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Catalog No. 1196
Pottery, etched, 2.5L, pewter lid.
Text:
�Gerstensaft gibt Muth und Kraft.�
(Barley juice gives courage and strength.)
�Immer lustig, immer durstig.�
(Always cheerful, always thirsty.)
The central figure on this stein probably represents Gambrinus, �the king of beer�, long a universal symbol of beer and brewing. It has been suggested that the character may be drawn from the claimed real-life inventor of hopped malt beer, Jan Primus (Johann I), a 13th-century Belgian Duke and President of the Brussels Guild of Brewer
Price Ranges
Full-color: $200-$300
Ltd-color: $150-$225
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