GnawBrew, Nashville

Indiana may be best known for its basketball teams, race cars, and cornfields, but the organizers of GnawBrew want to add a fourth item to that list: craft beer. At their annual festival, these beer lovers bring together representatives from some of the Hoosier state's finest breweries for a weekend of beer swaps, homebrew shop talk, and plenty of generous pours. Each festival-goer get a souvenir cup to be filled with unlimited beer samples. While sipping IPAs, porters, pilsners, and other brews, attendees can peruse the work of local artists and musicians performing live on the festival's stage.