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Bartender, Pour Me a Butt Load! Or, I’m Having a Firkin Good Time!

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Spencer

Old English units of measure for beer and ale:

4 gills = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
9 gallons = 1 firkin
2 firkins = 1 kilderkin
3 kilderkins = 1 hogshead
2 hogsheads = 1 butt

Kindly note that the rundlet, tierce, and puncheon are measures to be used only with wine.

Posted in Reality is Weird, Useless Information, Whatever

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