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pot


a medium sized glass of beer (approx 285ml): A pot of Vic thanks barman. Compare butcher, glass, handle, middy1, middy2, pony, schooner1, schooner2, seven.


Contributor's comments: Same usage in Brisbane, however known as a middy in NSW.

Contributor's comments: [Brisbane informant] 10 oz. (285ml) glass of beer: "Two pots of light please."

Contributor's comments: [Brisbane informant] A pot is the smallest glass size (approx. 275ml) a beer comes in: "A pot of Fourex thanks mate."

Contributor's comments: A large glass of beer or ale, purchased in Victoria (385 ml - Victorian version of schooner): "I'll have 2 pots please, luv."

Contributor's comments: At one time a pot in some parts of NSW was 20oz. I recall ordering a pot in Byron Bay in the early '70s and getting a 20oz glass.

Contributor's comments: [Brisbane informant] The smallest glass is a "beer", medium is a "pot", and the biggie is a "schooner".

Contributor's comments: I have never lived in any part of Australia other than WA and I've never heard pot used in a pub in WA. It's always been a middy.

Contributor's comments: The only standard glass size for beer over the bar in Victoria, pints etc are a new addition.