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Senator Ted Kennedy was loved by many.  When Goo Goo Dolls Johnny Rzeznik met him, they must have hit it off because Ted gave Johnny an entire set of beer mugs with “United States Senate” on them.  Can you imagine having a collection like that in your home bar?  I would love something like that in mine.  Well, it seems that over the years Johnny has broken three of them.  He has one left.  That’s about enough to make a grown man cry.

Traditionally, beer steins have been a story line based in historical events.  You might find warriors on horses to commemorate a war that was fought in the middle ages.  You might find the king and knights eating at a table in the banquet hall to tell the story of a firstborn child or a marriage.  But, we have finally stepped into a new era of historical events.  There are now World of Warcraft beer steins to commemorate the popular video game.  Very artistic and elegant, they stand up to the quality of other steins.  I just still haven’t wrapped my brain around this step yet.

Phil Broughton, a Berkeley Radiation Expert, has got the answer to the perfect beer stein.  It keeps your beer cold for hours, possibly days if that’s necessary.  He made his own personal beer stein with laboratory equipment designed to keep liquid nitrogen cold enough so it doesn’t boil off into vapor.  So, when he took his beer stein to Oktoberfest and gave it a whirl, a bartender talked him into putting them on the market.  He has sold them for $375, which is a very good price because these babies are going to be collection items one day.

The back of your bar can be as easy as installing shelves that reach the ceiling on both sides. Place a mirror in the middle and hang a television. Now, you have a sports bar look that makes you feel like you are in a real sports bar. But, that was easy. Here are a few ideas you may not have thought could be so easy.

The next thing you might want to add to your home bar is the glass holder that hangs above the bar. You’d be surprised how easy it is to make one. You need wood slats that form the base of your frame. The perfect size wood slat for this part of the glass holder is about 2 in. X 2 in. Then, you need wood slats to serve as the holder for the different types of stemware you have. But, this part is actually the teamwork of two different sized slats. One is about 2 in. X 1/8 in. and the other is 1/4 in. X 1/4 in.

The best way to attach these slats is with a handful of nice looking, gold nails. Run 2 in. X 2 in. slats horizontally spaced as far as a foot between. But, it’s a little classier if you place them about 4 inches from each other. Vertically, you will run your 2 in. X 1/8 in. slats about an inch apart. But, make sure to place a 1/4 in. X 1/4 in. slat under each one. Drive a nail through the 2 in. X 1/8 in. slat and the 1/4 in. X 1/4 in. slat where each 2 in. X 2 in. slat sits. That way, you’ll create a nice ledge where you can hang your stemware. Attach your glass holder to the ceiling with hooks and chains. You’ve got a great look that has functionality.

For glasses with handles like mugs and coffee cups, create a wood slab where you can screw golden hooks into and use them as hangers. You can stack all other types of glasses or you can create another wood slab with clamp-like holders directed upward. If you can’t find the clamps at a hardware store, you can take the time and make them yourself using a sheet of metal. The gauge shouldn’t be too thick but strong enough not to bend to the weight of the glass.

Cut your metal using metal cutting shears in 4 in. segments. Drill a hole through the metal and into the wood slab you have ready for hanging in your bar. Then, screw the metal clamps to the wood slab and begin hanging all the glasses you have left.

Now, every glass in your bar is off the counter. Watch television or enjoy looking at yourself in the mirror. But, you’ll have plenty of counter space for other things like liquor dispensers and pretzels.

What?  You’re not making beer for Thanksgiving?  You don’t have a home brew that you make special for Thanksgiving?

Well, how weird is that?

It must not be a tradition everyone shares.  But, see if you can relate to any of these:

• Sitting on the couch and eating Thanksgiving while watching football.
• Same thing…sitting on the recliner with a food tray.
• Saying, “It’s not worth it.  We’re going to a restaurant.”
• I ordered Pizza and Wings one year…

That was the year I had just finished my home bar and I made my first home brew for our New Happy Thanksgiving Tradition. 

I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoys their own traditions, whatever they may be!

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Etching Glass to Make Your Own Personal Beer Steins

Donning the lederhosen, eating some brats, and hoisting beer steins are the traditions of Oktoberfest.  But, there are people who don’t know anything about it.  To me, my first Oktoberfest reminded me of a trip I made as a kid to Disney World.  I remember hearing the music and watching the dancers as we walked by one part of the theme park.  But, a few years later I would eventually go to a real Oktoberfest and there was so much more to it than Disney’s version.

Lederhosen – Shorts that extend to the knees and are commonly worn with suspenders.  Credited mainly to Bavarian people, Lederhosen went out of style at one time because people believed they were peasant clothing and not appropriate for city dwelling folk.  But, they were brought back by clubs who meant to preserve their cultural heritage.

Brats – Bratwurst served like a hotdog, only topped with onions, peppers and a whole plethora of other toppings.

Beer Hoist – A game that involves beer, mugs and lifting with one arm.  You can start a collection with the beer steins you get at Oktoberfest if you go year after year.

Oktoberfest is over by now and it seems throughout the world, wherever it is celebrated, it went down without much of a hitch.  No deaths were reported.  Very little violence.  It’s just a fun time.  And the reason I go…

Well, other than meeting new people and having a good time…I love the St. Pauli’s Girl dress that many of the beautiful ladies at Oktoberfest are wearing.

But when the bar is in place and you think you have it all, what kind of lame bar serves draft beer in plastic cups?  And I’ll be willing to bet that’s what you have.  Red plastic cups that you bought at the grocery store.  Hmm…all that work and then you tap out at the end.

Well, you can add some specialty glasses so that your friends are drinking in style.  This is where it gets tricky, but you can manage.  You don’t just want to get mugs of any kind.  You need to stock up your cabinets with mugs of all kinds.

Vintage mugs from old fashioned beers add such a touch of class.  Especially when you have friends asking you where you got the mugs.  That’s when you realize saving money on those red plastic cups wasn’t worth it after all.

But, don’t stop there.  You should have Pilsners and Pints, Dimpled Mugs and Retro Pubs.  Get mugs with different logos like Coors, Molson, Blue Moon and Killian.  It’s a blast to make sure that you drink out of the right glass for the right kind of draft.

Logo Beer Glasses