SAY NO TO SHORT MEASURES AND ASK FOR A TOP UP.
New figures from CAMRA show that a whopping 26.6% of pints served in pubs contain less than 95% beer. There is a petition that you can sign to on the CAMRA web site (click link to the left)
It may be generaly accepted in the trade that a 95% pint is is OK, but we do not have to be satisfied with this, after all who is buying it? No, you are paying for a pint so a pint you should have. Always ask for a top up on short measures, any decent pub will always oblige.
CAMRA are actively campaigning, calling for the govenment to pass legistlation for a 100% pint to be served.
Ideally bringing back lined glasses would be the answer, but sadly there is a reluctance for the trade to go back down this route, they would probably lose too much money having to give you an actual pint of beer. There are still places in the country that do use lined glasses but these are few and far between. But we should not let them off the hook! So if they moan about giving you a top up, or will not give one, don't get too angry, sup your pint but let them know you are not happy about it. You can always vote with your feet and not go in again. Send an email to me (siteadmin@nottinghamcamra.org). If I get enough complaints about a particular pub you never know we may even be able to do something about it.