What purpose does the flip-up-lid on a beer stein serve?!
Answers: The beerstein originated in Germany, and in the old pubs, flies, gnats and other assorted annoyances would be attracted to the yeast in the beer. The lid helps to keep them out. Its as simple as that.
Keeps the flies out of your beer...
Keeps flies and other airborne contaminants such as your drinking buddies barf outta your beer.
In the old english Navy. Nobody wanted to serve on the King's
ships. So someone sitting in a bar, would get slipped a
"Mickey," as it was called. And when he woke up. He would
be "out at sea." With no place to run.
It was referred to as being "shang-hii'd." ~%})~
something about keeping the flies out I think!!
Yeah what Scott112 said is right i just asked my hubby!!
the scots invented the beer stein back in the 9th c it was used to keep the English form drinking there beer and whiskey alas with little success this was the cause of the great war when the Bruce and Wallace fought to keep the thirsty English out of Scotland the Irish were not so lucky as they were seldom sober enough to work or fight well, in battle the irish would just fall down drunk all this is recorded in the history of the whiskey wars by saint Bernard of asisa
keep flies, dust, contaminents outta ya beer, dunno the exact history but there are different reasons in diff countries... even keep it colder... they hell sweet, i have a sweedish one..
To keep bugs, dust and other debris out of your beer.