Not very ancient but intriguing-16 hour beer clock

I tried this under the world coins forum, without success.
I found this under medals on ebay. Although calling it a medal is a stretch, it still is intriguing. The clock face has "Royal Bavarian Beer Clock " and the back has "Hops and Malt, God preserves(?)" . Does anyone know the meaning of the 16 hour clock?
Thanks

 

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More time to drink beer.........

 

What on earth is a beer clock?

 

I don't know anything about this clock, but crazy King Ludwig II or Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm of Bavaria once declared Beer was food since it contains all the ingredients for bread.

 

You mean that someone thought beer wasn't food??? Fools!!

 

I don't know anything about the clock either, but I agree with 'green 18'....being mostly of German ancestry myself, I'm sure they felt 12 hours wasn't enough time to drink beer....LOL

At least I don't --especially during football season...

 

Found this link to a similar medal, describing it as a satirical early 20th c. medal:

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=328&category=5611&lot=271295

My guess is the 16 hour clock bit is along the lines of the 'beer o'clock' joke clocks we have in the U.S. - like green said, more time to drink beer.

 

Why only sixteen hours? Can't drink beer the other eight hours? Priorities, my friends...can always doze with a cold one in front of you.

Bruce

 

I don't think that it's a clock ... I think it's more along the lines of a golf stroke-counter?!!

=> once you get to 16 beer, it's time to find your pants and go home!!

 

lol

 

Think I'm with Steve on this one...beer counter, it only has one hand and that's how I would use it.

 

I think Steve just nailed an attribution. A CT first!

 

hopfen und malz gott erhalt's
god save hop and malt
The Germans have their priorities straight!

 

I much prefer the solar beer clock