Brauerstern
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A Brauerstern (German for "brewer's star", also known as Bierstern, Bierzeiger, Braustern and in the Upper Palatinate as Bierzoigl or Zoiglstern) is a six-pointed star (hexagram) used as a sign of the corporation of brewers. Brauersterns are also used as a symbol for a serving place of a brewery's local beer, which is also known as "Stern".[1]
History[edit]
The six-pointed Zoiglstern, composed of two equilateral triangles superimposed onto each other, symbolises the three elements of brewing - fire, water and air - and also the three common ingredients in the late Middle Ages - water, malt and hops. The Nuremberg house books from 1425 depict a brewer named Hertel with a Brauerstern on the brewing kettle.
There are several different hypotheses about the history of the Brauerstern:
- The hexagram was used as an alchemical symbol for the elements. It is possible that the symbol was used to depict the two most important elements needed for brewing beer (fire and water).
- The hexagram was used as a protective sign against fire and demons. Risk of fire was one of the most important risks in cities in the Middle Ages and there were many fire accidents in beer brewing. It is therefore possible that the Brauerstern was used to protect breweries from fire.
- Another theory suggests that the Brauerstern originally symbolised the three most important elements needed for brewing beer (fire, water and air) and the three best known ingredients in the Middle Ages (water, malt and hops, as wheat was not used in brewing beer at the time), which explains the six points in the Brauerstern symbol.[2]
Other uses of the hexagram[edit]
The Brauerstern (Zoigl), in connection with the brewing and sales right of beer, should not be confused with the Star of David, the symbol of the Israelites and Judaism.[3]
For other uses of the hexagram symbol, see Hexagram#Other uses.
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.hoepfner.de/bierspezialitaeten/sprache-der-brauer.html
- ↑ fairkehr, magazine of the German Transport Club, issue #4/2006, p. 42.
- ↑ Rosbach, Jens: Symbol der süddeutschen Bierbrauer: Prost, Davidstern!. In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur 5 October 2018. Accessed on 27 December 2019.
Literature[edit]
- Günther Thömmes: Der Bierzauberer. 2nd edition, Gmeiner, 2008, ISBN 978-3-89977-746-8 Search this book on
. (historical novel about the history of the Brauerstern). - Peter Freimark: Davidschild und Brauerstern. Zur Synonomie eines Symbols. In: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für die Geschichte und Bibliographie des Brauwesens. 1990, ISSN 0072-422X.
- Martin Hürlimann: Das Bier und die Sterne. Annual publication of the historical association of brewing, Berlin 1976.
- Matthias Trum: Historische Darstellungen, Zunftzeichen und Symbole des Brauer- und Mälzerhandwerks. TU München, Weihenstephan 2002 (master's thesis).
- Matthias Trum: "Das Kahls Siegel siehet einem Bierzeichen nicht ungleich." Der Davidstern und die Zunftzeichen des Brauer- und Mälzerhandwerks. In: Lilian Harlander, Bernhard Purin (ed.): Bier ist der Wein dieses Landes. Jüdische Braugeschichten. Volk, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-86222-211-7 Search this book on ., pp. 33–51.
External links[edit]
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- http://www.brauerstern.de/
- ARD Prost und L'Chaim, 7 November 2016 at 20:15, 44 minutes, from 3 minutes. Accessed on 12 November 2016.
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