Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..
Trouble is, it is true. Mining priced out normal folks and they wonder why we farken hate it 
Priced out of housing and ca'nt afford a fkn coffee or fish n chips with a beer in Freo.
I lived in Perth briefly in 1997. Nice city and very cheap back then. Before that I lived in Darwin, and it sounds like Perth is now like Darwin. Darwin back then (and I believe is still now) had residents with high incomes- Defence, Govt administrators, public services, and a small bit of mining. The rest were support services like retail workers, mechanics, electricians. This group felt it. It wasn't possible to live on the dole in Darwin. Since Perth was so cheap, it was possible to move there, rent a cheap unit, look for work with dole support and setup a career/life there. I ended up settling in Adelaide instead.
Select to expand quoteMobydisc said..
Yeah the price of beer on tap in Perth is an absolute rip off. What is the justification for the high prices?
Collusion between industry associations etc is my best guess.
It is true that there is a small percentage of fools who waste money on pokies but it is hardly an issue at any of the half decent pubs. I don't play them and they don't effect my life at all. In fact they are an excellent way for the government to get back about fifty percent of the dole money they pay out.
I just went to a well known bar on the left bank of the river in East Fremantle.
Ordered 2 pints of Heineken and parted ways with $24
Now the pints came in 2 very nice Heineken glasses which i assumed at the price they charged me for, the glasses were free 
Select to expand quoteStuthepirate said..
I just went to a well known bar on the left bank of the river in East Fremantle.
Ordered 2 pints of Heineken and parted ways with $24
Now the pints came in 2 very nice Heineken glasses which i assumed at the price they charged me for, the glasses were free
Maybe thats the reason why beer is expensive for you high income rich desert mining people,
They have to cover the cost of the high theft rate over there. 
Or maybe its because you ask for a pint instead of a schooner
Isnt a "pint" a pommie thing??? pre-metric system?? Sounds heaps olden day, do you also have your milk delivered to your door in glass "pint" bottles??
Pretty sure the rest of Aussie has moved on and order beer by the pot, middie or schooner and get their milk in liters.
Select to expand quotelotofwind said..
Isnt a "pint" a pommie thing??? pre-metric system??
Pretty sure the rest of Aussie has moved on and order beer by the pot, middie or schooner and get their milk in liters.
ummm......windy, mate........ why pick on pints and leave the rest alone?
I am pretty sure that pots, middies, schooners and jugs were all here before them new fangled mumblymetres arrived - and you are still happy enough to use those, instead of ordering your drinks by the millilitre or CC.
not being pedantic 
- but isn't it litres and not liters?
stephen
^^ don't mind Loto - any excuse to have a crack like usual. Every pub I can think of does pints.
Stu's post was very clever I thought. but nah, call WA people thieves. 
"Every pub I can think of does pints."
Not very well travelled.
I think its only WA that still goes by pints?? never heard it over east in Qld and NSW except for old pommie shows from the 70's on tv like george and mildred lol.
And I made a joke that he was a thief because,,well, he stole the glasses from the pub. Sorry If I confused you or you thought somehow it was aimed at you, or you think stealing is clever??.
Peace out dude.
i still like a beer, but rarely drink in pubs , way too exxy , to much other stuff to spend the savings on !!
lol, chill dude, attack the ball not the player
sorry for the late reply, was at the pub drinking $5 schooners.
but glad I kept you busy all Sat night googling lol
Bar staff said they never hear the word pint, ever.
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..
Every pub I can think of does pints.
I was really surprised to see that in WA, the pint is a lot more common than the schooner. (At least if Wikipedia can be believed)
I have personally never seen anyone order a pint, although I only go to the pub about once a week. I guess they would be available in the trendy boutique beer places in Sydney as a gimmick, but I don't drink in those places because they charge insane prices.
Almost all orders in NSW are for schooners, and occassionally someone orders a middy.
In the UK, they are trying to bring in a schooner size drink, as the pint is getting people too pissed, and ordering a 'half' is seen as girlie.
P.S. Just got back from a trip to the UK, and I enjoyed some of their 'real cask ales'. (The flat warm stuff). It's mixed in an old wooden wine cask, where it ferments naturally in the basement from which it is also served. Because there is no added carbonation, there is no pressure in the cask, and the bar staff have to pull on an actual hand pump to draw the ale up from the wooden cask in the basement to the serving bar.
What does it taste like? Well think of the difference between a normal white loaf of bread, and a nice loaf of sour dough. That is how much extra flavour the real cask ale has. The head had this amazing creamy quality to it. I almost did not notice that it wasn't icy cold, or that it had almost no bubbles. I guess on a stinking hot day, ice cold and fizzy is always going to be good, but they have plenty of keg beers on tap as well for those times.
