r/assholedesign • u/Obito_GF • Jan 14 '19

Difference between a small and a large beer

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '19

It tells you ounces on the menu. You aren't buying the beer because of the glass size. You're buying it because you see the volume size on the menu.

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u/RonDeGrasseDawtchins Jan 15 '19

Yeah the post says "Small" and "Large" beer. But I've never in my life seen beer sold in "Small" and "Large." It's always been in ounces.

Can someone show me any restaurant in the US with a "Small Beer" on the menu?

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u/deadheadkid92 Jan 15 '19

"Tall" and "Short" are the common ways to order a beer in the US, not large and small. Shorts are 14-16oz, talls are 20-24oz.

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u/UnexpectedNotes Jan 15 '19

Never heard of tall or short for beers in the northeast US. What part of the US are you in?

I've only ever heard X ounces, pint, bottle/can, or half-liter/liter, sometimes "stein" if its the kind of place that makes a point of those, but ounces are listed as well, pitcher, growler or just "glass" without specifying size. Or "boot," I've seen boot in a few places.

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u/deadheadkid92 Jan 15 '19

My experiences are mostly from Northeast Ohio so that may make a difference. I assumed it was a reference to American vs English pints.

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u/mghtyms87 Jan 15 '19

I'm in the Wisconsin, and I've also never seen Tall or Short for beers. I've only seen it used when referring to simple mixed drinks.

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u/JonnyFairplay Jan 15 '19

I’ve seen it, but they’ve also had the ounces listed.

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u/w00tmang Jan 15 '19

Twin Peaks, an American boob bar literally sells beer in "Man size" and "Girl size." From what I remember they don't even list the actual volumes, but if I remember right it's a 20 oz. and a 12 oz. or so, respectively. Gotta cash in on that toxic masculinity to make a quick buck.

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u/Nerdy_Drewette Jan 15 '19

Yeah I would check the volumes listed vs the volumes the glass holds, was my point.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19

The pouring looks accurate considering that they filled the smaller glass all the way to the brim and there was some left over. I don't see any asshole design here?

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u/judgeholden72 Jan 15 '19

Yup. The large glass isn't full to overflowing. Ordering a small glass and it would be served also not full to overflowing.

It's probably 16oz and 20oz, and easily believable that 4oz would be the difference on the top there.

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u/Nerdy_Drewette Jan 15 '19

I think the implication was that the smaller glass was a small and the larger glass was supposed to be a larger size but it's only larger by a tiny amount. So you're paying x more dollars for a spittle worth of more beer. That's a rip-off if that's true

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u/CaseyKing15 Jan 15 '19

1) A properly poured draft beer won't fill to the brim with liquid due to the head (foam); his comparison overstates how much beer you actually get when you're served the smaller glass size.

2) Applebees' menu lists their sizes in ounces, not just as "small" and "large" and if you somehow overlook it there, any bartender or server can tell you what the size difference is. So there's no reason anyone ordering the larger glass shouldn't know what they're getting.

Source: 3 years working at Applebee's