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Antique Beer Steins

Interesting Beer Stein Stories

beerstein1p This week, I have come across some interesting beer steins stories that I thought I would share with you.  One almost brought me to tears.  And another story did bring me to tears, but in a different way.

Senator Ted Kennedy was loved by many.  When Goo Goo Dolls Johnny Rzeznik met him, they must have hit it off because Ted gave Johnny an entire set of beer mugs with “United States Senate” on them.  Can you imagine having a collection like that in your home bar?  I would love something like that in mine.  Well, it seems that over the years Johnny has broken three of them.  He has one left.  That’s about enough to make a grown man cry.

Traditionally, beer steins have been a story line based in historical events.  You might find warriors on horses to commemorate a war that was fought in the middle ages.  You might find the king and knights eating at a table in the banquet hall to tell the story of a firstborn child or a marriage.  But, we have finally stepped into a new era of historical events.  There are now World of Warcraft beer steins to commemorate the popular video game.  Very artistic and elegant, they stand up to the quality of other steins.  I just still haven’t wrapped my brain around this step yet.

Phil Broughton, a Berkeley Radiation Expert, has got the answer to the perfect beer stein.  It keeps your beer cold for hours, possibly days if that’s necessary.  He made his own personal beer stein with laboratory equipment designed to keep liquid nitrogen cold enough so it doesn’t boil off into vapor.  So, when he took his beer stein to Oktoberfest and gave it a whirl, a bartender talked him into putting them on the market.  He has sold them for $375, which is a very good price because these babies are going to be collection items one day.

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Posted in beer glasses and beer mugs and beer steins and Steins 1 year, 9 months ago at 11:35 am.

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