A pestle with history.

There are actually several traditions about the origin of the poke, for example, that it is the amount of beer that used to be tapped from the barrel during a pump shot. However, the most well-known story is the following: Dortmund's city center was separated from Dortmund's northern city by a railroad line. There was no underpass at the Burgtor in the direction of Münsterstraße. People who wanted to go to the Nordstadt often had to wait here in front of closed barriers. A landlord of an adjacent pub recognized the potential and served beer to the waiting citizens in a quick-drinking poke. The Stößchen - a small beer that you drink at the bar. And only there.