So you want a beer & you’re in 14th century Germany. Well, actually you’re in 14th century Germania because it’ll still be a few hundred years before Germany becomes Germany & forms into a nation in 1866. Basically you’re in a general European region. And after a long day of not dying from the second pandemic of the Bubonic Plague you need a beer. And I’m not surprised. Alcohol sales jumped nearly 3% during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic & all told only about 3 million people worldwide died as a result. So when up to 200 million people worldwide die from the Bubonic Plague in just 7 years a pint can really help you get through the day.
But what are you going to drink that beer from? An open earthenware cup? Don’t be ridiculous! Not with the massive invasion of flies & other insects that were attracted to the piles of rotting corpses & your deliciously smelling beer. Wait, rotting corpses? Yeah, man. Literally everyone you know is now dead from some bananas disease that you blame on black cats & witches.
No, Germania was not having it. Not one bit. Sanitation became paramount & laws were enacted. It became a requirement that beverage containers were to be covered when not actively drinking from them. So pewter lids were designed to be fixed to the earthenware mugs. Interestingly, the laws required all drinking vessels to be lidded. This meant that both the poor & rich would use the same design, perhaps birding the gap between the classes.
But soon stoneware was discovered when the earthenware was baked at a higher temperature for longer times creating a non-porous (therefore easier to keep clean) drinking vessel that was much stronger & less likely to break than the standard earthenware.
The beer stein is one of the more unique-looking beer glasses out there. Often ornately designed the stein is more than just a pretty face, however. Aside from the lid & its protective qualities, the stein utilizes a handle, so your hot clammy ass hands don't contact the container meaning heat transfer is nonexistent, keeping your beer at its poured temp much longer.
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