Not sure what loto is on about? I generally order my preferred beer in a pint. This from pubs in Vic, SA, NSW and Tas...never a question asked and always have a pint placed in front of me.
I do make sure that I use the local lingo if I'm ordering a glass, pot, middy, schooner or thimble though. 
^^^^never never ever seen sailhack order a thimble , never never lol , unless it's full of scotch
Select to expand quoteChef said...
^^^^never never ever seen sailhack order a thimble , never never lol , unless it's full of scotch
I've ordered many - mainly thimbles of shandys or midoris for you when in a shout.
thought i should Google schooner as back in the day the popular size drink in perth was a middy and popular size drink in sydney was a schooner, and old blokes at the races drank Pony's in between races
www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/
SIZES BY VOLUMEThe most popular beer sizes in Australia include…
A jug, which is generally 1140ml or 40 fluid ounces and is designed for sharing with your mates.
A pint is generally a 570ml (20 oz) glass but in South Australia, it is called an Imperial Pint because they call the 450ml glass a Pint (weirdos).
A schooner is a 450ml (15 oz) glass, except in South Australia where it is called a Pint. Schooners are usually served in New South Wales but also exist in Victorian or Western Australian pubs too.
A MIDDY is served in a 285ml (10 oz) glass, but it has a variety of other names such as Half Pint, Pot, Middy, Handle or Ten. This is a popular option if you are after a quick drink.
They should introduce the Stein (1 Litre)
Back on topic...
Try the 'two birds' beer at the Norfolk. Great drop, Great Spot..
If your complaining about how much a beer costs these days then ask your boss for a pay rise to compensate.
For bargain beers.....Get on down to the Swan Hotel in Freo if you want a cheap beer. Also take mouth guard as the cheap beer includes a punch on with the MUA blokes as a condition of entry. Pints 7$
Ps. You're welcome
Select to expand quoteHarrow said..Mark _australia said..
Every pub I can think of does pints.
I was really surprised to see that in WA, the pint is a lot more common than the schooner. (At least if Wikipedia can be believed)
I have personally never seen anyone order a pint, although I only go to the pub about once a week. I guess they would be available in the trendy boutique beer places in Sydney as a gimmick, but I don't drink in those places because they charge insane prices.
I don't even know if they do schooners over here in WA?
Always seems to be pints or middies. If a pint can be had for <$10 you're doing well!! Great news is that VB is coming on tap at more places.
Bit of a shame the jug seems to be gradually disappearing.
Select to expand quotePoida said..
thought i should Google schooner as back in the day the popular size drink in perth was a middy and popular size drink in sydney was a schooner, and old blokes at the races drank Pony's in between races
www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/
SIZES BY VOLUMEThe most popular beer sizes in Australia include…
A jug, which is generally 1140ml or 40 fluid ounces and is designed for sharing with your mates.
A pint is generally a 570ml (20 oz) glass but in South Australia, it is called an Imperial Pint because they call the 450ml glass a Pint (weirdos).
A schooner is a 450ml (15 oz) glass, except in South Australia where it is called a Pint. Schooners are usually served in New South Wales but also exist in Victorian or Western Australian pubs too.
A MIDDY is served in a 285ml (10 oz) glass, but it has a variety of other names such as Half Pint, Pot, Middy, Handle or Ten. This is a popular option if you are after a quick drink.
They should introduce the Stein (1 Litre)
I learnt the bar trade at a Returned Serviceman's club. They wouldn't be caught dead drinking anything bigger than a middy and most of them drank from a 7 oz glass commonly called a Seven or a Glass. If you've ever had a session on a hot day drinking beer from Sevens fresh from the fridge you'd understand. In fact, some really old timers (before my time) would occasionally drink from a Pony (or a Small Glass) which was only 5 oz.
It's likely publicans that have pushed us to consume pints as it a lower cost way of serving - 1 pint is roughly 3 Worthos. That's 3 x service interactions and 3 x washing the glass. But when you consider that we live in a hot country it really makes no sense for us to drink from pints. The English can pull it off because of their climate and style of beer.
Bring back the Seven!
Select to expand quotepaddymac said..Poida said..evven
thought i should Google schooner as back in the day the popular size drink in perth was a middy and popular size drink in sydney was a schooner, and old blokes at the races drank Pony's in between races
www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/
SIZES BY VOLUMEThe most popular beer sizes in Australia include…
A jug, which is generally 1140ml or 40 fluid ounces and is designed for sharing with your mates.
A pint is generally a 570ml (20 oz) glass but in South Australia, it is called an Imperial Pint because they call the 450ml glass a Pint (weirdos).
A schooner is a 450ml (15 oz) glass, except in South Australia where it is called a Pint. Schooners are usually served in New South Wales but also exist in Victorian or Western Australian pubs too.
