Oregon Brewfest

This past weekend we volunteered at the Oregon Brewers Festival, held at the McCall Waterfront Park in Portland. In exchange for about four hours of time, we each got a souvenir taster's mug, a t-shirt, and eight tokens for beer tasting. Our commitment was for the last shift of the festival, on Sunday afternoon, and we were allowed to pick up our tokens and mug ahead of time (on Saturday) to enjoy the tasting.
WE HAD A BLAST!!! There were eighty different beers for the tasting, and we probably tried forty. We would get a couple of tastes, sit down at the tables, and enjoy the beer and people watching. We brought sandwiches and veggies, so we didn't have to buy the expensive fried food offerings. There was great music, and no one was really drunk and obnoxious.
Two huge tents provided shade from the ninety-degree heat, and there were lots of chairs and tables available. Also provided outside were mist archways to cool off.
Our volunteer shift on Sunday was hectic, but we had fun, and the time flew by. After closing the taps, the volunteers were allowed to finish off some left over pitchers of beer. We headed back to the rig, tired but happy.

We parked at the Elks Lodge in Beaverton, west of Portland. It was a short, 12 minute train ride into the city. We were grateful for that after a long day of drinking beer.