This sound reminds me of Munster around 64-65,was on every pub juke box.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMK7nL2RuyI

OK lads -confession time. Stephen thinks he is old at 55. I am 76.How about some of you who have not confessed

Alan

76 and holding my breath ...

Len (Ciphers)

dont hold it too long len,[sorry could not resist],dave.

I´m 58 mmmm
when in Herford Hammersmith Barracks I can remember coming back at night, at the back of the camp there was a restaurant where one could get a spaghetti bolognese on what must have been a serving tray even at 0100 hrs absolute great if you were luck may be an Au pair from uk would be there a great time 69/70

OK, maybe this is a bit of a reach....but how about this for a sight and sound? The "plop" sound when the air bubble in the bier stieffel (the one being held toe up instead of toe down by the unsuspecting and heretofore uninitiated new arrival, to the unbridled delight of his mates) came to the surface and the sight of the result: foamy beer all over the drinker's face?

Didn`t we all

Now all you youngsters,stop bragging about your age!In the Mess we had "the boot",and anyone not downing it in one go(bubbles or not)had the pleasure of a second go.Herforder in Herford,and Detmolder in Detmold!
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Don

I never encountered the Bier Stiefel until the very end of our tour, when I visited down to Lahr (circa 1971/72) while my Dad was stationed to Wetter and we lived in Iserlohn. It wasn't much of a tradition amongst Canadian teens up in NRW, as I recall.

I do recall, in the time honoured tradition of 'liberating' various gasthof souvenirs such a beer glasses, half-litre mugs, ashtrays, decals, and pretty much anything with a logo that wasn't nailed down, of depositing a beautiful glass Stiefel outside the low window of some gasthof in Lahr for later retrieval and then totally forgetting about it...it may still be nestled in the shrubbery outside the window!! It would have been a nice addition to my collection....

Whether or not I got drenched the first time I quaffed beer out of one, I don't recall. Probably!! Certainly by the time I returned to Canada and had occasion to go to The Gasthaus here in Calgary (a Bavarian restaurant with a pub (not gasthof) attached), I was well-versed in the fine art of properly quaffing out of the boot. Civilian friends who had never encountered a Stiefel weren't....

Anyway,its October Fest time,so why drink your beer out of a "stiefel"when you can have it warmed up a bit by the ample curves of those Bavarian gals,they take your beer to heart!Went last year,but can't this one,but you can get all the October Fest goodies here in Detmold too(without the gals)
Prosit
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Don

While I understand the attraction of having buxom beer wenches 'warming' up your beer it does occur to me that wanting a warmer beer to begin with is a peculiarly British thing....warm beer??? Blech. Beer should be cold and frothy with the moisture from condensation languorously rolling down the side so that one has to wipe one's chin after taking a slug off out of your stein. Buxomness has its attractions but, geez, keep the bosom outa my beer!! I have no idea where it's been, do I? LOL

So there you have it,whose ordering those 5 fridges to keep their guests happy.I find that having a celler keeps the beer just at the right temperature.But as Gordon said,its mainly a matter of taste.If you asked for a "warm" beer here you'd probably get chucked out!
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Don