Q Was habt ihr vom Fass?What have you got on tap?
- A Pils, Helles und ein Weizen.Pils, pale lager and a wheat beer.
- A Nur Pils.Just Pils.
Asking this rather than pointing at a tap handle is most of the difference.
Ordering a beer/
Q → A → what they'll probably say
Compiled by Gabriel Gilles · Updated
Short answerIn Germany, say Was habt ihr vom Fass?What have you got on tap?
Q Was habt ihr vom Fass?What have you got on tap?
Asking this rather than pointing at a tap handle is most of the difference.
Q Was möchten Sie trinken?What would you like to drink? (formal Sie)
They'll say Vom Fass oder aus der Flasche?Draft or bottle?
"Ein Helles" is the southern default. Servers open with the formal Sie.
Q Vom Fass oder aus der Flasche?Draft or bottle?
They'll say Welche Marke?Which brand?
Q Maß oder Halbe?BayernLiter or half-liter?
They'll say Gute Wahl.Good choice.
Size is its own question, asked after you've said what you want and whether it's draft. It's a Bavarian one: a Maß is the liter stein, a Halbe the half-liter. Order a Maß in Hamburg and you'll get a look. Die Maß is feminine, so it's eine Maß, not einen.
Q Möchten Sie auch was zu essen?Want food too?
They'll say Kommt sofort.Coming right up.
Q Noch ein Bier?Another beer?
They'll say Mach ich.Will do.
Q Noch einen Absacker?One for the road?
They'll say Na dann, Prost!Cheers then!
Ein Absacker is the last drink of the night — literally the one that makes you sink.
Q Zahlen Sie zusammen oder getrennt?Together or split?
They'll say Mit Karte oder bar?Card or cash?
Splitting the bill is completely normal and expected.