How many pints of beer should a pitcher pour?

Assuming standard sized American bar pitcher, how many ounces or pints of beer does it hold? 5 pints to a pitcher? A pint is larger than a 12 oz can/bottle right?





Sometimes it pays to do the math when comparing prices at a bar.|||The standard bar pitcher is 64 ounces, which would give you 4 pints of beer, but this is not always the standard. Some bars have gone with a 60 oz, down to a 48 oz pitcher, yet it still looks like a full standard pitcher. Ask the bartender what size pitchers they use to determine which would be the better deal.|||4 or 5|||These are the capacities of barware (filled to the ''brim'').





Standard beer glass - 10 ounces


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Standard mug - 10 ounces


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A standard ''shot'' is 1 1/2 ounces, this one holds 1/2 that (7/8 of an ounce).


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You complain, so the barmaid fills one of these babies. You still get cheated (1 ounce).


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''Hourglass Pint''. Not quite, only holds 15 ounces at the brim (a pint is 16 ounces).


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''Large Mug'', it's all glass. Holds 12 ounces.


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And the pitcher, some places sell it as a half gallon, not a chance. All of these hold 60 ounces. That's 5 12 ounce beers, 1 short of a six pack.


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http://www.acemart.com/merchant.mv?Scree鈥?/a>|||I think about 4 pints.|||4-5 depending on your pour. Remember, contrary to what most people believe a little head on your beer is a good thing. It prevent the oxygen from getting at it and changing the taste.|||A pint is 16 ounces. But you don't usually get a full pint in a bar. With the head, you'll get about 14.5 ounces.





My experience is that a pitcher holds about 4 3/4 12 ounce glasses, which would be about 3,6 pints.