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Munich has been missing it’s Oktoberfest, cancelled the last two years due to the coronavirus. But now that it’s returning for 2022, not all the news is good for Bavaria’s beer drinkers. The city of Munich announced on Thursday that the price of a Maß – a litre measure of beer – has been set at between €12.60 and €13.80 ($13.50 to $14.75). That’s a splutter-inducing increase of more than 15% on 2019 prices at the Wiesn, as the event is known locally. “It’s good that the €14 barrier has not been broken,” said Munich’s economic adviser and Wiesn boss, Clemens Baumgärtner. “Nevertheless, the beer…