A Grouchy German Is A Sour Kraut — Oktoberfest Coasters, Set of 4

The joke is the whole product, and it lands: sauerkraut, sour kraut, a grouchy German. He is in full Tracht — green hat with a feather, lederhosen, white socks — with a beer in one hand and a bratwurst roll in the other, and he does not look grouchy in the slightest. The coaster is cut in the shape of a crown bottle cap, scalloped edge and all. Four to the set, which makes it the sort of thing that leaves the shop as a gift more often than for the buyer.

• Set of four ceramic coasters
• About 4 inches across and a third of an inch thick
• Cut in the shape of a crown bottle cap, with a scalloped edge
• Matte finish with a bevelled edge
• Oktoberfest through and through — lederhosen, beer stein and a bratwurst

Materials

Ceramic, matte finish, bevelled edge — as described by the supplier. They list the set as four individual coasters; the photograph on their listing shows this design. Whether all four carry it is not stated, so we are not promising either way — ask and we will open a set and look.

Use and care

Wipe clean. Ceramic, so it will chip if dropped on a hard floor.

Supplied by European Heritage Gifts, Ashland, Oregon. The country of manufacture is not stated on the supplier listing.