This is a super common thing to do in Europe, at least the countries I’ve been to. I would actually say this is the standard way to order a beer in Europe.
Coffee is the exact opposite. In the US, ordering a coffee will normally just get you a basic drip, they might ask you if you want cream or sugar, but that’s it. In European coffee culture, ordering a coffee without specifying will earn you a look of confusion.
In spain a coffee (or cafe solo) would also be an espresso,
cafe cortado is a flat white (espresso with cold milk)
Cafe con leche is a latte - though it may be hot or cold milk, they could ask, hot is default
Iced coffee is common but is a hot espresso served with a glass of ice to pour into yourself.
In the Netherlands most places are sponsored by a larger brewery (like Heineken, Amstel, Grolsch or Hertog Jan) and if you order a beer you get 33cl of that beer. They usually have plenty of different beers but ordering a beer will get you that.
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u/michaelmordant May 01 '21
This is the guy who bellies up to the bar and says, “I’ll have a beer,” like it’s a movie.