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189.42 mL. 6.39 US fl oz. 6.66 imp oz. 1⁄3 of an Imperial pint. Short for Nipperkin. Strong ale and Barley wine were usually bottled in nips [ 3] Metric measurement glasses and containers usually round up to a metric half pint of 200 mL (7 imp oz). small glass (US) 236.59 mL. 8 US fl oz.
A standard drink or (in the UK) unit of alcohol is a measure of alcohol consumption representing a fixed amount of pure alcohol. The notion is used in relation to recommendations about alcohol consumption and its relative risks to health. It helps to educate alcohol users. [1] A hypothetical alcoholic beverage sized to one standard drink varies ...
gyllot (about equal to 1/2 gill) noggin (1/4 pint) [8] nipperkin (measure for liquor, containing no more than 1/2 pint) tumblerful (10 fl oz or 2 gills or 2 teacupsful) apothecaries' approximate measures [9] teacupful = about 4 fl oz. wineglassful = about 2 fl oz. tablespoonful = about 1/2 fl oz. dessertspoonful = about 2 fl dr.
Alcohol proof. Alcohol proof (usually termed simply "proof" in relation to a beverage) is a measure of the content of ethanol (alcohol) in an alcoholic beverage. The term was originally used in England and from 1816 was equal to about 1.75 times the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV). The United Kingdom today uses ABV instead of proof.
The alcohol by volume shown on a bottle of absinthe. Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as alc/vol or ABV) is a standard measure of the volume of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a volume percent. [1][2][3] It is defined as the number of millilitres (mL) of pure ethanol present in 100 mL (3.5 imp fl oz; 3.4 ...
5.9–8.0. Style. Malt Liquor. Olde English 800 is a brand of American malt liquor brewed by the Miller Brewing Company. It was introduced in 1964, and has been produced by the company since 1999. [1] It is available in a variety of serving sizes including, since the late 1980s, [2] a 40-U.S.-fluid-ounce (1,200-milliliter) bottle.
Yard of ale. A yard of ale or yard glass is a very tall beer glass used for drinking around 21⁄2 imperial pints (1.4 L) of beer, depending upon the diameter. The glass is approximately 1 yard (91.4 cm) long, shaped with a bulb at the bottom, and a widening shaft, which constitutes most of the height. [ 1]
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