Michael "Mr. Oktoberfest" Messina holds a beer stein as German beer, food and music are celebrated at the Deutsches Haus's annual Oktoberfest along Bayou St. John in New Orleans, La., Friday, Oct ...

For $20, holiday lovers can purchase the stein filled with imported German beer. This year's glass ornament is shaped like a boot with hand-painted holiday characters. It costs $43.99 plus tax.

Oktoberfest is the season when media is treated to German sausages, pretzels, sauerkraut, and sometimes an impromptu session ...

While you can now get a ceramic beer mug at Christkindlmarket, it still pales in comparison to a full-sized stein. Fortunately, you can buy one of those, too, at German Steins & Souvenirs.

What to expect: Wisconsin Brewing Company Park's second annual Oktoberfest will feature unlimited beer samples, German food and food trucks, live music, a stein holding contest, a best-dressed ...

German Beer Stein, Flemish Country Wedding. Image courtesy of liveauctioneers.com and Clark Auctions of Texas. Sold for: $3,800. At 46 inches tall and weighing 35 pounds, this colossal stein is ...

It’s stein hoisting time at Mt. Vernon Triangle’s German beer hall on Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m. Prost’s month-long Oktoberfest celebration kicks off Saturday, September 16 at 7 p.m. with the ...

PUYALLUP, Wash. — Cats, castles, dogs and drinking. Every stein tells a story. Some of them, strange. "As you can see there's a gnome, riding on a frog," explained Alain Steenbeeke, showing off ...

Raise a stein, it's time for Oktoberfest! The 16-day festival, now in its 189th year, takes place from Saturday, Sept. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 6, in Munich, Germany — but people around the world ...

The stein holding contest's early bird pricing is $20, plus a $2.85 fee, and includes a stein filled with beer. Where: The Wauwatosa Historical Society-Kneeland Walker grounds, 7406 Hillcrest ...