schmiddy n. a beer glass with a capacity smaller than a pint and larger than a half-pint. Etymological Note: schooner ‘a tall beer glass’ + middy ‘a half-pint beer glass.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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I currently work in a hotel bar in Brisbane, and it’s the first hotel I have worked at that sells Schmiddies. The feedback I have received most from patrons is that they feel they’re getting ripped off. While I think its an ideal serving size, for anyone, while not letting the beer get too warm before finishing, the glass shape is unpopular, and impractical for commercial handling and use.