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June 10, 2008

Cheater pints

Interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend on how some establishments are switching from a 16-ounce pint glass to one that holds 14 ounces of beer.

The 14-ounce glasses have a thicker bottom, so they give the appearance of being an honest pint. Defenders of the practice say (a) nobody wants that much beer, and (b) that with the climbing cost of beer, this is a way to deliver a glass at the same price.

It seems to me if someone wants less than a pint, he or she could order a half pint.

This caper reminds me of the great candy bar wrapper trick. The size of candy bar is shrunk but the wrapper remains large. It is dishonest. Agree?

Anybody seen any of these so-called "cheater pints" or "falsies" in our area?

Does anybody actually take the time to measure how much beer is in his glass?

Posted by Rob Kasper at 1:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

Comments

One good thing about imperial pints is that the glasses have a royal seal indicating it is the full 20oz.

Posted by: Paul | June 10, 2008 4:43 PM

Rob,
Here's the link to the blogger that started the Honest Pint Project referenced in the WSJ article.

http://beervana.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Mark | June 10, 2008 7:59 PM

Just go to Fells Point, cheater glasses are mostly what you'll find.

Posted by: Mike | June 10, 2008 9:43 PM

Ok, Didja know that if you get a 1/2 inch of head on beer in a pint glass, you are really only getting 12 oz. of beer _ I'm not cheap ...but at $5 /pint in some places, they should learn a more careful pour makes a happier customer

Posted by: pops | June 11, 2008 11:51 AM

the best bar in Baltimore uses cheaters, their name sounds like Sax's Maphouse

Posted by: Mike | June 12, 2008 12:04 PM

I'm interested to hear if you find cheater pints are the norm or the exception. I love to see this thing taking off!

Posted by: Jeff Alworth | June 12, 2008 3:07 PM

Strip club use cheater glasses (pretty sure they usually cheat 12s down to 10s) for beer as well as shots.

Uh, yeah.

Posted by: Grant | June 13, 2008 4:10 PM

I have heard of cheap beer but cheat beer? I think that's dirty pool.

Posted by: Extra Beer | June 20, 2009 8:35 PM

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About Rob Kasper

Rob Kasper, a features columnist, has been writing about beer for 20 years, and he remembers when Anchor Christmas and Noche Buena were about the only beers at a holiday tasting and Sisson’s was the only brewpub in Baltimore. A collection of his columns, "Raising Kids and Tomatoes, Amusing Tales and Appetizing Recipes," was published in 1998. He lives with his wife, Judith, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, in a downtown Baltimore rowhouse. They have two grown sons, who come home from time to time and drink their father’s beer.
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