Rookwood Pottery to make official Oktoberfest Zinzinnati steins. Here's a sneak peek

Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer

Soon, you'll be able to chug a beer from a custom-made, limited-edition Rookwood Pottery stein.

Rookwood Pottery will make the official steins for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati in 2024, the Cincinnati Regional Chamber announced Thursday. According to a press release, this is the first time Rookwood Pottery will make the official steins in the 48-year history of the festival, which is taking place Sept. 19-22 at Sawyer Point and Yeatman's Cove.

"We are so excited to partner with Rookwood Pottery on such a huge, celebratory part of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati: the raising of the steins," Chelsea York, the chamber's vice president of events and experiences, said in the release. "The Rookwood Pottery Company is an iconic 144-year-old Cincinnati brand. Having them make the steins for the largest Oktoberfest in the (nation) is a dream come true for both of our organizations."

The official commemorative stein for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2024. This will be Rookwood Pottery’s first time making the official Oktoberfest steins in the 48 years of the festival.
The official commemorative stein for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2024. This will be Rookwood Pottery’s first time making the official Oktoberfest steins in the 48 years of the festival.

A limited number of Rookwood Oktoberfest Zinzinnati commemorative steins are available for pre-order online through the event's Shopify website. Customers can also purchase the steins in person at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati. Steins cost $59 each.

The steins' interior color will be "Patriot Blue" to represent the Ohio River. The exterior color, "MaltZin," will be a brown shade exclusively created for Oktoberfest Zinizinnati. The unique color is inspired by a Rookwood glaze from the early 1880s. The design will also feature the Oktoberfest logo, a wiener dog, a pretzel and the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge surrounded by hops.

An employee sprays a commemorative stein for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2024.
An employee sprays a commemorative stein for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2024.

The Oktoberfest keepsake is sculpted and molded by Gary Simon, who's worked on many Rookwood projects.

All Rookwood pieces, including the Oktoberfest stein, are made in the company's 88,000-square-foot production facility in Over-the-Rhine.

Rookwood Pottery, founded in 1880 by Maria Longworth-Nichols Storer, is the first female-owned manufacturing company in the United States. Rookwood's coveted designs can be found all over Greater Cincinnati and beyond, including along the archways inside Carew Tower, behind display cases at Cincinnati Art Museum and even underground in New York's subway system.

The steins' interior color will be "Patriot Blue" to represent the Ohio River. The exterior color, "MaltZin," will be a brown shade exclusively created for Oktoberfest Zinizinnati. The unique color is inspired by a Rookwood glaze from the early 1880s. The design will also feature the Oktoberfest logo, a wiener dog, a pretzel and the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge surrounded by hops.

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