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Being a brief weekend visitor to the Land of Too Many Lakes to Count, I had a rainy Sunday afternoon to kill before being poured onto my return flight back to Portland. Here's where I chose to spend my remaining hours, attempting in vain to make up for all that lost time since 2010. 

Hosted by Stormbreaker Brewing, in the heart of Portland's Mississippi District, the First Annual Radler fest features 23 different Radler varieties, the likes of which you've never seen!

The new incarnation is a re-imagining of one of Portland's best taprooms. Featuring 28 taps and located in one of the hottest neighborhoods in town, check it out soon before the crowds amass.

This weekend you can revel in the country's largest outdoor and second oldest craft beer festival in Portland, Oregon. They're celebrating a 30th Anniversary with all the amazing beer and good times it's earned a reputation for.

Everyone knows Tennessee as The Volunteer State, but it's also known as the Big Bend State, the name Tennessee is claimed to be derived from a “Cherokee modification of an earlier Yuchi word” translated as “meeting place”, “winding river”, or “river of the great bend.”

In case you missed the last 40 states, we’re doing this thing alphabetically and after 2 years, we’ve made it to #41 on the list, The Mount Rushmore State, South Dakota.

In case you missed the last 39 states, we’re doing this thing alphabetically and after 2 years, we’re shocked we made it to #40 on the list, The Palmetto State, South Carolina.

We've done our best to piece together what happened at the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest. The pictures here were taken as a humble attempt at penetrating the time fog that's clouded our memory, as we're hoping to figure out what exactly did go down in Paso on Saturday...

With access to over 50 cutting edge breweries, pouring at least 180 different rare and unique specialty brews, not to mention 25 local restaurants offering savory delights, it’s no wonder Paso Robles is the place to be this weekend.

The 39th state on our list, The Ocean State, Rhode Island. The nickname is purely tourism driven, added to license plates in 1972 to help promote it’s 400 miles of coastline. Also known as “Little Rhody” and “The Plantation State,” the latter is derived from the state’s official name, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.