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Hold the bottle up to eye level. When you are pouring, make the first pour until the bottle is completely vertical and the liquid is halfway down the neck and mouth. Stop pouring. You just poured half a bottle.
     
    #19 kdb150, Oct 25, 2013
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  20. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Um. It would be about halfway up the bottle.
    Have you noticed that breweries don't always apply labels at exactly the same height on the bottle? They also don't fill every bottle to exactly the same level. I think what you're asking for is basically impossible.
    And if you don't like my Sharpie idea, why can't you just put the two glasses side by side and fill them equally?
    Point is, there's got to be a simpler way to address your "problem" than to ask 2,500 breweries to change all their label designs.
     
    #20 Orca, Oct 25, 2013
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