Glassware
Stein
The large German handled mug. The handle is a practical necessity at a litre; the traditional lid originates in plague-era regulation rather than beer science.
Shape
A large, heavy handled mug in glass or stoneware, sometimes lidded.
Typical capacity 500–1000 ml.
Drawn to scale against the other glasses BeerHQ lists, so heights and widths can be compared between pages.
What it does
- Handling. Handle, weight or grip for practical service, particularly at large volumes.
- Legal measure. A stamped glass guarantees a defined measure — in the UK, a pint, which is a legal serving quantity, not a design decision.
- Keeps temperature. A stem or handle keeps the hand off the bowl, so the beer warms more slowly than it would in a tumbler.
Styles served in it
- Munich Helles
Bavaria’s everyday pale lager: soft, bready and malt-forward, with just enough hop to balance and nothing to distract.
- Festbier
The golden, stronger lager actually served at modern Oktoberfest — malt-forward and smooth, but pale rather than amber.
- Kellerbier
Unfiltered, gently carbonated lager served young from the cellar, with a soft yeasty fullness filtration removes.
- Märzen
A rich amber lager brewed in March for autumn drinking, with deep toasty malt and a clean, firm finish.
- Munich Dunkel
Deep brown Bavarian lager led by rich Munich malt — bready and gently chocolatey, without real roast bitterness.
- Rauchbier
A Märzen-based lager brewed with beechwood-smoked malt — intensely smoky, often compared to bacon, over a clean malt base.