Munich, 1905: Curt Prank has achieved his ambitious goals: building a massive beer palace for the 1900 Oktoberfest and merging with Deibel Bräu, owned by the Hoflinger family. His daughter Clara and Roman Hoflinger have since become established members of Munich's powerful brewing elite. While Maria Hoflinger is locked up in a psychiatric institution, the ruthless rivalry between her son Roman and his father-in-law Prank intensifies.