To: Svartalfiar
"I have no idea how metric users can possibly order their beer." By the mug. The very precise Germans require that every mug or glass has a line printed on it with the volume in in ml (milliliters) printed at the line. The beer must fill to the line, not including the head.
A liter is just a bit more than a quart, or just a bit more than two pints. You'll get drunk just a bit faster on German 500 ml mugs compared with English pints. A US wine bottle is actually 750 ml, just under a quart.
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05/29/2022 2:52:10 AM PDT by
norwaypinesavage
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To: norwaypinesavage
By the mug. The very precise Germans require that every mug or glass has a line printed on it with the volume in in ml (milliliters) printed at the line. The beer must fill to the line, not including the head.
A liter is just a bit more than a quart, or just a bit more than two pints. You'll get drunk just a bit faster on German 500 ml mugs compared with English pints. A US wine bottle is actually 750 ml, just under a quart.
Yes, I know the sizes and I have several glasses with their 330ml or 500ml etchings. My point is how do you actually order those? Do you tell the bartender "Gimme a third-liter of Shiner"? Or do they just call them "short" and "tall"?
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