This came up in a recent discussion. I am in a pub that serves them, so here is an Imperial Snakebite versus an American pint glass with water.
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Douglas2
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For anything measured in 'pints', the detail that a UK 'fluid ounce' has an extra 1.12ml is inconsequential -- what makes the difference is that a UK pint is 20 ounces¹, and a US pint is 16².
So a UK pint is ~5/4 of an American one -- you've got to add about a quarter US pint to turn a US pint into a proper pint, and subtract a fifth of a UK pint to approximate an American one.
¹ UK fluid ounces, that is. ² US fluid ounces, that is.
I've drank a different kind of Snakebite. It was a shot glass with 100 proof Schnapps, usually Rumple Minze, with about an eighth inch of Wild Turkey 101 floating on top. A Snowshoe was the same Schnapps, but with Jack Daniels.
So, the lesson is to always order an Imperial Pint if one is on offer. Also, ask if one is on offer. This place didn't offer them automatically; if you asked for a "pint," you got a US pint. If you specified that you wanted an Imperial pint, well, you could have one.
5 comments:
For anything measured in 'pints', the detail that a UK 'fluid ounce' has an extra 1.12ml is inconsequential -- what makes the difference is that a UK pint is 20 ounces¹, and a US pint is 16².
So a UK pint is ~5/4 of an American one -- you've got to add about a quarter US pint to turn a US pint into a proper pint, and subtract a fifth of a UK pint to approximate an American one.
¹ UK fluid ounces, that is.
² US fluid ounces, that is.
I've drank a different kind of Snakebite. It was a shot glass with 100 proof Schnapps, usually Rumple Minze, with about an eighth inch of Wild Turkey 101 floating on top. A Snowshoe was the same Schnapps, but with Jack Daniels.
The UK ounce has an extra 1.12 ml!?
So, the imperial pint is not only 4 oz bigger, but also an extra 22.4 ml bigger on top of that. That's almost 5 oz bigger in US terms. I had no idea.
So, the lesson is to always order an Imperial Pint if one is on offer. Also, ask if one is on offer. This place didn't offer them automatically; if you asked for a "pint," you got a US pint. If you specified that you wanted an Imperial pint, well, you could have one.
Wait -- Did we all just conclude that we're imperialists?
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