A MIDDY is served in a 285ml (10 oz) glass, but it has a variety of other names such as Half Pint, Pot, Middy, Handle or Ten. This is a popular option if you are after a quick drink.
They should introduce the Stein (1 Litre)
I learnt the bar trade at a Returned Serviceman's club. They wouldn't be caught dead drinking anything bigger than a middy and most of them drank from a 7 oz glass commonly called a Seven or a Glass. If you've ever had a session on a hot day drinking beer from Sevens fresh from the fridge you'd understand. In fact, some really old timers (before my time) would occasionally drink from a Pony (or a Small Glass) which was only 5 oz.
It's likely publicans that have pushed us to consume pints as it a lower cost way of serving - 1 pint is roughly 3 Worthos. That's 3 x service interactions and 3 x washing the glass. But when you consider that we live in a hot country it really makes no sense for us to drink from pints. The English can pull it off because of their climate and style of beer.
Bring back the Seven!
spot on , pints are for drinking warm beer!! even pots are to big in hot weather ! we always thought the nsw schooner was crass . the seven is way more civilized !
Sands if your beers are getting warm, your talking to much
as for bar maids not knowing what pints are, its probably because they just turned 18
whats metric got to do with it beer was served in the first fleet days as pints,hold on to your/our heritage boys
don't sell out to the hipsters of the new world
Select to expand quotepaddymac said..Poida said..
thought i should Google schooner as back in the day the popular size drink in perth was a middy and popular size drink in sydney was a schooner, and old blokes at the races drank Pony's in between races
www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/
SIZES BY VOLUMEThe most popular beer sizes in Australia include…
A jug, which is generally 1140ml or 40 fluid ounces and is designed for sharing with your mates.
A pint is generally a 570ml (20 oz) glass but in South Australia, it is called an Imperial Pint because they call the 450ml glass a Pint (weirdos).
A schooner is a 450ml (15 oz) glass, except in South Australia where it is called a Pint. Schooners are usually served in New South Wales but also exist in Victorian or Western Australian pubs too.
A MIDDY is served in a 285ml (10 oz) glass, but it has a variety of other names such as Half Pint, Pot, Middy, Handle or Ten. This is a popular option if you are after a quick drink.
They should introduce the Stein (1 Litre)
I learnt the bar trade at a Returned Serviceman's club. They wouldn't be caught dead drinking anything bigger than a middy and most of them drank from a 7 oz glass commonly called a Seven or a Glass. If you've ever had a session on a hot day drinking beer from Sevens fresh from the fridge you'd understand. In fact, some really old timers (before my time) would occasionally drink from a Pony (or a Small Glass) which was only 5 oz.
It's likely publicans that have pushed us to consume pints as it a lower cost way of serving - 1 pint is roughly 3 Worthos. That's 3 x service interactions and 3 x washing the glass. But when you consider that we live in a hot country it really makes no sense for us to drink from pints. The English can pull it off because of their climate and style of beer.
Bring back the Seven!
bring back the seven.
who wants to wait in lines
i remember the old boys drinking ponys, they sat on them that long they hatched them.
Select to expand quoteCobra said..paddymac said..Poida said..
thought i should Google schooner as back in the day the popular size drink in perth was a middy and popular size drink in sydney was a schooner, and old blokes at the races drank Pony's in between races
www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/
SIZES BY VOLUMEThe most popular beer sizes in Australia include…
A jug, which is generally 1140ml or 40 fluid ounces and is designed for sharing with your mates.
A pint is generally a 570ml (20 oz) glass but in South Australia, it is called an Imperial Pint because they call the 450ml glass a Pint (weirdos).
A schooner is a 450ml (15 oz) glass, except in South Australia where it is called a Pint. Schooners are usually served in New South Wales but also exist in Victorian or Western Australian pubs too.
A MIDDY is served in a 285ml (10 oz) glass, but it has a variety of other names such as Half Pint, Pot, Middy, Handle or Ten. This is a popular option if you are after a quick drink.
They should introduce the Stein (1 Litre)
I learnt the bar trade at a Returned Serviceman's club. They wouldn't be caught dead drinking anything bigger than a middy and most of them drank from a 7 oz glass commonly called a Seven or a Glass. If you've ever had a session on a hot day drinking beer from Sevens fresh from the fridge you'd understand. In fact, some really old timers (before my time) would occasionally drink from a Pony (or a Small Glass) which was only 5 oz.
It's likely publicans that have pushed us to consume pints as it a lower cost way of serving - 1 pint is roughly 3 Worthos. That's 3 x service interactions and 3 x washing the glass. But when you consider that we live in a hot country it really makes no sense for us to drink from pints. The English can pull it off because of their climate and style of beer.
Bring back the Seven!
bring back the seven.
who wants to wait in lines
i remember the old boys drinking ponys, they sat on them that long they hatched them.
