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A typical half-litre German Humpen (beer mug). The English word is attested from 1855. [2] It is borrowed from German Stein, which has – aside from its prevailing meaning "stone" – elder regional meanings "beer mug" [3] [4] and "beer measure of 1 litre or 2 Schoppen".
Steinbier (pronounced [ˈʃtaɪnˌbiːɐ], German for stone beer) is a type of beer that was predominant in Carinthia until the beginning of the 20th century. It was also common in Scandinavia, the Baltics, [1] Franconia and south-western Germany. [2] Steinbier is not mashed in kettles, but in wooden tubs. Its name is derived from the hot ...
Beer stein or simply "stein" (/ ˈ s t aɪ n / STYNE) has been for over a century an English expression for a traditional German beer mug made out of stoneware, whether simple and serviceably sturdy, or elaborately ornamental with either a traditionally cultural theme, or so embellished as to be sold as a souvenir or a collectible.
A beer stein (or simply a stein / ˈ s t aɪ n / STYNE) is an English neologism for a traditional type of beer mug. Steins may be made of stoneware (rarely the inferior earthenware), pewter, porcelain, silver, glass, or wood. They may have open tops or may have hinged pewter lids with a thumb-lever. Steins usually come in sizes of a half-litre ...
Maß is also a common abbreviation for Maßkrug, the handled drinking vessel containing it, ubiquitous in Bavarian beer gardens and beer halls, and a staple of Oktoberfest. This vessel is often referred to as a beer mug by English speakers, and can be correctly called a beer stein only if it is made of stoneware and capable of holding a ...
Beer is consumed out of a variety of vessels, such as a glass, a beer stein, a mug, a pewter tankard, a beer bottle or a can; or at music festivals and some bars and nightclubs, from a plastic cup. The shape of the glass from which beer is consumed can influence the perception of the beer and can define and accent the character of the style ...
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The word "tankard" originally meant any wooden vessel (13th century) and later came to mean a drinking vessel. [1] The earliest tankards were made of wooden staves, similar to a barrel, and did not have lids. A 2000-year-old wooden tankard of approximately four-pint capacity has been unearthed in Wales. [2] [3]