Beer and shuttle

beer prices at the festival range from like $6 up. Depending on the beer/brewery. I spent about $300 last year trying out all the various beers being offered.
I also did the whole hotel/shuttle thing so not being able to bring beers with me didn't help. You can have some on the bus though, the drivers don't mind.
As for shuttle times, you will get a schedule. They were like every few hours. Only downfall is they do not run late night.