Antique, c.1800's, Authenticity Marking, Handmade, Solid Brass, One Quart, Beer Stein hotsell

In the 14th Century, the German beer stein started out as a mug. Pewter lids attached to the top of these mugs. This was to prevent sickness and flies from entering the beverage. This precaution mainly dates back to the black plague. Beer steins come in a variety of materials. The most common one being clay. This was to create the sturdy base by firing it up. The clay is carved into it to create unique designs. This surrounds the outside of the stein. Painted with vibrant colors in an intricate design. Steins are made out of glass or crystal. The shapes can vary as well.

Back in the 1600's it was extremely easy to see where each beer stein as from. Every specific region had a different style of making them. Some preferred wide and sturdy, while others created them tall and sleek. Others made them blue, with grey designs or all brown with vibrant colors around them.

In the 1800's began the famous time period of the Renaissance. This effected the Beer Steins, because this is when artistry and crafting things became such a huge deal in history. The sizes of steins no longer mattered, all of the middle class wanted a firm an sturdy shape to their beer steins. The traditional and vibrant folk art took over.

In the 1900's glassware came back booming. During the 1920's porcelain and glassware was nearly all that they made. Stoneware began to flourish more during the 1930's and 40's due to the rising and falling of the economy. In the early 1970's Brazil opened up one of the largest exports in Beer Steins making it accessible to everywhere in the world.

This Forged, Solid Brass Stein still bares its Maker's Mark and "Quart" marking, a testament to its generous volume. Clearly not machine made the Handmade construction has hotsell an organic feel, especially the handle. Yet, it is a solid, well proportioned, Artisan piece even over a century later. Whether for having a cold one or as an ornament for your collection, this is a special stein.


WHY WE LOVE IT...Artisan Ale
Can't you just picture Ye Olde Tavern filled with revelers enjoying a pint or two? This mug carries with it the history of all those who drank from it. The din of conversations past still quietly vibrate within, like souls drawn to a light in darkness. This is not a mug, it is a portal to history. A nexus of the ages bringing us face to face with antiquity. A chronicle consumed not read. A toast both to our ancestors and to those amongst us in the present. Here's to history while making history. The journey that is this stein. The story that us yet to be told. Bottoms up!