Sidre

There is a drink here called Sidre, which means Cider. They pour from a large cask as you see in the picture. The bartender holds the glass far away which airates the drink and causes a small head to form. It tastes like flat sour beer and its room temperature. They serve it in a straight glass but only fill about three fingers of the glass. I saw lots of people drinking this when they are eating Tapas so I tried it. Once was enough for me.

I went to an Irish pub with some guys from school that are from England. They wanted to watch some soccer (no basketball, baseball, or football). I ordered what I thought was a import beer from the tap. I had never seen this type of beer before so I thought I'd give it a try. It looked good but when I tasted it, it was like drinking carbonated apple juice. It turns out there are two kinds of cider here. The Spanish "Sidre" and the Irish type of cider which what I mistakenly order at the pub. I couldn't drink it (too sweet) but the bartender knew I made a mistake so he exchanged it for a Guiness.