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As with the hogshead, the ale barrel underwent various redefinitions. Initially 32 ale or beer gallons (147.9 L), it was redefined in 1688 as 34 ale or beer gallons (157.1 L), and again in 1803 as 36 ale or beer gallons (166.4 L). barrel (Beer) The beer barrel was defined as 36 ale or beer gallons until the adoption of the imperial system.
Names and contents of beer and ale vessels in James Lightbody's Every Man His Own Gauger, 1695. Unit of liquid volume The butt is an obsolete English measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads , being between 450 and 1,060 litres (99 and 233 imp gal; 120 and 280 US gal) by various definitions.
United States revenue stamp (proof) for the $2 tax on one hogshead of beer in 1867.. English philologist Walter William Skeat (1835–1912) noted the origin is to be found in the name for a cask or liquid measure appearing in various forms in Germanic languages, in Dutch oxhooft (modern okshoofd), Danish oxehoved, Old Swedish oxhuvud, etc.
Hulk Hogan looks noticeably slimmer these days. He's down to 265 pounds, which is what he used to weigh in the ninth grade. And he's gotten to this point by making a dramatic lifestyle change ...
Owner Pekka Kääriäinen makes close to 25,000 liters of beer per year in his parent’s old farmhouse, the same place where he brewed his first sahti at age 14.
Most U.S. brewers sell beer in 1 ⁄ 2 barrels of 15.5 gallons, 1 ⁄ 4 barrels of 7.75 gallons, and 1 ⁄ 6 barrels of 5.17 gallons. Since keg sizes are not standardized, the keg cannot be used as a standard unit of measure for liquid volumes. Despite this, a number of people still refer to kegs as if they were a unit of measure.
On Saturday, the Old Chicago in Old Town Square, 300 N. Mead, will honor Light and his latest microbrew milestone — completing his 180th “World Beer Tour” — at a celebration that starts at ...
A yard of ale. A yard of ale or yard glass is a very tall beer glass used for drinking around 2 + 1 ⁄ 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.