A California startup is betting on the increasing interest in home delivery services and the growth of craft beer by selling and delivering growlers of brew to drinkers in the Bay Area.
Hopsy, based near Berkeley, views itself a disruptive force in beer distribution. The concept? Cut out the distributor by picking up and delivering growlers of freshly filled beer from small, mostly taproom-focused breweries scattered throughout the Bay Area, to beer aficionados and enthusiasts in the East Bay.
Currently partnered with 10 breweries, including recognizable names like Moylan’s and Magnolia Brewing, as well as others that are self-distributing in smaller geographic footprints, Hopsy purchases 32. oz. growlers directly from small producers and delivers them to customers from Oakland to El Cerrito for a small upcharge plus delivery fee.
“Most of the breweries we work with don’t have distribution and if they do, it is mostly limited to a few bars or retailers,” said Sebastian Tron, the co-founder and CEO of Hopsy…CONTINUE READING AT BREWBOUND
