What Is A Beer Boot?

By: Andrew Philip

Many of you may be asking what exactly a beer boot is. What's
the history behind them? Beer boots or Bierstiefeln in German
have over a century of history and culture behind them. It is
commonly believed that a general promised his troops to drink
beer from his boot if they were successful in battle. When the
troops prevailed, the general had a glassmaker fashion a boot
from glass to fulfill his promise without tasting his own feet
and to avoid spoiling the beer in his leather boot. Since then,
soldiers have enjoyed toasting to their victories with a beer
boot.

At gatherings in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, beer
boots are often passed among the guests for a festive drinking
challenge. Since the movie Beer Fest appeared in 2006, Beer
Boots have become increasingly popular in the United States.

Originally most commonly seen in the German Restaurant and Bier
Garten (Beer Garden) scene in the US, they have become a party
essential at college campuses across the nation. Beer boots are
made of either manufactured pressed glass or mouth blown glasses
by skilled artisans in form of a boot. They come in a wide array
of sizes, and we carry the largest variety. For drinking groups
in particular, the larger beer boots, especially the two liter,
are the favored option.

When drinking in a group, the boot is passed around in a circle
and a game is played to determine who pays for the next beer.
The second to last person to drink is the loser and has to
purchase the next beer. Therefore, there are two strategies to
the game. One either tries to finish the boot in one drink
without it spilling any, or one drinks as little ones as
possible and hopes that the next person in line doesn't try to
drink the boot empty.

The shape of the boot makes drinking more difficult. As you
drink down the beer and tilt the boot backwards at an angle, an
air pocket fills in the toe and has to be cautiously released.
The trick to drinking from the boot is to hold the boot so that
the toe is pointed either to your left or right, preventing an
air bubble from building up in the toe.

As Restaurant you can profit from offering beer in beer boots to
your guests:

* Guests drink higher quantity of beer, resulting in higher
profits. * Guests entertain and amuse themselves. * Because of
the larger quantity of beer, they have to be refilled less and
result in less work

As a restaurant or bar purchaser, before you buy beer boot
glasses, you should try out whether they fit appropriately under
your beer tap for filling. If necessary you can fill a beer jug
and transfer the beer into the boot; however, the some head is
lost in the transfer process.

Beer boot glasses are inherently more expensive than other
glasses, because of their labor intensive mouth blown production
process, their high demand, and the fact that they are imported
from Europe.

Beer Boots are very popular pieces of collecting breweriana and
make the perfect gift for college students, your everyday beer
fan and are increasingly popular as groomsman gifts for weddings.

Article Source: http://www.collectibles-articles.com

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