No one ever waited in a line at my club, their new beer was ready as they drank the last drop of their previous beer. It's something called "service".
Lines are for wankers who wanna be seen at the coolest/latest/wankiest place in town, get treated like sh!t from the pretentious staff then go home with an empty wallet.
As for sitting on their beers, mate, you've got no idea. These world war two vets would drink most people I know under the table. And you know what, they didn't get all mouthy and agro and end up spewing in the gutter.
Oops, it seems you've hit a nerve.
Select to expand quoteCobra said..
Sands if your beers are getting warm, your talking to much
as for bar maids not knowing what pints are, its probably because they just turned 18
whats metric got to do with it beer was served in the first fleet days as pints,hold on to your/our heritage boys
don't sell out to the hipsters of the new world
I don't think a huge amount of beer was consumed by the first fleeters. They usually preferred rum which could be any sort of spirit. Until breweries got going in Sydney most people wanted rum. It would have been too expensive to transport beer from England to Australia when there was more bang for the buck with rum.
$17 for a pint of Hoegarden at the Belgian Beer Cafe
$14.50 for a schooner of Becks at the Aviary
$11.50 for a stubbie of Stella at Lost Society
Perth prices blow, but at least we have the best looking women in the world!*
*Gina Rinehart excluded, obviously.
Select to expand quoteLateStarter said..
$17 for a pint of Hoegarden at the Belgian Beer Cafe
$14.50 for a schooner of Becks at the Aviary
$11.50 for a stubbie of Stella at Lost Society
Perth prices blow, but at least we have the best looking women in the world!*
*Gina Rinehart excluded, obviously.
Woooooooooooha! Gina is a woman????????????????????? I thought she was a Hutt.................. Jabba Gina the Hutt!
Used to go to the Breakwater Tavern at Hillary's Was a great pub................ easy going, bit of live music, not fancy but good pub grub. They closed it down and reopened it 150 metres away, not is fancy, they play dub dub dub music all nite so you can't have a chat and tripled the price......... they have lost me but I guess gained a fair few would be inn peeps.
Select to expand quotepaddymac said..
Cobra said..
paddymac said..
Poida said..
thought i should Google schooner as back in the day the popular size drink in perth was a middy and popular size drink in sydney was a schooner, and old blokes at the races drank Pony's in between races
www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/
SIZES BY VOLUMEThe most popular beer sizes in Australia include…
A jug, which is generally 1140ml or 40 fluid ounces and is designed for sharing with your mates.
A pint is generally a 570ml (20 oz) glass but in South Australia, it is called an Imperial Pint because they call the 450ml glass a Pint (weirdos).
A schooner is a 450ml (15 oz) glass, except in South Australia where it is called a Pint. Schooners are usually served in New South Wales but also exist in Victorian or Western Australian pubs too.
A MIDDY is served in a 285ml (10 oz) glass, but it has a variety of other names such as Half Pint, Pot, Middy, Handle or Ten. This is a popular option if you are after a quick drink.
They should introduce the Stein (1 Litre)
I learnt the bar trade at a Returned Serviceman's club. They wouldn't be caught dead drinking anything bigger than a middy and most of them drank from a 7 oz glass commonly called a Seven or a Glass. If you've ever had a session on a hot day drinking beer from Sevens fresh from the fridge you'd understand. In fact, some really old timers (before my time) would occasionally drink from a Pony (or a Small Glass) which was only 5 oz.
It's likely publicans that have pushed us to consume pints as it a lower cost way of serving - 1 pint is roughly 3 Worthos. That's 3 x service interactions and 3 x washing the glass. But when you consider that we live in a hot country it really makes no sense for us to drink from pints. The English can pull it off because of their climate and style of beer.
Bring back the Seven!
bring back the seven.
who wants to wait in lines
i remember the old boys drinking ponys, they sat on them that long they hatched them.
No one ever waited in a line at my club, their new beer was ready as they drank the last drop of their previous beer. It's something called "service".
Lines are for wankers who wanna be seen at the coolest/latest/wankiest place in town, get treated like sh!t from the pretentious staff then go home with an empty wallet.
As for sitting on their beers, mate, you've got no idea. These world war two vets would drink most people I know under the table. And you know what, they didn't get all mouthy and agro and end up spewing in the gutter.
Oops, it seems you've hit a nerve.
your the only one talking about wank bars champ...lines Hahahaha obvious you haven't drank in QLD pubshave you ever sucked pish on grand final day, anzac day,melbourne cup. the list goes on…on the east coast plenty of lines/ queues in packed pubs along the coast ,just plain old bars we drink in and we don't want to be standing in lines waiting for our little ponys imagine going to the footy and buying ponys,i would never see the game
34 years ago i use to watch olboys hatching ponys…. you tell a different story,but hey you might be 70 mate
