Beer riots in Bavaria

On March 1, 1844 increased by decree of King Louis due to the scarcity of resources of State-fixed price of beer by 1 penny. During the previous bread price increase was still unacceptable, broke in beer price increase on the evening of March 1 riots in Munich city center from - about two thousand citizens stormed the Munich breweries, threw and destroyed furniture windows. However, the summoned military refused all commands to take action against the rebels, further measures against the insurgents went fruitless. On March 5, 1844, King finally relented and the beer price increase was withdrawn in October 1844, he went even further and decreed for the Munich Hofbräuhaus a reduction in the beer price " to provide the military and the working class a healthy and inexpensive drink. "

The successful rebellion is historically understood as a harbinger of the March Revolution of 1848, which also inflamed in Munich beer price increases and must probably have taken place several times usually in May. Friedrich Engels wrote in May 1844 to comment at the Northern Star under the title " Beer riots in Bavaria ," in which he swears that the masses of the people " will soon realize that it is just as easy, you [ the authorities ] even with more important matters, the to teach fear. "