By Alanna Durkin, The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Maine - A Maine lawmaker wants beer drinkers to get what they're paying for - to the very last drop.
State Sen. John Patrick is pressing for a bill that would require each pint of beer sold in the state to be 16 ounces. He says some bars and restaurants that advertise draft beers as pints are actually serving them in 14-ounce glasses, causing drinkers to lose out on those last few tasty sips.
The measure is getting push back from the Maine Restaurant Association and Maine Brewers' Guild, who said during a hearing on Wednesday that there's no need for new regulations when the state already has consumer protection laws in place.
Similar efforts to combat these so-called "cheater pints'' have fallen flat in Michigan and Oregon.