I don’t know. Never have been to Spain. But Spanish beer is sold in small 0,33 Liter bottles here. Which my German brain doesn’t register as beer sometimes. It’s confusing. I am confused. And tired. Going to sleep. Good night.
It’s because bigger beers get warm before you can drink them. We prefer to order 6 tiny cold beers one by one than single large beer that will be warm by the time you drink half of it.
You can have beer in a bigger format in Spain, and if you go to a place to drink beer you would order something from a ‘tercio’ (330ml bottle) to a ‘jarra’ (usually 500ml, some places have 1-1.5l mugs). The tiny beer glasses (caña, ~200ml) have another purposes, for example if the place serve good ‘tapas’, a complimentary small dish served with your drink, since they have the same size whatever you order you get more food with smaller beers; or if you aren’t staying at the place and just want, or need, a quick refreshment before going somewhere else.
I think the point is that alcohol tends to wreck you harder at higher temperatures and Spain is (at least in Europe) known for its ungodly heat.
But the beers in Spain are tiny.
I don’t know. Never have been to Spain. But Spanish beer is sold in small 0,33 Liter bottles here. Which my German brain doesn’t register as beer sometimes. It’s confusing. I am confused. And tired. Going to sleep. Good night.
Good morning!
It’s because bigger beers get warm before you can drink them. We prefer to order 6 tiny cold beers one by one than single large beer that will be warm by the time you drink half of it.
You are not drinking it properly then. Ask a German for an advice.
You can have beer in a bigger format in Spain, and if you go to a place to drink beer you would order something from a ‘tercio’ (330ml bottle) to a ‘jarra’ (usually 500ml, some places have 1-1.5l mugs). The tiny beer glasses (caña, ~200ml) have another purposes, for example if the place serve good ‘tapas’, a complimentary small dish served with your drink, since they have the same size whatever you order you get more food with smaller beers; or if you aren’t staying at the place and just want, or need, a quick refreshment before going somewhere else.
I actually like this. Never saw it that way. I will do it the Spanish way the next time my ass gets fried at 35 degrees plus.
Other common way is to order a bucket of ice and beer. You get a bunch of 0.25-0.20l bottles in a bucket.