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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve been to the Stein Haus in downtown Bay City, you know the name is fitting. The inside of the German bar and restaurant is covered in beer steins. Big and small, old and new, plain and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Question: I own a beautiful, 11-inch high stein. Its lid is decorated with a stone that was part of the Berlin Wall. Information on its bottom indicates it is item #3609 of a limited edition of 5,000 ...

Q: I want to sell these steins but have no idea of their value. They've been in my family for many years and I'm anxious about making a mistake. Any info? A: Andre Ammelounx, owner of The Stein ...

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 ...

It was a case of the tell-tale beer stein. A woman in Maryland has finally been absolved of her guilt over stealing a beer stein during a trip to Germany — a trip she took in 1965, when she was only ...

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 ...