
You must drink with the toe UP, or you must drink again.Some places have a rule that says you must flick the boot with your finger before passing it along… or drink again.The boot may not be put down… it must be passed along… or you have to drink again.The Boot must travel around the table clockwise.Get a Boot of Beer and a circle of friends around the table and play…Take a good long swig of the Beer (no whimpy little sips), and pass it along.
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Remember, if it is your turn to drink, always point the tip of the boot UP until you have reached the bottom, then rotate… otherwise you could end up with a face full of beer. Is it a glass? Is it a mug? Is it a boot? Who cares! As long as there is beer in it! In recent years, the Beer Boot has become a drinking challenge or game. The German Glass Beer Boot Mug Drinking Challenge No German soldier would be stupid enough to get his boot soaking wet before a cold battle. Why didn’t they just pass around the bottle of beer? 2. This story makes no sense to me because 1. Soldiers have been celebrating victory with a beer boot ever since.Īnother story tells that in WWI, before battle, German Soldiers would share a last beer that they passed around in a boot, because they didn’t have a glass. But after they did, good sense prevailed, and the general saved his boot leather (and avoided the unpleasant flavor of feet in his beer) by asking a local glass maker to create a boot shaped beer glass. Over a century ago, according to legend, a Prussian general promised his troops that he would drink beer from his boot if they won a battle. Best of all, I found out where to get your OWN Beer Boot for your home bar! Or maybe get one for that special friend with the hollow leg… (like my buddy, Cuddles…) (I must go digging in the attic for the photo album of that trip!)
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Also important… how to drink from it without getting all wet. And I learned the rules for the game to play with your German Beer Boot! (warning, there might be some drinking involved). It turns out that there is a story behind it (of course there is). I’m happy to report that my Texan friend won hands down (several times…) His prize? a Beer Boot to take home!īut I did wonder… Why? How? WHAT possessed anyone to drink from a boot? (and what came first as a drinking vessel, the glass boot or the actual boot that someone’s foot was in? ick!!) Shop all beer boots for sale from GermanSteins.I remember the first time I saw the German Beer Boot… I was 18 years old in Heidelberg, and a group of friends and I were in a Gasthaus where a Beer Boot competition was happening. Design the perfect gift for your favorite beer aficionado, or your favorite German. Our custom engraved German glassware can feature up to five lines of text in over a dozen different fonts. You can find a huge selection of steins, beer mugs, masskrugs, beer boots and more at German Steins. Custom Engraved German Glassware for Any Occasion Help him do that with our personalized beer boots! With varying sizes and tons of customization options, you’ll definitely find something for him here. What he deserves after working so hard for his family is to relax. You may think you’ve exhausted all the options for dad with all those ties and fishing lures you’ve gotten him over the years, but dad’s not as hard to shop for as he may seem. Custom Engraved Beer Boots for Father’s Day With a variety of sizes and customization options, each boot can be as special as each individual friendship. Your groomsmen are the most important lads in your life, right? There’s no better way to remind them how special they are to you than by ordering each one his very own custom beer boot. Custom Engraved Beer Boots for Any Occasion.Custom Engraved Beer Boots for Father’s Day.Custom Engraved Beer Boots for Groomsmen.Lead times to ship start at 8-10+ weeks.Offered on most blank drinkware including items from the custom page.Available for logos (email for pricing).Custom printed hand-applied fired on decals.Lead time to ship 2-5+ business days (lead time for bulk quantities may increase).


