Oktoberfest Beer

Oktoberfest is underway, and one of the little things that people never think much about....is the price of beer.

Now, here's a simple fact.  You can avoid the 'grounds' and go over to the city park, and sip through a regular perfect Bavarian beer, in a half-liter glass....for around 4.80 Euro (roughly $5.30 US).

Or you can go over to the grounds and order the beer in the fest tent.....half-a-liter, for around 5.40 Euro (roughly $6.00 US). 

Upswing over last year?  The experts say it's around 3-to-4 percent above last year's price.  And you can expect the same rise in beer prices for 2020. 

For a full Mass?  The one-liter container?  At the more expensive spot on the grounds, it'll be up around 11.70 Euro ($12.50). 

The effect of a Mass?  If you sip through it carefully, and take your time.....one will be enough for 90 minutes.  The guy who drinks it in 40 minutes, and orders a second?  He's getting pretty screwed up by the end of the second Mass.  I would generally caution people to avoid the Mass.