smaller beer bottles in Puerto Rico

Factual Questions
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I just got back from vacation in Puerto Rico and all the beers were 8 to 10 ounces. Why in Puerto Rico are the beers smaller then they are on the main land?

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I just got back from vacation in Puerto Rico and all the beers were 8 to 10 ounces. Why in Puerto Rico are the beers smaller then they are on the main land?
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Were they metric? I recall being in Europe and having a choice of beer in 250 ml (about 8-10 oz) or 500 ml bottles. Europe is not Puerto Rico, of course, but maybe PR also uses 250 ml bottles.

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[QUOTE=Aceospades]
I just got back from vacation in Puerto Rico and all the beers were 8 to 10 ounces. Why in Puerto Rico are the beers smaller then they are on the main land?
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Do they use refillable bottles (like many countries do, Belize at least among them and I think Mexico)? It might be a “legacy” issue.

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I bought a six pack of 7.0 ounce Bud Light bottles in a Publix store two days ago. So they are used here, as in Seminole, FL, as well as in PR.

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[QUOTE=LouisB]
I bought a six pack of 7.0 ounce Bud Light bottles in a Publix store two days ago. So they are used here, as in Seminole, FL, as well as in PR.
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The OP says ALL the bottles in PR are smaller, though; not just a few.

I’d be curious about it. In Mexico, all the bottled beer I encountered was in 355 ml bottles; that’s basically 12 ounces.

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i didn’t encounter one 12 oz beer there and i looked. i was all over the island too. it was kind of weird.