Oktoberfest now open
The world’s largest beer festival, Oktoberfest, opened Saturday in Munich, Germany. According to this article, the liter-sized tankards of Oktoberfest beer are expensive this year, costing 8.30 euros, or about $12. The beer is pretty alcoholic, between 5.3 and 6.6% alcohol (by comparison, Budweiser is 5.0%, and beers over 6.0% alcohol content have to be sold as liquor in many states).
Most of the seats in the beer tents have been reserved months in advance by the 6 million people who will attend the festival this year.
If you can’t make it to Munich, you can still pick up an official 2008 Oktoberfest beer stein right here.
