Boots (drinking vessel)
The boot as a drinking vessel is a boot-shaped glass with usually two liters content. Often beer , z. B. Goaß Maß , drunk. Due to its size, which varies from half a liter to five liters, a boot is usually only drunk in groups and is therefore popular with young people in connection with drinking games . In some areas of Hesse the boot is also known as the Turin cylinder .
production
Because of its complex shape, a boot is often hand- blown or made of pressed glass .
origin
Shoe-shaped or boot-shaped drinking vessels have a long tradition; early evidence, for example, comes from the urnfield period in the Unterhautzenthal near Korneuburg in Lower Austria or from the grave of the Celtic prince from Glauberg . This special glass shape already existed in the Middle Ages, for which the name Guttrolf was common as for any kind of curved glass. The shape of the glass comes from real boots as they were worn in the military up to the 19th century, from which people drank as punishment ( mensur boots ) or as a test of courage . From there the custom was further spread through student associations.
Special feature when drinking
Due to its size and volume, it is usually served in turn. The difficulty with drinking from a boot is that a negative pressure is created as soon as only the foot area is filled with liquid. If you fail to compensate for the negative pressure by turning the glass evenly while drinking, the beer suddenly shoots out of the glass. However, turning is not welcomed, rather one should exercise appropriate caution at this critical point and drink slowly.
Drinking game rules
There are numerous, locally varying rules for handling the boot, for example the penultimate in the round who drinks from the boot pays the next round . Another custom is that whoever shoots the beer in the face out of carelessness pays the next round or empties the remaining contents on Ex . Often, before and after drinking, you are asked to knock off your boot and sometimes the table. With the so-called "flying measure" you are not allowed to sit down on the table. If you forget this and put your boot off, you can also pay for the next round.
