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Some Pa. breweries tap into new revenue stream: Statewide shipping
According to Breweries in Pennsylvania, the industry resource outlet, at least 11 companies have started shipping their beer across Pennsylvania since the pandemic hit
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Their taprooms may be idle, but area breweries have found other ways to keep their businesses afloat during the coronavirus lockdown.
The closures and restrictions have led to several innovations in the craft beer business, including curbside pickup, door-to-door delivery, and the latest service: statewide shipping.
According to Breweries in Pennsylvania, the industry resource outlet, at least 11 companies have started shipping their beer across Pennsylvania since the pandemic hit, including seven in the Delaware Valley.
“It’s definitely had a positive initial response,” said Andrew Radcliffe of Perkasie-based Free Will Brewing. They started their shipping operation about three weeks ago.
“First week was way more than we could have ever anticipated,” he said. “We sent a lot of packages out to Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Lancaster — places where we don’t normally send our products and where we see customers coming from.”
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