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Club Arnage => Help => Topic started by: amazing 1 on May 16, 2008, 08:54:18 pm

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Post by: amazing 1 on May 16, 2008, 08:54:18 pm
Please translate the word or name firkin?
Might be related to a pub.
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Post by: Barry on May 16, 2008, 09:13:40 pm
A firkin is a size of beer barrel Randy.

9 gallons (imperial) or 72 British pints of foaming ale :)
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Post by: amazing 1 on May 16, 2008, 10:32:38 pm
Thank You.
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Post by: LangTall on May 21, 2008, 12:36:00 am
we have a pub called the Fiddler and Firkin in the Hague, nice to know what Firkin stands for . ;D
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Post by: paulydee on May 21, 2008, 01:49:44 pm
Firkin pubs are chained all over the place. Loads in the UK, also in USA (http://www.firkinpubs.com) and many other places around the world.
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Post by: IanB on May 21, 2008, 01:58:48 pm
   
        A Firkin is a quarter size barrell holding 9 Imperial Gallons
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Post by: Lorry on May 21, 2008, 02:39:59 pm
Quote from: Ian ( Liverpool Boys ) on May 21, 2008, 01:58:48 pm
   
        A Firkin is a quarter size barrell holding 9 Imperial Gallons
Thats about 40 litres or Kilos, so if you allow for the weight of the barrel, its moveable by a couple of delivery (or dray) men, so a popular size for pubs.  The pin, at half the size/weight could be carried (home)

Barrel Name            Size (Gallons)
Pin or Polypin    4.5
Firkin                      9
Kilderkin           18
Barrel                    36
Hogshead           54
Butt                   108
Tun                   216

A firkin is only 7 1/2 gallons in America, but 70 gallons of wine, and I think there is a metric firkin too :o
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Post by: amazing 1 on May 21, 2008, 10:33:30 pm
Quote from: LangTall on May 21, 2008, 12:36:00 am
we have a pub called the Fiddler and Firkin in the Hague, nice to know what Firkin stands for . ;D
I wonder if that is the pub that Pieter took us,to watch the Soccer game.
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Post by: LangTall on May 22, 2008, 12:14:53 pm
That is the one Randy.

On the corner, opposite the church.

They do have some fine Stouts on draft there...