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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Oliver Struempfel set a reputed world record for carrying beer. Video shows him pressing the 27 steins together in one great two-tiered mass. Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep. If you join a large party ...