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Stan Rogers · Joined: 20 Aug 2010

I saw a report on SBS News tonight that said the 500cc draft beer everyone buys really isn't a 500cc beer after all. It's only 435ccs. We are being short changed on every drink we buy.

PatrickGHBusan · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 6:20 am Post subject:

Good god! The horror! Laughing

This is like the old bag of chips controversy. Buy the bag and it looks full. Open it and it shrinks as the air is let out, leaving a small amount of chips at the bottom.

young_clinton · Joined: 09 Sep 2009

Is the show talking about a pint? Because in the USA the glasses aren't certified anyway. They just look like the right size for a glass. If they start serving 500cc servings they will just charge more.

An American quart is slightly less than a liter. Therefore if they are using American pints it will be less than 500cc.

thrylos · Joined: 10 Jun 2008

With all the decent beer floating around these days, do you really still drink the 'draft' swill?
At least it's 65cc's less of formaldehyde you ingest, so think of it as a positive. But it's still 435 cc's more than anyone should ever drink, anyway.

atwood · Joined: 26 Dec 2009

I saw an investigative report on this about a month ago. They just need to start selling it by the mug or the pitcher instead of by cc.

I've rarely gotten a full cup or glass of anything in Korea, but they weren't selling it by the cc.

PatrickGHBusan · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:59 am Post subject:

crescent · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: yes.

Brilliant! Get short changed, and increase your support for the agent by buying something more expensive.

There was also a report published recently that shows all the major coffee chains here short their coffees as well.

12ax7 · Joined: 07 Nov 2009

I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same with the pitchers. I rarely order draught beer, maybe once or twice a year, and last time I ordered a 2L pitcher it seemed barely larger than the 1L mug that I have a home (I have one that I kept when one of my in-laws sold his restaurant about 5 years ago).