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Oktoberfest: The Relative Cost of a Beer

Good stuff suds from the Economist, ON SEPTEMBER 22nd, the beer started flowing at Oktoberfest in Munich, an annual Bavarian beer festival which confusingly begins at the end of September. Last year, over the course of the 16-day event, visitors … Continue reading

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The Real Oktoberfest – € 9 per liter

As the markets prepare for their Oktoberfest, which usually marks a seasonal low and the beginning of the traditional year-end rally, here is the real deal, folks!.   Oktoberfest opened in Munich with the city’s mayor tapping the first keg.   … Continue reading

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