Honest Pint Act in the News

On Friday (April 3), the Oregon legislature had a hearing on the honest pint act--a bill that would make the Honest Pint Project Oregon law. From the Eugene Register-Guard:

The bill would set up a voluntary inspection program. When state health inspectors are making their already-scheduled visits to bars, pubs and restaurants, the businesses can request that they add on an inspection to determine whether their beer glasses hold at least a full pint of liquid. This added review would require the business to pay an as-yet-unspecified sum to cover the costs....

Bailey said the notion that servers of honest pints ought to have a way to distinguish themselves came to him through the blogging efforts of a constituent, Jeff Alworth, a Portland State University researcher and online beer and politics enthusiast....

Beyond that, “honest pint” certification would be one more step to burnish Oregon’s beer-centric reputation, he said. “The fact that we would promote something like this demonstrates that we take our beer pretty seriously,” Alworth said.

The Oregonian also covered the legislation in a front-page story.

SALEM -- It's not quite policing pints, but some legislators want to make sure brewpubs and taverns pour you a full glass of beer.

A bill that debuted before a House committee Friday calls for the state to measure servings and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to issue decals to establishments that meet the "honest pint" 16-ounce standard.

"If someone advertises a pint, don't you think you should get a pint?" said Rep. Mike Schaufler, D-Happy Valley, the business and labor committee chairman who is co-sponsoring the bill.

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