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After two years and visits to nearly 100 breweries, here are my favorites.

After two years and visits to nearly 100 breweries, here are my favorites.

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We asked craft beer experts to tell us their picks for the most underrated and underappreciated breweries in America.

We asked craft beer experts to tell us the one pilsner they’d drink for the rest of their lives if they could only pick one.

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Country music artist Morgan White is introducing her “Take Me Tour” at Ripley’s Alpine Theatre. She will perform an acoustic concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. Tickets are $10.

By Kathy Chouteau If you’ve got the backyard, they’ve got the beer, according to Richmond’s East Brother Beer Co., which has unveiled two new summer releases, the Pre-Prohibition Lager and Double IPA. “So whether you spend your summer next to a grill, lost in the wilderness or floating down a river, these are the best beers to drink this summer,” said brewery co-owner Rob Lightner. The Pre-Prohibition Lager is light in color, 5.5 percent ABV and East Brother Beer’s take on the quint...

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By Kathy Chouteau Richmond’s East Brother Beer Company has announced that it has expanded its distribution to Texas. The brewery’s lineup of core classics, coupled with its small batch seasonal releases, are now available in restaurants, bars, bottle shops and groceries throughout Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The expansion to the new distribution area will happen via a partnership with Flood Independent Distribution, a craft beer distributor serving the major metropolitan areas...