How much beer does a beer stein hold?

Question

Im talking about a Hofbraeuhaus beer stein

Answer 1

About a pint.

Answer 2

Stein Of Beer

Answer 3

The most common measurement is a liter.

More detailed info:

Stein

By far the most ornate beer vessels are the Bavarian steins. These are usually ceramic, earthenware or stoneware, and are intricately decorated with scenes of nature, castles, and villages. They come in a variety of sizes, usually 1/2L, 1L, or 2L - the preferred portions of Bavarian drinkers. While steins do nothing for the appearance of the beer, there is little question that these beautiful pieces of folk art (even if they are made in a factory, they’re still pretty nice) are visually appealing unto themselves. The aromatic aspect is admittedly not as strong from these materials as from glass, but the taste is unencumbered. Thankfully, some steins have lids, which you can use to trap aromas in so that when you open the lid you get a big shot of malt (or smoke, if you are drinking rauchbier). The added bonus of the lid is that you keep blackflies and mosquitoes out of your beer if you’re camping and the cigarette smoke out if you’re in a low-ceilinged cellar bar in Germany. Use for any traditional lager.

Appropriate for these styles:
Doppelbock
Dunkel
Dunkelweizen
Eisbock
Old Ale
Pale Lager
Schwarzbier
Smoked
Traditional Ale
Weizen Bock
Zwickel/Keller/Landbier

Answer 4

Some are 8 oz,16, 22, 25 and up! As big or small as they make it!
A pint is a pint but a stein is not a unit of measure.

Answer 5

Dang-it! I was AT the Hofbrauehaus and never asked! (I really was).
BUT, my friend, who was in the Army there, can attest that one of their Bier Steins (the fancy ones for tourists) holds precisely ONE session's worth of vomit, after overdoing it. He hid it on the balcony and tried pouring it down the sink in the AM.

When the owner of the Gasthaus saw it he laughed and said, "Don't you know? Zat NEVER works!"

Answer 6

There's a reason why every fast food place uses the same cups: they're cheap to buy and they don't take much space when you store them. You can't stack cups with handles; these things would take over your space.