Know How to Recognize that the Beer Stein is Real or Not!

The word beer Stein is an English neologism which is made of stoneware. In Germany, the word Stein means stone and is not used to refer to a beverage container. The Steins may be made out of stoneware, pewter, porcelain and even silver, wood or crystal glass. 

The beer mugs may have open tops or hinged pewter lids with a thumb lever. These beer mugs come in various sizes of half liter or full liter. Apart from typical beer containers, there are decorative tankards, which are often used as a decorative piece in a nostalgic manner.

The makers of beer containers found many advantages of using different materials in the latter half of the 19^th century. The advantage of using the stoneware was found that molds can be used to mass produce the carved Steins. By using the glass, one can easily add the artistic touch to the mugs. The porcelain’s advantage in making the beer mugs is that they can be used to make the Character Steins which comprises of a particular shape molded after an item or a person. Later in 1900s, people started collecting the antique and replicated beer Steins and this became a hobby for people.

Nowadays, people who visit Germany, also bring the German beer Steins as collectibles and souvenirs. Most of the makers produce handmade beer containers which are one of the oldest forms of containers. 

But, are you sure that your German beer mug is original or not? It is really difficult to know that whether your Stein is a real vintage mug which is made the old fashion way? But there is one thing through which you can easily come to know about the originality of your product is the price. The price difference between an authentic vintage German beer Stein and the one made somewhere else is significant.

The first thing which you can check is the bottom of the German Steins itself. Most of the manufacturers write the name of the country on the bottom. This technique was not followed earlier but was started in later years. It simply means that the authentic beer Steins have the label Made in Germany on the bottom. 

Another thing to look out for is the lid. The beer Stein has a lid that is complementary to the design on the body of the Stein. The lids are highly decorated and are detailed in most of the cases. Apart from the lid, the thumb lift is also one thing which can give you a clue that the beer container is truly made in Germany or not. These are the ways through which you can recognize and know that whether your beer Stein is real or not.