Antique 19thC Potsdamer Stange Adelung Hoffmann German Beer Glass .6L 12"

Description

Rare antique mid to late 19th century hand blown rod shaped, 0.6 Liter Potsdamer Stange beer glass with splayed footed base. Hand etched words read: "Potsdamer Stangenbier von W. Adelung & A. Hoffmann Actien Brauerei gegr. 1831" (Potsdamer Stange Beer by W. Adelung & A. Hoffmann Actien Brewery est. 1831).

"The Potsdamer Stange is a traditional beer brand from Potsdam, which was named after the rod-shaped glass in which the beer was served. The beer was described as a high-alcohol, strongly foaming Bavarian bitter beer that continued to ferment in the bottle, which was drunk from special tall glasses (the bar). It was a bottom-fermented beer. The refreshing secret of the stick beer, created by the Adelung & Hoffmann brewery in the Royal Brewery, consisted of a finely balanced mixture as lager and Kräus, i.e. young beer, which gave the round maturity its sparkling character and also sometimes helped the digestion of the connoisseur. The beer was produced in the Kindl brewery at the Leipziger Dreieck until the 1930s. In addition, several smaller breweries produced Stangenbier according to their own recipes. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the GDR, a collective of the brewery in Einsteinstrasse dealt with the resumption of the Stangenbier. Bottle fermentation was carried out in 0.5-litre bottles. After delivery, the bottles had to go through a resting phase in the restaurant at temperatures that were as beer-friendly as possible in order to retain the sediment when pouring. Despite the fact that it was well received by the guests, the beer experiment at the time failed. The Kindl Brewery in West Berlin also tried again with the Stangenbier, but stopped production in 1977 - after only four years. Today, the Potsdamer Stange is brewed by the Forsthaus Templin brewery.

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear

Dimensions

3.5" x 11.75" (Diameter x Height)