It’s Oktoberfest time, so break out those lederhosen or dirndls, shine up that stein and get ready to partake in some Bavarian brouhaha. But first, let’s look at the history of Oktoberfest.

Every fall, Munich throws the planet's biggest kegger – Oktoberfest. It’s a sloppy soup of locals and tourists swaying beer steins and toasting to “Gemütlichkeit,” the cozy and convivial atmosphere.

PUYALLUP, Wash. — Cats, castles, dogs and drinking. Every stein tells a story. Some of them, strange. "As you can see there's a gnome, riding on a frog," explained Alain Steenbeeke, showing off a blue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German beer steins - shulers/Shutterstock Beer steins — lidded mugs with handles, used for drinking beer — date back to ...