Role

Taproom Manager

Day-to-day operations, staff, regulars, and the door.

10 articles

Improve CampaignsDigital Menus & DisplaysComparison

DigitalPour vs Untappd for Business: Which One Fits Your Taproom?

DigitalPour is built around your kegs. Untappd is built around drinkers. They solve different problems, and the right answer depends on what you're actually short of.

7 min readOperatorOutcome: Decide whether you need keg intelligence, a consumer network, or customer intelligence — and stop paying for the wrong one

A lively brewery taproom event: customers gathered around tables for trivia night, a host with a microphone, string lights overhead, pint glasses raised, a food truck visible through the open garage door, and a QR code sign on the bar inviting check-ins.

Increase Repeat VisitsTaproom ExperiencePlaybook

25 Brewery Event Ideas That Actually Drive Revenue (Not Just Foot Traffic)

25 brewery event ideas organized by type — weekly recurring, release, community, education, and data-driven — plus how to promote them and measure what actually worked.

8 min readBeginnerOutcome: Have 25 actionable event ideas organized by category, know how to promote each one, and understand how to measure whether events are driving revenue and retention — not just foot traffic

A brewery taproom bar scene: a bartender points at a QR code table tent while a customer scans it with their phone, a laptop nearby showing an email campaign dashboard with open rates and segments, warm lighting and brass tap handles in the background.

Improve CampaignsCampaign AutomationPlaybook

Email Marketing for Breweries: The Complete Playbook

A practical playbook for brewery email marketing — how to build your list, what to send, when to segment, and the metrics that matter. Written for the one-person marketing team.

10 min readOperatorOutcome: Know how to build a brewery email list from scratch, what emails actually drive visits, when to segment vs. blast, and how to measure what's working

A brewery owner standing alone in a quiet taproom looking at empty seats, while a thought bubble shows a first-time visitor walking out the door with a smile but no reason to return.

Increase Repeat VisitsRewards & RetentionGuide

Nobody Comes Back to My Brewery — Here's Why (And the One Fix That Works)

Most first-time taproom visitors liked your beer fine. They just forgot about you. Here's why brewery customers only come once — and the one fix that actually works.

7 min readBeginnerOutcome: Understand why most taproom visitors never return and implement one foundational fix to start building repeat customers

A brewery owner standing behind the bar of a quiet taproom on a slow afternoon, checking their phone — a few empty stools in the foreground, warm light from the windows, and a chalkboard tap list in the background.

Increase Repeat VisitsCampaign AutomationPlaybook

Your Taproom Is Slow — 7 Things You Can Do This Week

Slow days happen to every brewery. Don't panic — and don't just wait it out. Here are seven tactical moves you can make this week to get people through the door.

6 min readBeginnerOutcome: Walk away with seven actionable moves to fill a slow taproom day — and understand the pattern that prevents slow days from recurring

Improve LoyaltyCustomer Taste ProfilesGuide

How Personalized Beer Recommendations Can Increase Taproom Loyalty

Punch cards reward visits you already made. Personalized beer recommendations earn the next one. Here's how taste-matched suggestions turn first-timers into regulars.

7 min readOperatorOutcome: Use taste-matched recommendations to turn one-time guests into regulars who come back for beers they'll actually love

Improve LoyaltyRewards & RetentionComparison

Brewlytics vs. Square Loyalty: A Craft Brewery's Honest Comparison

Comparing Brewlytics and Square Loyalty for craft breweries — what each does well, where they differ, and how to choose the right tool for your taproom.

9 min readOperatorOutcome: Understand exactly where Square Loyalty ends and where Brewlytics begins — so you can choose the right tool, or decide you need both.

Barley the AI bartender behind a taproom bar — on the left, generic emails fly into a trash bin labeled IGNORED; on the right, a customer holds a phone showing a Brewlytics 'Fresh drop alert — Citra Sunrise IPA is now available' SMS. Broadcast vs. targeted, in one frame.

Improve CampaignsCampaign AutomationGuide

Why Brewery Email Blasts Don't Work Like They Used To

Email open rates collapsed, Instagram reach is a rounding error, and the Tuesday newsletter doesn't move pints. Here's what's replacing broadcast blasts.

8 min readOperatorOutcome: Decide what's worth keeping in your email + Instagram playbook and what to replace with taste-segmented outreach

Barley the AI bartender mascot behind a taproom bar with a fresh pour in front of him and a tablet showing an 'AI Recommendations' panel with three suggested beer cards — a literal AI bartender in working position.

Use AI in the BreweryAI Brewery LoyaltyGuide

How an AI Bartender Can Help Breweries Sell More Beer

An AI bartender isn't a bolted-on chatbot — it's a recommendation surface that knows your tap list and the customer, turning 'what should I try?' into an order.

7 min readOperatorOutcome: Decide whether an AI bartender belongs in your brewery — and what it would change about how customers find the next beer to try

Barley the AI bartender mascot at a brewery bar, flanked by a faded paper punch card on one side and a customer reading a Brewlytics Fresh Beer Alert on their phone.

Improve LoyaltyRewards & RetentionGuide

Why Traditional Brewery Loyalty Programs Don't Create True Regulars

Punch cards, points, and mug clubs reward visits that would have happened anyway. Real brewery loyalty comes from memory, pull, and identity. Here's how.

6 min readOperatorOutcome: Diagnose why your current loyalty program isn't producing regulars — and what to replace it with