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A pint in the Netherlands usually is 500ml. In very rare cases, but only in real pubs (not mass market "Irish" pubs) you get an actual pint. So you are cheated

by consp 7mo ago

A pint in the Netherlands usually is 500ml. In very rare cases, but only in real pubs (not mass market "Irish" pubs) you get an actual pint. So you are cheated out of about ~68ml in that case. Vs the US you get a few ml more.

ch_123 7mo ago
A standard US pint is about 473ml so a US pint is ~95ml less than an imperial pint.
- saalweachter 7mo ago
  In the 19th century, at the same time they went stone-mad (and redefined the hundredweight as 8 stone or 112lb), the British redefined the pint as 20 oz. After this point, there was no where the whole world round where a pint was a pound. (The US standardized on the wine gallon, so a US pint is and was 1.04 lbs.)
thrance 7mo ago
Same thing here in France. Except I've never seen any "real" pints here, it's always 50cl.
amiga386 7mo ago
As far as I knew, Netherlands pubs typically sold: - 200ml "fluitje" (little flute) - 250ml "pintje" (little pint), often sold in a "vaasje" (vase, a tapered beer glass). This is the typical beer measure: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintje https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintje "Het bestelde glas pils heeft doorgaans een inhoud van 25 cl" They also sell standard bottled beer in 300ml and standard cans in 330ml: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standaardglas https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standaardglas I was not aware that 500ml was usual for the Netherlands. It is usual in, say, Germany, where they also sell the 1 litre Maß
- ahartmetz 7mo ago
  The Maß is only a thing in Bavaria and strongly Bavarian-themed places, and almost nonexistent for bottles or cans anywhere in Germany. Faxe (which is Danish) sells one liter cans and some Czech brands sell or used to sell 1.5 liter plastic bottles - that's about it. The next common size is 5 liter mini kegs.
jcul 7mo ago
Do they actually call it a pint or just a half litre / large beer? That's seems to be the norm in a lot of mainland Europe.
- benhurmarcel 7mo ago
  In France it’s 500mL and it’s actually called a pint

by consp 7mo ago

ch_123 7mo ago

A standard US pint is about 473ml so a US pint is ~95ml less than an imperial pint.

saalweachter 7mo ago
In the 19th century, at the same time they went stone-mad (and redefined the hundredweight as 8 stone or 112lb), the British redefined the pint as 20 oz. After this point, there was no where the whole world round where a pint was a pound. (The US standardized on the wine gallon, so a US pint is and was 1.04 lbs.)

thrance 7mo ago

Same thing here in France. Except I've never seen any "real" pints here, it's always 50cl.

amiga386 7mo ago

As far as I knew, Netherlands pubs typically sold: - 200ml "fluitje" (little flute) - 250ml "pintje" (little pint), often sold in a "vaasje" (vase, a tapered beer glass). This is the typical beer measure: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintje https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintje "Het bestelde glas pils heeft doorgaans een inhoud van 25 cl" They also sell standard bottled beer in 300ml and standard cans in 330ml: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standaardglas https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standaardglas I was not aware that 500ml was usual for the Netherlands. It is usual in, say, Germany, where they also sell the 1 litre Maß

ahartmetz 7mo ago
The Maß is only a thing in Bavaria and strongly Bavarian-themed places, and almost nonexistent for bottles or cans anywhere in Germany. Faxe (which is Danish) sells one liter cans and some Czech brands sell or used to sell 1.5 liter plastic bottles - that's about it. The next common size is 5 liter mini kegs.

jcul 7mo ago

Do they actually call it a pint or just a half litre / large beer? That's seems to be the norm in a lot of mainland Europe.

benhurmarcel 7mo ago
In France it’s 500mL and it’s actually called a pint