Is this the correct way to order a beer?

If I was to say, %26#39;%26#39;Une pression gande sil vous plait%26#39;%26#39; Or %26#39;%26#39;jai%26#39;s voudrais pression grande sil vous plait%26#39;%26#39;

Are either of these correct?. Me and dh don%26#39;t drink wine, tutt tutt.

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just, s%26#39;il vous plait une grande bière pression or à la pression ...once in your life change your habit and drink a good glass of wine, friendly said ...tutt tutt

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someone once said to me , to say I don%26#39;t like wine really means I%26#39;ve never tasted good wine, maybe this is true!

Thanks you for your reply.

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It also depends a bit on what you call a beer. %26quot;Grande%26quot; means %26quot;big%26quot; - nothing wrong with that, but the French use %26quot;un demi%26quot; (or %26quot;une pression petite%26quot;) for half a pint (about 250 cl) of draught beer.

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Sadly, for me, French beer is a disappointment. The French do SO many things so well, but beer is not one of them.

Find a Canadian or Irish pub and you might be OK because they have the beers you might want to drink, but even an ordinary glass of wine in Paris is likely to be pretty good.

Of course, advice from %26quot;philpetrus%26quot; might be a giveaway, but I%26#39;d stick to wine in France - they do it so well......

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Be careful about saying you want a big one. In less scrupulous places they will bring you a litre glass and charge an arm and a leg.

As others have mentioned, the standard measure in cafés is 25cl (half-pint). In the Irish/Canadian/Aussie bars, a pint is more common.

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While I respect sdjeff%26#39;s opinion on French beer, I don%26#39;t agree with it.

I really like the Alsatian beers from France, since they are so Germanic in style. A fresh draft of 1664 (made by Kronenbourg) can be very tasty.

%26quot;une pression de Soixante-quatre, s.v.p.%26quot; is a message well understood.

Of course, if you prefer non-Germanic styles, this likely won%26#39;t be for you.

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The usual three sizes are 25, 50 and 100cl. I%26#39;ve seen the first listed as petit and the last listed as

%26quot;sérieux.%26quot;

Try the Leffe , Wilfort and Pelfort brune.

Pjk

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If you truly want to have a choice in beer while in Paris then one place to visit is Au General Lafayette on... you guessed it...r. Layfayette in the 9th by the Cadet metro. They have been written up in the Guardian a few years ago as the best pub in Paris for the choice of beer. Over 100 bottled beers to choose from and a bunch on tap too.

I had my first and only experience with real Polish (?) Budweisser, the American version.

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syntax correction: not the American version

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You mean Budvar, the original %26quot;Budweiser%26quot; beer from the Czech Republic city of Ceske Budejovice (which was once known as Budweis in the German language)

It is a great lager beer in the Bohemian style, and it is sold in the U.S. under the name %26quot;Czechvar%26quot;