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The beer tent. It's at every state fair, county fair or town picnic. On hot summer evenings or crisp fall weekends, hundreds of people will flock to the beer tent to sip six dollar brew, sit in the shade and listen to cover bands.
But why the beer tent? Why the overpriced, humid canopy over a parking lot or lawn instead of the climate-controlled, reasonably-priced neighborhood bar?
In this piece, dozens of revelers explain why they'd rather be in the beer tent than anywhere else on a Friday night.
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The beer tent. It's at every state fair, county fair or town picnic. On hot summer evenings or crisp fall weekends, hundreds of people will flock to the beer tent to sip six dollar brew, sit in the shade and listen to cover bands.
But why the beer tent? Why the overpriced, humid canopy over a parking lot or lawn instead of the climate-controlled, reasonably-priced neighborhood bar?
In this piece, dozens of revelers explain why they'd rather be in the beer tent than anywhere else on a Friday night.
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INTRO:The beer tent. It's at every state fair, county fair or town picnic. On hot summer evenings or crisp fall weekends, hundreds of people will flock to the beer tent to sip six dollar brew, sit in the shade and listen to cover bands.
But why the beer tent? Why the overpriced, humid canopy over a parking lot or lawn instead of the climate-controlled, reasonably-priced neighborhood bar?
Gabe Bullard went to a beer tent to find the answers.
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