Posted on May 13, 2015
How many German beer steins do you own? Which ones do you still have?
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While I was stationed in Germany I was impressed with the how many variety of beers there were, the local breweries and monasteries that brewed wonderful beer, and the beer steins that we quaffed beer from.
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I have many, LTC Stephen F., but there are only two that are truly meaningful to me. I think I've mentioned before that I met and became friends with a USAR lieutenant colonel that met and married a baroness (freifrau) and became Freiherr von Thungen. They lived in Schloss Thungen, in Thungen, Bavaria (Bayern), and my wife and I visited with them and stayed in their castle for a few nights. It was the treat of a lifetime. One evening, the baroness served us a venison dinner that she herself prepared. Needless to say, the deer came from the baron's forest in Thungen!
Of course, they also owned the Schlossbrauerei in Thungen, and my friend gave me two steins, one of glass and one that is ceramic. They look quite similar to the two photos I've provided, although my two are in storage at this moment.
I've also provided a photo of Schloss Thungen. We stayed in the L shaped portion of the castle in the lower right area of the photo. The red roofed building to the immediate left of the castle dates back to the time of Charlemagne, and the smaller red roofed building to its immediate left is the gate house, which according to the baron was manned as long as time was recorded there until the Allies overran the village in WWII. 1SG Cameron M. Wesson
Thought you might enjoy reading about this MSG Tom Earley!
Of course, they also owned the Schlossbrauerei in Thungen, and my friend gave me two steins, one of glass and one that is ceramic. They look quite similar to the two photos I've provided, although my two are in storage at this moment.
I've also provided a photo of Schloss Thungen. We stayed in the L shaped portion of the castle in the lower right area of the photo. The red roofed building to the immediate left of the castle dates back to the time of Charlemagne, and the smaller red roofed building to its immediate left is the gate house, which according to the baron was manned as long as time was recorded there until the Allies overran the village in WWII. 1SG Cameron M. Wesson
Thought you might enjoy reading about this MSG Tom Earley!
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LTC Stephen C.
SSG Lloyd Becker BSBA-HCM, MBA, if you're asking about the image on the stein, it's just a logo that was created for the Thungen Schlossbrauerei, and is not the coat of arms of the Thungen family. My friend said they would never use their coat of arms for a commercial product.
If you're asking as to whether I was in the Field Artillery or the Corps of Engineers, the answer is neither! I was in the Signal Corps! LTC Stephen F. COL David Turk
If you're asking as to whether I was in the Field Artillery or the Corps of Engineers, the answer is neither! I was in the Signal Corps! LTC Stephen F. COL David Turk
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COL David Turk
LTC Stephen C. - I thought Signal Corp had yellow; your boards and hat band look red. Must be the photo.
BTW, I'm just down the road from you in TS.
BTW, I'm just down the road from you in TS.
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LTC Stephen C.
COL David Turk, the Signal Corps has two colors. Orange is primary and white is secondary. They're hard to see for sure, but those signal flags are on both lapels!
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COL David Turk
Must be my eyes. It's hell getting old.
On closer inspection, the color does look orange. Can't see the lapel brass.
On closer inspection, the color does look orange. Can't see the lapel brass.
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Ich haben vier ein liter bier glassen und der glas ist schwer. kein stein haben und ich habe eine 500 ml mit der deckel ober.
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