From the Final Touch Barware Collection. This beer boot, or "Bierstiefel" in German, will hold up to 1 litre or 33 fluid ounces of your favourite brew, and stands almost 10 inches tall. The beer boot, or Bierstiefel, is believed to have been introduced by a German general. The general promised his troops a drink from his boot if they were victorious in battle. When victorious, the general had a boot made from glass to fulfill his promise to his troops.