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 ...

Q We have a beautiful 10 ½-inch-tall Mettlach etched beer stein that goes back in our family at least four generations. It came through my great-grandmother’s estate in 1952. Her daughter (my ...

Lots of food and beverage records are consumption-driven. Look no further than competitions like the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest with its lineup of professionals or the beer mile, where how fast ...

Question: When my late father traveled to Germany in 1968 he brought back this German beer stein. What is interesting about it is the transparent picture on the bottom of a naked lady that shows up ...

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 ...

Chances are good that your bartender at the local dive isn't handing off your pilsner in a stein. Steins are a bizarre piece ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents works from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. Beer has, for more than 500 years, been a critical component of life in ...