{"product_id":"vintage-german-stoneware-beer-stein-with-pewter-lid-1516-brewers-crest","title":"Vintage German Stoneware Beer Stein with Pewter Lid, 1516 Brewers' Crest","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cream stoneware beer stein with a hinged metal lid (most likely pewter) and a shell-shaped thumb lift. The front has a colourful brewers' crest: two golden lions stand on either side of a shield showing a barrel, hops and barley, framed by blue hop vines and curling ribbons. Old-style German lettering reads \"Hoch lebe die … Bierbrauerei\" (\"Long live the … brewery\"), with \"Anno 1516\" and the classic toast \"Hopfen und Malz, Gott erhalt's\" on the banners. The maker isn't marked, but it is most likely German-made. The stoneware and glaze are in good condition, and the lid opens and closes smoothly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe date 1516 points to the Reinheitsgebot, the Bavarian beer purity law. It was issued on 23 April 1516 in Ingolstadt and restricted beer to just water, barley and hops. Yeast wasn't on the list because nobody yet understood its role. The banner's toast means \"Hops and malt, may God preserve them\", and Munich beer drinkers still raise their glasses with it. As for the lid, it was originally added to steins to keep out the swarms of flies that troubled Central Europe in the late 1400s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68135784317141,"sku":null,"price":3450.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/6006\/3189\/files\/art-dscf2321.jpg?v=1794135048","url":"https:\/\/smallthings.in\/products\/vintage-german-stoneware-beer-stein-with-pewter-lid-1516-brewers-crest","provider":"Small Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}