Oktoberfest 2015

Yes, Oktoberfest is on! It's that time of the year to do what the Germans do - load up on beer and savour some lip-smacking meaty delights.

Researchers have developed new yeast strains that will soon result in sizzling new beer flavours, particularly lager.

Every year, the beer sold at Oktoberfest got a lot more expensive. And yet, for the most part, festival goers didn't seem to mind - not, at least, if their spending habits were of any indication.

Munich tapped the keg Saturday on the world's biggest beer festival, Oktoberfest, with six million revellers expected just as the German city is grappling with a record refugee influx.

Yes, Oktoberfest is on! It's that time of the year to do what the Germans do - load up on beer and savour some lip-smacking meaty delights.

Researchers have developed new yeast strains that will soon result in sizzling new beer flavours, particularly lager.

Every year, the beer sold at Oktoberfest got a lot more expensive. And yet, for the most part, festival goers didn't seem to mind - not, at least, if their spending habits were of any indication.

Munich tapped the keg Saturday on the world's biggest beer festival, Oktoberfest, with six million revellers expected just as the German city is grappling with a record refugee influx.