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Oktoberfest is back but shadowed by ‘red hot’ inflation

FILE - People enjoy a swing ride at the 185th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 27, 2018. The Oktoberfest is on tap again in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption. The beer will be just as cold and the pork knuckle just as juicy. But brewers and visitors are under pressure from inflation in ways they could hardly imagine in 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) FILE - Bavarian riflemen and women in traditional costumes fire their muzzle loaders in front of the 'Bavaria' statue on the last day of the 184th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, on Oct. 3, 2017. The Oktoberfest is on tap again in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption. The beer will be just as cold and the pork knuckle just as juicy. But brewers and visitors are under pressure from inflation in ways they could hardly imagine in 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) FILE - Visitors lift glasses of beer during the opening of the 186th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 21, 2019. The Oktoberfest is on tap again in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption. The beer will be just as cold and the pork knuckle just as juicy. But brewers and visitors are under pressure from inflation in ways they could hardly imagine in 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) FILE - People enjoy the evening of the opening day of the 186th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 21, 2019. The Oktoberfest is on tap again in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption. The beer will be just as cold and the pork knuckle just as juicy. But brewers and visitors are under pressure from inflation in ways they could hardly imagine in 2019. (AP Photo/Marc Kleine-Kleffmann, File) FILE - A waitress holds twelve glasses of beer during the opening of the 186th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 21, 2019. The Oktoberfest is on tap again in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption. The beer will be just as cold and the pork knuckle just as juicy. But brewers and visitors are under pressure from inflation in ways they could hardly imagine in 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) An angel figure with bow and arrow points the way to the toilet on the Oktoberfest grounds in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Sept.15, 2022. The Oktoberfest is on tap again in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption. The beer will be just as cold and the pork knuckle just as juicy. But brewers and visitors are under pressure from inflation in ways they could hardly imagine in 2019. (Peter Kneffel/dpa via AP) A man mounts a light advertisement on a booth on the Oktoberfest grounds in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. The Oktoberfest is on tap again in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption. The beer will be just as cold and the pork knuckle just as juicy. But brewers and visitors are under pressure from inflation in ways they could hardly imagine in 2019. (Peter Kneffel/dpa via AP) FILE - A woman walks in front of a band marching during the Oktoberfest parade, at the 186th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 22, 2019. The Oktoberfest is on tap again in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption. The beer will be just as cold and the pork knuckle just as juicy. But brewers and visitors are under pressure from inflation in ways they could hardly imagine in 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Oktoberfest is back but shadowed by ‘red hot’ inflation