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.
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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.