Beer Steins

Christmas is over and I got one of my favorite presents ... Belgian beer.  In this case, I got some Rochefort made by the monks at Abbey St. Remy and some St. Bernardus, technically not an abbey beer but just as good.  So with beer on my mind, I thought I would have a blog post on beer and beer steins.





I checked the internet and have to conclude that there has never been a brewery in Anoka County.  Washington County and Stillwater, on the other hand, boast some of the earliest in Minnesota.  One of these was the Aiple brewery that has direct links to the Kimmick brewery that was started in Stillwater in 1852.  The Aiple brewery closed in 1896.  This is a stein promoting their Aiple-Brau that I was very fortunate to pick up for my collection, and since the brewery closed in 1896 this is one of the oldest I have.

Idyllic tavern scene

Many German steins are decorated with an idyllic tavern scene with some appropriate saying.  In this case it says "Drink what is clear, Speak what is true." 

Barroom brawl

So I couldn't pass up acquiring this stein that shows a great barroom brawl.  The German on this translates to "Card playing farmers" and "Barley and hops make great drops", drops meaning drinks, I think, unless it is referring to being clobbered with a beer pitcher.

But enough of my collection.  There are numerous steins and lots of other things to buy at Antiques on Main.  Come in and check us out.

Book Signing

Author Laurie MacKechnie

Believe it or not, the dealers at Antiques on Main and their families have interests outside of antiques.  In this instance Laurie MacKechnie, wife of dealer Mac, has written a book titled The Child Who Changed the World. She will be at AOM for a book signing on December 14 from 1-3PM. Come in and meet Laurie.

Her book is an engaging story for children four years old and up. The story shows how children can make a difference with a simple act of kindness. A young child offers a friendly, helpful hand, which has a domino effect of goodness on those around him. Anyone, even children, can make the world a better place by “paying it forward.”

This book will delight and captivate children of all ages, helping them to think how they can change the world at daycare, school, home, or in their neighborhood. They’ll also have fun tracking down the sneaky squirrel in each illustration. It was written by Laurie MacKechnie, an elementary school teacher for some years and now a college professor working with teachers, helping them to help children make reading an exciting part of growing up. The illustrator, Jelena Modec, was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, and has been an elementary school art teacher for eight years.