The Honest Pint Project
Have you ever wondered are you getting a Pint or, just beer in a glass they say is a “Pint” but really is not honest to goodness a Pint filled with 16oz of your hoppy bevergae. I saw this project in action the other day at one of my local pubs and was amazed. I then talked with Jeff Alworth (Beervana) the head of the Honest Pint Project and he directed me to his web site to learn more. Here is what I learned from the Honest Pint Project web site.
All across the country, restaurants and taverns regularly serve patrons less than
16 ounces of liquid. This isn’t against the law and there aren’t any standards that enforce a uniform measure. The result is a market in which some pubs serve beer in 20-ounce imperial pints while others use glassware as small as 14 ounces. There’s no transparency, and patrons often end up unwittingly paying a premium for beer served in small glasses. In other countries, like Germany and England, volume is listed on the glass so patrons can compare prices based on equal measures. It’s fair for beer drinkers, and it’s good for the marketplace.
The Honest Pint Project is an effort to bring transparency to glassware volumes. The intention of the project is to promote the use of glassware that ensures a patron receives 16 fluid ounces of beer. This requires retailers to serve beer in glasses of at least 18 ounces, but preferably 20 or more (the “imperial pint” glasses imported from England and Ireland are ideal examples). You paid for a pint. Now make sure you received one.
Check the website to see if your favorite drinking establishment is a member.
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Discussion (3) ¬
You had me with – “an effort to bring transparency to glassware volumes.” Then you lost me with -” The intention of the project is to promote the use of glassware that ensures a patron receives 16 fluid ounces of beer. ” As an example, our humble brasserie serves our Tripel de Ripple in a 450ml chalice. This is the appropriate glassware choice for this beer. We do not claim to sell a “pint” of Tripel. We think what we charge is a fair price. But it is not a pint. Maybe I don’t really understand your position, but I think the value proposition that some retailers are offering is off and that by itself should drive business to other retailers who are, in fact, offering a better value. I see customers ask for a “top off” occasionally. They are always met with “I’m sorry, but that is the correct pour.” This may spur some controversy, but I think I have a point here.
Ted thanks for the reply – What I am going with on this article was that there is a misconception that we are getting a real “Pint” of beer when ordering in most places. I understand that there are smaller glasses but I do hope the retailer is selling the said beer for the price set to that size of glass. There is a place where I live they give the price for not only the Pint they also charge bye the 12oz and 8 oz glass. For me it gives me the feeling I am paying the correct price for a beer. I got the main gist of this article from the following web site this might help shed more light on to your question. http://honestpintproject.org/ Cheers… Mike