They used to be $5 for the same beer, at least at the main concourse east side. I was burnt once because the clock on the till was 6:30 + a few seconds and the price for 4 beers went from $20 to $48 (or whatever it was). No change in cups, nothing.
Pro tip when going to the game with someone who wants to get after it.
Roll in around 6:15, straight to the nearest concession. Usually there isn’t a line at that time. Order 4 beers ($20 last year, now $24). Gauge how long it will take to get to your seat and back to the front of the beer line. If time permits, go to the seats and deposit the 4 beer under your seats. Hustle back to the beer vendor and order 4 more beer. 8 beer, $40. If time doesn’t permit, get the first 4 beer, deposit them on a counter, against a wall, wherever, it really doesn’t matter because people leave random beer at the dome alone, but I like to keep them within sight, just in case. Then straight back to the beer vendor for 4 more beer. It is usually wise to go to a different server so you don’t raise suspicions and order 4 more beer. If suspicions are raised, the rules are you are allowed to have 2 beer each and you are standing there with no beer. Now here is where it gets a bit tricky, you have 8 beer and only 4 hands and you can’t walk around with more than 2 each. Usually we would run a relay, one guy runs 2 beer up to the seats, while the other guy waits and monitors the other 6 beer. When he returns, you run 2 beer up while he monitors the 4 beer. When you return, you both casually take the 4 beer up to the seats and reunite them with the 4 beer that are there waiting for them.
Another pro tip, all the way back from 2004, rules are you can only carry 2 drinks. They could be 2 beer, 2 singles or 2 triples. Ran into a guy who had a giant stein, the stein would hold 3 beer, then he would order another beer and walk away with 2 drinks, but was really 4 beer. Not sure if this still flies, but it did back then.
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