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Registration Opens at 4:30 / 30 Minutes Before Event
Must be 21 or Older to Compete
Limited First 20 entries Each Day
FINAL 2025 QUALIFIER IS IN AUGUST AT OLD GERMAN BEER HALL.
“Masskrugstemmen” is a Bavarian sport; the name translates loosely into the lifting of a liter mug of beer. The “Masskrug”, a 1-liter Stein, is to be held with one arm, completely stretched out and parallel to the floor – the goal is simple: to hold the Stein up as long as possible. It’s a balance between the right technique and strength. The full 1-liter “Mass” weighs about 5 lbs.!
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National Contestants win a trip to the US Championship in New York City. Winner of the US Championship wins a trip to Munich
Contest Rules
The Masskrug is a 1-liter Hofbräu Glass Stein
The Masskrug is filled with 1 liter of Hofbräu Beer to the mark. The combined weight of Stein and Beer is approx. 5 pounds.
The Masskrug is to be held with one arm (left or right), stretched out in front of the body (not sideways!), and completely parallel to the floor.
Your thumb cannot be on top of the handle. The opposite arm must be straight down and not supporting your body in any way.
The stein must be held by the handle. It CANNOT be held through the handle hoop, or by the actual body of the stein.
The Hofbräu Logo on the Stein must always face towards the front of the contestant (away from the contestant) and towards the audience.
The contestant may not wear any form of artificial support on his/her arm, elbow, wrist, hand, or back, including taping or bandaging the arm, elbow, wrist, hand, or back for the competition.
The contestant may also not wear a back brace during the competition.
Any powder, pine tar or similar substances on the hands are also forbidden.
There is no switching of hands once the competition has started.
If the arm holding the Masskrug is not absolutely parallel to the floor, the contestant gets a warning – after two warnings follows disqualification.
Any spilling of beer is an automatic disqualification
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