A popular Oktoberfest tradition even before the tapping: every year, Munich residents grumble about the beer prices set by ... to InBev together with the Spaten-Franziskaner-Löwenbräu Group.
The Schottenhamel is the oldest Oktoberfest tent and the site of a special tradition: every year, the first beer barrel is tapped by the Lord Mayor of Munich at 12 o'clock sharp. From then on ...