Brewery software does three different jobs: production (recipes, batches, tanks, inventory, yield), taproom POS (pours, tabs, loyalty, tips), and distribution and compliance (TTB and state excise reports, keg tracking, sales orders). Some platforms cover all three; many breweries combine a strong POS with a separate production tool. The right mix depends on whether your volume is in the taproom or out the door.
We run our own small businesses and help others get found, so we'll point you to the right category honestly. Brewery software isn't our product — what we do is the website and marketing that fill the taproom.
Recipe scaling, batch logs, tank and fermentation scheduling, raw-material inventory, and yield tracking. Look for a workflow that matches how you actually brew, not one that forces extra data entry on brew day.
Fast pours, open tabs, age-verification prompts, loyalty, and tip handling. Staff should learn it in a shift. Check the processing fees and whether it syncs cleanly to your accounting.
Automatic TTB and state excise reports, keg deposit tracking, and sales orders for accounts. For any brewery self-distributing, the compliance automation alone often justifies the whole subscription.
A clean push to QuickBooks or Xero keeps cost-of-goods and excise where they belong. Without it, you'll re-key numbers and your books will drift from reality.
Scaled to barrelage. A nano or small brewery sits at the low end; a regional producer at the high end with compliance modules added.
Plus hardware and card-processing fees. A hospitality-grade POS is worth more than a generic retail one for a busy taproom.
Production, compliance, and distribution sharing one dataset. Aimed at breweries shipping real volume; overkill for a taproom-only spot.
Brewery software runs the back of house. We don't sell it and won't pretend to. What we run is the front end that fills the taproom: a site that ranks for "brewery [city]" and "taprooms near me," with an AI assistant that answers "are you dog-friendly?" or "do you have food trucks tonight?" and captures event and private-party inquiries.
Our site plus AI lead capture is $249/mo; the SEO engine that brings the foot traffic is $597/mo. See brewery website design, restaurant software for the hospitality-POS comparison, the software guides hub, and the AI receptionist.
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Production tracking, taproom POS, and distribution and compliance (TTB and state excise). Some platforms do all three; many breweries combine specialists.
Production tools $100–$500/mo; taproom POS $60–$200/mo per location plus hardware; integrated platforms more.
Taproom-only breweries often do fine with a POS plus simple production tracking. Self-distributors benefit from an integrated platform.
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