Last orders

shillelagh · 29-08-2009, 12:53

for the traditional pint glass ...

Last orders for traditional pint glass as search begins for alternatives - Times Online

But why .. i can remember when i was a kid you had a choice re which glass you got your pint in .. it was either a barrel glass with all the dimples on and weighed a ton when you tried to pick it up or a straight glass. Now its mostly straight glasses what they have ..

But now theyre saying they want a safer alternative to the glass .. but they have .. pubs do have an alternative the plastic ones they use.

accyman · 29-08-2009, 15:15

beer tastes crap out of a plastic cup and the practice of serving beer in plastic cups should be outlawed as it destroys the product you purchased before you have even taken a sip

if these idiots that think this crap up had their way we would be drinking out of teet cups

yes i know less copes with one but theres always the exception

jaysay · 30-08-2009, 09:35

Unfortunately the link ain't working Jen I'm just getting 404, but no doubt its another European directive, just what would we do if we didn't have the Bureaucrats from Brussels holding our hands

Less · 30-08-2009, 09:38

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Unfortunately the link ain't working Jen I'm just getting 404, but no doubt its another European directive, just what would we do if we didn't have the Bureaucrats from Brussels holding our hands

It's working o.k. here.

katex · 30-08-2009, 09:53

Mine is OK too ... but have copy/pasted these for you Jaysay, which I found interesting ... hummph ... seems most of our pint glasses are now made in France !!

Pulling points
— 126 million pints of beer are served each week in Britain
— The average British man will drink 11,600 pints in his lifetime Beer was drunk from pewter, pictured below, or earthenware mugs from the 1400s, with lids added after the plague to keep out flies. These lidded “steins” were used until the 20th century
— Clear glasses were first used in the 1700s to show the beer’s colour, but were not popular until after the First World War
— The classic British glass pint jug was originally ten-sided but changed to a dimpled design in the middle of the last century. Their popularity waned because the handles prevented stacking
— The most common shape of glass in pubs is the “nonic”, derived from it’s “no nick” design — a bulge below the rim that prevents them from chipping
— Pint glasses have a number on them from the Weights and Measures Authority, used to identify which office inspects them.
— Most British pints are drunk out of French glasses made in Calais
Sources: Design Council, Northumbria police

jaysay · 30-08-2009, 09:56

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Originally Posted by Less

It's working o.k. here.

Just tried it gain Less and its working now, but it threw a 404 at me 3 times before, anyway as a conosur I bet your not in favour of plastic glasses, I know I ain't. why is it that we all have to suffer because some divvies think they make good weapons when they're p***** on a Saturday night

katex · 30-08-2009, 10:03

Agree Jaysay, but 87,000 injuries per year !! Come across one or two who have lost an eye through this aggressive 'practice'

Mind you, don't drink beer myself, and wouldn't bother me if bacardi or wine was served in plastic containers .. not the same I know, but safer ... 'tis sad though.

emamum · 30-08-2009, 10:09

its Blues festival in colne this weekend,for as long as i can remember they ahve used 'plastic's' instead of glass to stop the idiots glassing each other and it makes less for everyone to clean up... each pub has to clean the outside of glass etc

i personally dont think theres and difference exept its safer with all the divs about.

jaysay · 30-08-2009, 10:43

When I worked at Martholme Grange back in the late seventies we used plastic glasses on disco nights Thursday and Fridays, normal glasses on Saturday cabaret nights, I've no problem with using plastic in town centre pubs, but why every pub

keetah992000 · 30-08-2009, 10:54

These days, when we are trying to cut down on waste to help the enviroment ect I cant believe the governments general attitude towards introducing dipsosable drinking containers. It is beyond belief. When working in a small bar I would estimate about 300-400 drinks are served in 5-6 hours. Imagine the waste this would cause.

I used to work in a busy pub in the centre of Manchester and we had so called safety glasses there, they didnt shatter when broken. So instead of cleaning up a mess we were cleaning up people because breakingthe glasses left even more dangerous bases with sturdy long spikes sticking up, which people stood on because those that had broken them put them on the floor.

if anything they should be made out of a hybrid of the same glass windowscreen are made of - and completely shatter if given a strong blow.

Surely a tough polycarbonate glass would be like being hit with a brick. It may not cause cuts but will probably cause detrimental bone damage. ( This is the main reason that barrel glasses are no longer used as they are very strudy, don't shatter easily and were being used as "weapons" I can't remember if it is actually illegal to serve beer in these, but is is definitely frowned upon)

Just my first thoughts after briefly reading the article, but is it not another case of treating the symptom and not the cause?

jaysay · 30-08-2009, 10:59

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Originally Posted by keetah 992000

These days, when we are trying to cut down on waste to help the environment ect I cant believe the governments general attitude towards introducing disposable drinking containers. It is beyond belief. When working in a small bar I would estimate about 300-400 drinks are served in 5-6 hours. Imagine the waste this would cause.

I used to work in a busy pub in the centre of Manchester and we had so called safety glasses there, they didn't shatter when broken. So instead of cleaning up a mess we were cleaning up people because breaking the glasses left even more dangerous bases with sturdy long spikes sticking up, which people stood on because those that had broken them put them on the floor.

if anything they should be made out of a hybrid of the same glass windscreen are made of - and completely shatter if given a strong blow.

Surely a tough polycarbonate glass would be like being hit with a brick. It may not cause cuts but will probably cause detrimental bone damage.

Just my first thoughts after briefly reading the article, but is it not another case of treating the symptom and not the cause?

Think you've hit the nail on the head with your last statement, why is it that this government always throw the baby out with the bath water

Less · 30-08-2009, 13:00

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Originally Posted by jaysay

JI bet your not in favour of plastic glasses,

I look at it from the point of view, does a pig worry about what it's trough is made of so long as he can get his snout in the swill?

jaysay · 31-08-2009, 10:04

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Originally Posted by Less

I look at it from the point of view, does a pig worry about what it's trough is made of so long as he can get his snout in the swill?

Never thought of it like that Less, must admit brings to mind that old saying from years ago "I'd drink it from a lime fillers clog"

Ken Moss · 06-02-2010, 17:15

All the pubs I go into regularly now pour my pint straight into a barrel glass. I have always preferred my ale that way and anyone that tries to force Brits to drink from plastic cups is going to have a battle on their hands.

Remember the u-turn on pounds and ounces?

shillelagh · 06-02-2010, 17:26

they've come up with 2 alternatives so far ...

BBC News - Last orders for pint glass as we know it?