The Government has released its plans to turn back the clock to a time of imperial measurements and crown symbols on pints. The post-Brexit consultation promises to 'restore common sense' to the statute book by ditching 'overbearing EU rules'.
To coincide with the Platinum Jubilee, businesses can apply for the Crown symbol to be printed on pint glasses. As long ago as 1698, British pint glasses intended for measuring and serving beer were marked with a crown stamp as a declaration that the glass, when filled to the brim or to a line measure, accurately measured a pint of beer.
The crown stamp gave customers confidence that they were not being sold a short measure of beer. The symbol was replaced by the EU-wide ‘CE’ marking’ in 2006 in order to conform with EU rules in the UK.
