Beer steins — lidded mugs with handles, used for drinking beer — date back to 14th-century Germany. They were originally created for beer drinkers who didn't want flies and other pests to dive into ...

Most Americans have seen German beer steins in stores, restaurants, museums, antique shops and private collections.

Open the door to Randy and Jean Smith's Metairie home, and you'll instantly be inundated with beer steins thanks to Randy's 450-piece collection. The space feels like a biergarten; steins cover nearly ...

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An American woman has returned a beer stein she stole 55 years ago during a trip to Germany, saying she felt too guilty to keep it. Celeste Sweeney, who hails from Maryland, took the stein from the ...

Make room in your cupboard: Christkindlmarket has added two new types of drinkware to its annual keepsake mug tradition this year. For the first time, Chicago’s version of a German open-air Christmas ...

(Reuters) - A new world record has been set for carrying mugs of beer in southeastern Germany. In Bavaria, which is also home to Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, Oliver Struempfel ...

There are countless reasons to visit the picturesque German capital of Berlin - the Reichstag Building, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Memorial of the Berlin Wall, The Holocaust Memorial, Potsdam's ...

After months of training, a German waiter has broken the world record for carrying the most beer mugs at one time. Oliver Struempfel carried 27, 1-liter mugs filled with Bavarian beer for 40 meters, ...