Category: Front of House
News Maximizing Customer Experience – the Often Overlooked Brewery Restroom
One of the most necessary rooms of any brewery is often the one that is overlooked. The toilet should be high on the list of architectural focus when planning out a taproom or when considering a remodel. The beer served over the bar top, after all, is only temporarily with patrons.
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News Patrick Sullivan of Highland Brewing Co. Offers Tips for Maximizing Beer Festivals
Even amid a pandemic, summer is full of beer festivals. Every weekend the faithful gather at stadiums and local parks, in armories, brewery parking lots, and large spaces to sample beers from around the world or just down the block. Throw in some food trucks and a good band and a fun time isn’t far off.
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Sponsored Interpreting Foam Problems with UC Davis’ Charlie Bamforth
From having too much of it or not enough, all brewers encounter problems with their beer foam from time to time. In this lecture from UC Davis’ Beer Quality series, Charlie “the Pope of foam” Bamforth discusses how to work backwards to solve your beer foam issues. He’ll cover common problems in dispensing and sanitation, using ultrafiltration to test stability and how to test for negative materials in your foam.
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Sponsored Optimizing Your Taproom for Flow and Efficiency with T. Dustin Hauck of Hauck Architecture
The tap room is the cornerstone of any craft brewery. It is where the money is made. This presentation will talk through the layout of your tap room and how to maximize efficiency, customer experience, brand exposure. We will cover bar layout and equipment, cueing, restrooms, event space, retail areas, patios, brewery views, tours, furniture, lighting and more as we explore options to make your tap room as inviting and profitable as possible.
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Expert Topic Troubleshooting draft problems: A guide for bartenders
The following article was published on May 14th, 2014. It has been reviewed and updated as necessary by the ProBrewer editorial staff. For additional sources see Interpreting Foam Problems with UC Davis’ Charlie Bamforth and in the ProBrewer Discussion Boards Problem with dispensing from serving tanks, Dispensing System Advice & Just foam when dispensing from kegs
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