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| Jul 9, 2019 at 7:50 | comment | added | Alchymist | Even ordering a pint in English speaking countries can have problems. UK citizens are disappointed by the size of beers in America. Also note that, though archaic, "small beer" relates to the alcohol content rather than the volume in the UK. It's possible the same applies elsewhere | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 17:27 | comment | added | James Moore | It's regional in the US too. I would have said that asking for a "pint" or just "a beer" gets you the most common size glass they have (probably 16oz here in Seattle). If you want their small glass, ask for "a half." (Usually not "a half pint," just "a half.") Some places are getting more explicit - my current favorite beer place here in West Seattle serves 4oz or 16oz (and will do a tray of the 4s, which is the whole point), and you'll see it on the wall like this: photos.app.goo.gl/gHFLJRo1iWet9Jha7. (The "growler" size is for filling a growler to take home) | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 11:19 | comment | added | Gamora | You can never go wrong with asking for a large beer, the more beer the better! | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 7:32 | comment | added | CptEric | in spanish beer sizes are, by size: Quinto (bottled, 1/5th, 200cl).Lata (can, 220cl), Media/Tercio (bottled, 1/3rd, 330cl), Caña/Copa (keg, glass, usually tulip-kind, 240-390cl), Jarra (keg , Mug, 500cl). | |
| Jul 7, 2019 at 18:52 | comment | added | TooTea | @Mast Right, but my point is that the best approach is to just get the "standard beer" no matter what size that is. OP is concerned about being seen as a "clueless tourist", which is exactly what happens if you order 16 US fluid ounces of beer in Germany. Yes, you can ask for your favourite size and you may actually get it, but you're going to end up being the only person in the pub drinking that obscure size while everyone else has a much smaller glass. Better not overthink it, order "a beer", and if it's too small, get another one afterwards. | |
| Jul 7, 2019 at 18:27 | comment | added | Mast | Just asking for 'a beer' is going to get you a 'fluitje' around here, which is not even close to a pint. When in doubt, just ask 'how big is a standard beer here', and you'll know whether to ask for a big beer or not. | |
| Jul 7, 2019 at 9:41 | comment | added | Darren H | A concur with the word of caution about the meaning of "large" / "medium". I've found some places if I ask for large beer will serve me 500ml, and some places if I ask for large beer will serve me a stein (typically 1L). If unsure just ask the bartender or specify 500ml or whatever size you want | |
| Jul 7, 2019 at 9:29 | comment | added | pts | In European countries I've visited asking for a large beer in a pub will give you 0.5 liter (similar to the size of a pint), and in some regions (e.g. Bavaria in Germany) it will occasionally give you double as much. | |
| Jul 7, 2019 at 7:15 | comment | added | yetanothercoder | In The Netherlands the default beer size is 33cl (Vaasje) and wouldn't correspond to the "pint" that OP wants. Most Dutch will understand that a pint is the half a litre they're asking for, but asking for half a litre (Halve liter) will indicate more precisely what they want. | |
| Jul 6, 2019 at 21:51 | comment | added | toolforger | Ah. My bad - I guess I fell to an urban myth then. | |
| Jul 6, 2019 at 15:29 | comment | added | ohno | @toolforger Kölsch has alcohol around 5%, as most pilseners and wheat beers have. | |
| Jul 6, 2019 at 12:58 | comment | added | toolforger | Note that the beer in the "ridiculously tiny glasses" has roughly double the alcohol percentage of beer served in half-liter glasses. | |
| Jul 6, 2019 at 7:40 | comment | added | rexkogitans | In Austria and Bavaria, beer can be measured in "Seidel", which is standardised to half a litre: German Wikipedia | |
| Jul 5, 2019 at 15:21 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | Medium beer also in some places. | |
| Jul 5, 2019 at 13:51 | comment | added | TooTea | @BernhardDöbler I prefer a nice Altbier to a Kölsch, but the glass is typically (about?) the same size for both. | |
| Jul 5, 2019 at 12:47 | comment | added | Bernhard Döbler |
Did you confuse Düsseldorf with Köln? There they serve "beer" in ridiculously tiny glasses
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| Jul 5, 2019 at 12:20 | comment | added | pboss3010 | This is also correctly for the US. While we do still have the pint measure, we typically don't order a "pint" for beer. We ask for a beer (or the exact brand) and if the bartender has different sizes, they'll ask you "tall or short" or "16 or 20 ounce". | |
| Jul 5, 2019 at 9:57 | history | answered | TooTea | CC BY-SA 4.0 |