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With the recent opening of the microbrewery at Broxton, the craft beer movement has finally made its way to Westwood. Here, the Daily Bruin’s Alexandra Bell explores the history of the trendy movement and how it wound up in our college town. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

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California’s in the middle of a beer boom. Gone are the days when Pabst Blue Ribbon, Budweiser and other cheap, mass-produced beers were the only brews on shelves – craft beer and the movement surrounding it are here to stay.

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The Quad: Exploring the rise of California’s multibillion-dollar craft beer industry

By Alexandra Grace Bell

March 8, 2019 4:11 p.m.