ONE MUST SCREAM HURRAH!

The most distinctive features of Matthias Girmscheid steins are often the handles. The twisted vines evoke the wild wood of some German folklore. Pewter lids were also a common feature of Girmscheid steins, though they were produced by another company. The German phrases around the bowler proclaim that whenever bowling is played, beer is had, and that after striking all nine, “one must scream hurrah.”