Overview

• Beer is priced around €14.50–€15.80 per Maß across tents, with many large halls at €15.40 and Augustiner at €14.50.
• Statistisches Amt München reports the biggest year-on-year increases for halbes Hendl (average €19.39) and Kaiserschmarrn (average €21.42), both about seven percent higher.
• Non-alcoholic drinks are costly too, with water averaging €10.95 per litre; ten free refill fountains are on the grounds, though filled bottles are not permitted in tents.
• An analysis of Booking.com listings shows average weekend hotel rates of €465.37 per night during the festival, about 142 percent higher than comparison weekends.
• Police reported arresting a 41-year-old Czech tourist after he groped a server in a tent; he was released after paying a security deposit of over €3,000 as Kommissariat 15 continues the investigation.