The Origins Of The Iconic Beer Stein - Chowhound

shulers/Shutterstock Chances are good that your bartender at the local dive isn't handing off your pilsner in a stein. Steins are a bizarre piece of beer glassware, often holding almost double the amount of liquid as the classic pint. In fact, they're not even made of glass half the time. Stein is short for steinzeugkrug, a word combining "stone" and "tankard." They were traditionally made of pewter, with wood,…