| The original beer mug comes from Germany and was | | | | vessels. It was customary to have your own |
| commonly called a beerstein, which is a German | | | | beerstein with a covering lid. |
| abbreviation for the word Stoneware jug or tankard. | | | | The beerstein industry was a significant, union-driven |
| The beer mug is broadly considered the preferred | | | | employer and new materials, designs and artwork |
| drinking device for beer around the world. The | | | | was continuously being developed to feed the |
| difference is that a classic beer stein, is traditionally | | | | market's unquenchable thirst for beer delivery |
| decorated and ornamented with artwork and comes | | | | vessels. New materials were introduced, including the |
| in a jugular design handcrafted by precision beer stein | | | | revolution of porcelain in the 1700's. |
| makers. Common materials include clay or porcelain. | | | | While beersteins are impressive to look, the |
| The largest beerstein in the world stands 4 feet tall | | | | introduction of glass in the 1800's paved way for the |
| and can hold 10.5 gallons of beer. At an incredible 66 | | | | much more practical beer mug which is standard |
| pounds, it took over 10 weeks for the clay used in | | | | today The beer mug has with its cylindrical shape and |
| the beer stein to dry completely. | | | | steady handle was transitioned into becoming a |
| Little did you know that the beer stein was central in | | | | beer-drinker's favorite at Germany's beer salons and |
| the development of beer that you drink today. | | | | became commonly used in the Americas during the |
| The beerstein was developed as a response to the | | | | 1800's. |
| diseases and plagues that were tormenting Europe | | | | Today beer mugs are sold everywhere and can be |
| through the middle ages. 25 million people died in | | | | found hundreds of thousands of designs. You can |
| Europe during the black plague and to battle severe | | | | even get customized, personalized beer mugs with |
| sanitary issues, Germany implemented laws | | | | your own logo. You'd have to be royalty to get your |
| overseeing the conservation of food and beverage, | | | | own personalized beerstein back in the middle ages. |
| including the demand that food and beverage storage | | | | So when you are drinking beer out of a Beer Mug, |
| containers must be covered. | | | | you may want to consider the impact the mug has |
| The sanitation-friendly laws of Germany led to | | | | had on the beer itself. If it wasn't for the |
| advances in the food and beverage industries. Beer | | | | implementation of laws that required beverage to be |
| deliveries were made in covered containers, the | | | | covered, the Germans wouldn't have begun to |
| beer-stau (beer houses) business was booming and | | | | develop beer and the quality of the beer to gradually |
| individuals were enjoying better tasting, less | | | | become what it is today. |
| contaminated beer from their own, covered drinking | | | | |
