![]() ![]() There is a brief opening sequence in which the boat puts out to sea from a French base, and a refueling sequence near the end, but all the other scenes are shot inside the cramped sub, or on the bridge.Īnd it's not shot in tidy setups, either the cinematographer, Jost Vacano, hurtles his camera through the boat from one end to the other, plunging through cramped openings, hurdling obstacles on the deck, ducking under hammocks and swinging light fixtures. Although we become familiar with several of the characters, it is not their story, really, but the story of a single U-boat mission, from beginning to end. The film is like a documentary in its impact. ![]() This 1997 release of Wolfgang Petersen's director's cut, is not a minor readjustment but a substantially longer film, running 210 minutes. In this regard: " I think this would be a good time for beer.When "Das Boot'' was first released in the United States, it ran 145 minutes and won huge audiences and no less than six Oscar nominations-unheard of for a foreign film. It doesn't matter whether you follow the German beer glass rules or not, the important thing is that you enjoy your beer.īut, if you would like to have the right glass, you will find a selection here in our shop. Some people have tried desperately to empty a boot that is still too full.įortunately, however, there is no law when drinking from a boot, and so you can also just enjoy your beer comfortably in a glass or ceramic boot. In addition it must be explained that the boot may not be set down and must be really empty. Some are simply happy to see the last sip of beer run down the face of the inexperienced drinker, while others have the rule that you have to pay for the next round or drink a shot if the next person in line drinks the boot empty. The fact is that a beer boot not only looks good, but it also makes a particularly good drinking game vessel. There are endless stories about the boot.įrom a battle won and a general's promise to drink a soldier's boot filled with beer upon victory, to fraternities that used drinking from a boot as an initiation ritual. The glass is not only particularly well suited to accentuate the Berliner Weisse, but is also supposedly important for the flavor development.Īnd here is our fun glass, Der Stiefel / Das Boot ![]() The unfiltered twice fermented beer is today usually drunk with woodruff or raspberry syrup. However, the foam does not last long here, but a Helles tastes best fresh anyway.īerliner Weisse may only be brewed in Berlin breweries. Thin-walled, it is characterized by a rapid flow rate. The double conical shaped vessel is preferably used for Helles (traditional German pale lager beer). Invented in 1954 by Willy Steinmeier, the glass is available in various capacities. It has been the misfortune of many a tourist to have ordered the wrong beer in the wrong place. Good to know, there have been a few who have gone home quite drunk and with a high bill.Įven though Düsseldorf and Cologne are only 45 minutes apart, their beers and beer glasses are totally different, right?Īs you can see from the name, you drink Düsseldorf's Altbier out of the Altbierbecher. The waiter (Köbes) puts a new Kölsch in front of you for the one you have drunk until you put your beer coaster on the empty glass. Those who order the local Kölsch (which must have been brewed in Cologne) should know that there are rules for this. This beer glass also called Kölschstange is a cylindrical beer glass with a relatively small capacity, which ensures that the beer is always fresh. (Thus, among other things, you can specify exactly how many rows of beer and lemonade you want in a Radler/Shandy). The deepening in the glass (eyes) ensure on the one hand a good stability and on the other hand they are perfect for indicating the filling height. Whether made of glass (thick-walled) or any other material, it is ideally suited to keep the precious beverage cool for as long as possible.Įvery Oktoberfest visitor knows the beer mug in its 1-liter size as a so-called Masskrug. The beer mug exists in cylindrical but also in conical form. I call the beer mug here a drinking vessel and not glass, because among other things it was also made of ceramics, pewter, stone or even silver - and still is (although I'm not so sure about silver today). The beer mug is presumably the oldest beer drinking vessel. ![]()
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