Head is going to explode: Someone tell me how to ask for "a brown/dark beer" in french
Living in Paris, probably speak on the A2 almost B1 level of french. For the life of me I can not get someone to understand me when I ask for a brown beer. This is further complicated by the fact that Paris seems to lean heavily on blonde/lagers and rarely carry dark beer outside of guinness.

I'm usually trying with "J'aimerai une biere marron" ou "J'aimerai une biere brune"

in both cases i'm usually met with a stinkface and "COMMENT?".

Question

Head is going to explode: Someone tell me how to ask for "a brown/dark beer" in french
Living in Paris, probably speak on the A2 almost B1 level of french. For the life of me I can not get someone to understand me when I ask for a brown beer. This is further complicated by the fact that Paris seems to lean heavily on blonde/lagers and rarely carry dark beer outside of guinness.

I'm usually trying with "J'aimerai une biere marron" ou "J'aimerai une biere brune"

in both cases i'm usually met with a stinkface and "COMMENT?".

Answer

Would it help if you asked for a specific brand, such as "Leffe brune"?

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It's not surprising that 'bière marron' confuses people, but 'une bière brune' is correct. I wonder if it's a  problem with your pronunciation? Perhaps you could get some pronunciation tips from your French colleagues?

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