"A Pint of Honesty" appears on the last page, in the "Beer Me" column slot. Unfortunately, although a fair amount of the issue's content is online, this piece is not. You'll have to go find it on the newsstand (Barnes and Noble carries Draft).Here's an excerpt of the final paragraph, so you can get some of the gist:
[B]eer drinkers outside Oregon also deserve honest pints. Whenever I travel around, I study the glassware. It’s no different than it was here; drinkers across the country have no way of telling how large their glasses are, and the problem persists because customers haven’t demanded a change. The most important thing you can do is bring the issue to the attention of your local publican. He’s there to make you happy, and if you demand an honest pint, he’ll serve you one. If you know that your local does serve honest pints, go to the project's web site and find out how you can certify it as an Honest Purveyor. The time has come for America to have glassware standards as good as our beer. Go forth, beer drinkers, and demand an honest pint!
Draft Magazine
For those of you unfamiliar with it, Draft Magazine may now be the most interesting beer mag on the market. This issue has a great story on hop farming in Michigan, a piece on Okinawan sake (nearly lost after WWII, but making a comeback), and an article on innovations in brewing which really just charts the current state of American brewing. You will also appreciate their beer ratings, which do more to place their well-selected beers in context and provide the reader more clarity about what the beer will taste like and why it gets the rating it does. Good stuff--go pick up a copy.
