![Drinking a yard of ale which is two and a half pints of beer without stopping or splashing is an ancient British pub custom. The glass is called a yard glass because Drinking a yard of ale which is two and a half pints of beer without stopping or splashing is an ancient British pub custom. The glass is called a yard glass because](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PGK88H/drinking-a-yard-of-ale-which-is-two-and-a-half-pints-of-beer-without-stopping-or-splashing-is-an-ancient-british-pub-custom-the-glass-is-called-a-yard-glass-because-it-is-one-yard-long-27th-august-2018-great-bardfield-braintree-essex-uk-credit-william-edwardsalamy-live-news-PGK88H.jpg)
Drinking a yard of ale which is two and a half pints of beer without stopping or splashing is an ancient British pub custom. The glass is called a yard glass because
![A Yard Of Ale Is A Very Large Glass Typically Holding Between 2 And 3 Pints Of Beer – AbbeyBrewingInc A Yard Of Ale Is A Very Large Glass Typically Holding Between 2 And 3 Pints Of Beer – AbbeyBrewingInc](https://cdn.abbeybrewinginc.com/how_much_is_a_yard_of_ale_in_pints.jpg)
A Yard Of Ale Is A Very Large Glass Typically Holding Between 2 And 3 Pints Of Beer – AbbeyBrewingInc
![The "Yard O Beer" as served in Fritzbe's in Annandale in the '80s. Is it illegal in VA to serve beer in this quantity nowadays? Pretty rare to find even proper pints The "Yard O Beer" as served in Fritzbe's in Annandale in the '80s. Is it illegal in VA to serve beer in this quantity nowadays? Pretty rare to find even proper pints](http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/file.php?2,file=207859,filename=YardOBeer.jpg)
The "Yard O Beer" as served in Fritzbe's in Annandale in the '80s. Is it illegal in VA to serve beer in this quantity nowadays? Pretty rare to find even proper pints
The Yard of Ale - A yard of ale or yard glass is a very tall beer glass used for drinking around 2.5 imperial pints (1.4 l) of beer, depending upon the
![Drinking a yard of ale which is two and a half pints of beer without stopping or splashing is an ancient British pub custom. The glass is called a yard glass because it is one yard long 27th August 2018 Great Bardfield Braintree, Essex, UK. Credit: William ... Drinking a yard of ale which is two and a half pints of beer without stopping or splashing is an ancient British pub custom. The glass is called a yard glass because it is one yard long 27th August 2018 Great Bardfield Braintree, Essex, UK. Credit: William ...](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/pgk88m/drinking-a-yard-of-ale-which-is-two-and-a-half-pints-of-beer-without-stopping-or-splashing-is-an-ancient-british-pub-custom-the-glass-is-called-a-yard-glass-because-it-is-one-yard-long-27th-august-2018-great-bardfield-braintree-essex-uk-credit-william-edwardsalamy-live-news-pgk88m.jpg)