Spanish beer, tapas, U.H.T milk...

So I´m halfway through my time here in Spain, its chucking it down outside (again) but I´m still having a cool time. Work isn´t all that bad and I´m getting used to the lifestyle here just about. Here are some observations about Spanish life which I hadn´t realised before I came to León which you might find intresting:
It appears that here in León, the ability to pour a good beer is virtually nonexistant. Or at least what the whole of the UK would call a good beer. What I thought it was basic knowledge that in order to reduce the amount of foam on a beer you have to tilt the glass seems to have slipped under the radar here. As a result, an unwelcome proportion of your glass is filled with suds. If you are given a beer of less than 20% head, count yourselves lucky. One night here, feeling in a daring mood, I decided to challenge the status quo and ask for 'menos espuma', and was presented with a distainful, reluctant glare. On a positive note, the bars in León are known throughout Spain for giving free tapas with every drink, something which you´d be very lucky to get in Madrid or Barcelona. This means for 5 euro or so you can fill yourself up on calamares and chorizo and enjoy some cheap lager at the same time.

Another point of contention is the quality of milk out here. There is literally nothing but U.H.T available - fresh milk is illegal, apparently due to health risks involved in drinking stuff which has gone off. In the same supermarkets as this substandard dross, however, you can buy a 1 litre carton of 55 cent Wine - disgustingly cheap and I wouldnt want to imagine exactly whats in it. Clearly milk is more of an health issue than alcohol here!

Jack