Antiquity on German Beer steins

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Small History of German Beer Steins

• Created by Ernst Licht

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German Beer Steins

• Beer stein also called "stein" is a synonym for
  traditional german beer tankard or mug made out
  of stoneware, pewter, silver, wood, porcelain,
  earthenware or glass with a hinged lid or hinged
  pewter lids with a thumb-lift.

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History of Beer Steins

• The name "stein" is of German origin. The etymon
  of the word is either from "Stein Krug" (meaning
  stone jug/mug) or from "Steingut" (meaning stone
  goods). Steins originated in the 14th century.
• Back In the 16th century Germany made several
  laws demanding that all food and beverage
  containers be covered because of the reason
  Bubonic Plague mass extent of flies that swarmed
  the country. In 1980's, Ceramarte, of Brazil,
  became the biggest manufacturer of beer steins in
  the world.
• The most traditional region of beer stein
  production is the Westerwald in Germany called
  D"Kannenbaeckerland".

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Beer Stein Material

• Ceramic Materials Ceramic steins are of five
  types according to the quality of the ceramic
  mass, the raw materials, the burning temperature,
  the color and solidity of the mass.

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Stoneware

• Stoneware(German-Steinzeug) Solid material.
  Fired at very high temperatures with the result
  being less than 2 porous.. At high temperature,
  stoneware vitrifies.

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Porcelain

• Porcelain(German-Porzellan) True porcelain,
  known as hard paste, Combination of Kaolin (white
  clay) and Petuntse (pulverized granite). At high
  temperature these constituents produce a white,
  more or less translucent, glass-like material.

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Pewter

• Pewter A pliable compound consisting of tin,
  copper, and antimony. Copper and antimony are
  added to harden the metal. The higher the tin
  content, the more silver the final color

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Crystal

• Crystal A clear, high-quality glass which is
  hand-cut, hand engraved and/or patterned by the
  mold. They are case hardened, mouth-blown and
  feature transparent coloring on the exterior or
  the interior of the body.

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Glass

• Glass The least expensive of all popular
  materials. Unlike the procedure for making
  stoneware, pewter, and crystal steins, glass
  bodies and handles are formed in one mold.

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Why Do German Beer Steins Have Lids?

• The lids on beer steins serve as a sanitary
  measure especially to keep insects out of the
  beer. Today lids are decorative,conventional.
• Types of lids are conical ,ornamental ,flat
  inlay/figurine ,figurine stoneware.

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• http//www.ernstlicht.com/4-beer-steins/
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References

• http//www.beerstein.net/articles/bsb-1.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_stein
• http//www.deutscheshaus.cc/html/newsletters/newsl
  etter_june2001.html
• http//thehungariangirl.com/2010/05/12/german-beer
  -steins-an-introduction/
• http//www.ernstlicht.com/4-beer-steins/29-beer-st
  eins