The most popular and common being that a Prussian general promised his troops to drink beer from his own boot if they were successful in battle. There are many different stories about how and why Germans started drinking beer from glass boot cups. German beer boots while also technically cups not mugs are also commonly referred to as “beer boot mugs.” Most authentic German beer boots for sale are big 1-litter (33 ounces) cups (they do not have mug handles) and like the huge “Das Boot” featured in Beer Fest and do not have the riding spur strap. German glass beer drinking boots, or ‘Bierstiefeln’ in German, are larger than their early English counterparts. However, in the mid 1800’s the glass beer boot appears for the first time in Germany and found a permanent long term home in German beer drinking culture. English glass beer boot “mugs” while used in riding clubs for 70 or so years fell out of favor and almost completely disappeared by the 1870s. The English beer boots are easy to spot as they have a riding spur strap that wraps around their heels. The early English glass beer boots were typically 12-16 ounce cups and were used at hunting and riding clubs. These glass boots while often called beer mugs are actually cups, because they do not have handles.
Glass beer boots were first used in England starting back in the early 1800’s.
Not only that, but if you want to make your next beer drinking party more fun or add a unique piece of collectable decor to your home, bar or restaurant, you can actually buy an authentic German beer boot, just like Beer Fest’s, “Das Boot”. Beer Fest’s inspiration for “Das Boot” came from real European drinking competitions and 150 year old or older English and German history.
However, what you may not know and be happy to learn is that glass beer mug boots are real. Many of you probably saw the 2006 movie, “Beer Fest” and the infamous glass beer boot, “Das Boot” used in the drinking challenges. This is why every true beer drinking culture, such as Germany has celebrations such as Oktoberfest and fun traditions like the Glass Beer Boot. When drinking beer whether with small group of friends or at a party you want to have fun. German Glass Beer Boots, like Beer Fest’s “Das Boot” are Real!
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