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The Gauge and Grain

Field notes on brewfests, the beer poured there and the rail lines that get you to them

The table

Food, water and the town around the festival: vendors, pairings, alcohol-free options, lodging and the etiquette of a long tasting day.

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A small club stage after a festival weekend, a vocal quartet's music stands and a single microphone under warm side light, chairs half-filled in the foreground, shot from the back of the room.

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Live Music After the Festival Gates Close

What happens in a town's small rooms once the last pour is done: who plays, how adult ensembles fill the calendar, and how a visitor finds a date.