Ordering beer in Spain

JustJack said:

Thanks, that's an important distinction. I don't want a tiny beer...

So the standard glass of beer you get at most bars - is that a copa or a caña? And what about the big glass mugs? What are they called?

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JustJack said:

On last year's CF I enjoyed many cold beers. It was the thing I most anticipated at the end of a long hot day. And I thought I was ordering correctly, requesting "una cerveza". Sometimes I'd request "grande". I always got what I ordered, and the bartender seemed to understand just fine.

I was watching a YouTube video on the spanish language the other day, and learned that I have been ordering all wrong. According to what this person was saying, in Spain they order beer by requesting the glass size. A regular glass of beer is a "caña". And I should have been requesting una caña.
The person didn't mention what the larger size glass/mug is called unfortunately.

Can a Spanish speaker confirm this is correct? I should be requesting una caña, not una cerveza? I'll be heading back in two weeks and want to make sure I've got it right this time!

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