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angryWinds t1_j4mwrig wrote

Reply to comment by MILF_Lawyer_Esq in McSorley’s Old Ale House. East 7th St. 1942 by KamikazeChief

I think the rationale is so that they can pour them faster. Giving one full pint, they'd have to pour, let it settle a bit, then top it off. That process takes a few minutes. So insted, they just crank out two small ones that are both 1/4 foam, but still adds up to about a pint.

Would appreciate it if someone 'in the know' could confirm or deny my theory.

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MILF_Lawyer_Esq t1_j4mx2fl wrote

More like half foam but they go down easy.

No idea if you’re right or not but it makes sense. My assumption was that way back in the eighteen hunnerds “a beer” was smaller than “a beer” today but they’re sticking with the glasses they’ve been using for over a century and just doubling up instead of making you ask for beer twice as often.

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