5 Signs of a Solid Craft Beer Bar

5 Signs of a Solid Craft Beer Bar

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With consumer options for beer bars expanding all the time, how does your establishment stand out from the crowd? Having good beer and possibly food are obvious choices, but you also want people to know your bar isn’t just another attempt to make money on the craft beer revolution. So let’s look at 5 simple … Read more

How Many Beers Should I Keep on Tap?

How Many Beers Should I Keep on Tap?

How Many Beers Should I Keep on Tap?

For any craft beer bar owner, or any bar owner exploring the varieties of draft beer, this is truly the ultimate question. How much is too much? There are many craft bars seemingly stocking up and offering “75 taps!”  as part of their advertising scheme, but can you really keep up with that many? It … Read more

How Soliciting Customer Testimonials Can Boost Your Business

How Soliciting Customer Testimonials Can Boost Your Business

How Soliciting Customer Testimonials Can Boost Your Business

Customer testimonials are a powerful marketing tool for businesses, and with so many ways to offer opinions online today, it’s a more powerful tool than ever. So, why should you care about testimonials, and how can you collect great ones to promote your bar or restaurant? Why You Should Listen Customer feedback helps you refine … Read more

Certified Beer Cicerone: Expert Beer Tasting Certification

Certified Beer Cicerone: Expert Beer Tasting Certification

Certified Beer Cicerone: Expert Beer Tasting Certification

When owning a craft beer bar, it’s important to know all of the ins and outs of the business, which moves far beyond just serving different styles of beer. Since craft beer is such a young industry, it’s generally been up to those inside of it to educate each other on new trends. Wine has … Read more

A Guide to Drink Garnishes: Common Types and Flavors

A Guide to Drink Garnishes: Common Types and Flavors

A Guide to Drink Garnishes: Common Types and Flavors

A garnish is the “finishing touch” on any good drink. Not only does it provide an extra sensory experience and aesthetic value, but it often enhances the aromas and flavors of the beverage. Knowing how to properly garnish a drink in your bar not only shows your mastery of a drink’s flavor profile, but also … Read more

Best Practices for Dealing With Difficult Customers

Best Practices for Dealing With Difficult Customers

Best Practices for Dealing With Difficult Customers

As a bar owner, dealing with difficult customers is a fact of life. It can be an unpleasant experience whether you’re prepared for it, or not. However, with a bit of planning and staff training, you can make the best of a tough situation. Because the last thing you need is an upset patron telling … Read more

A Guide to Beer Glassware

A Guide to Beer Glassware

A Guide to Beer Glassware

Just because it’s beer, doesn’t mean it can’t be fancy. As a bar owner, you don’t want to be caught looking like you don’t know your beer, and one of the easiest ways to show you know your stuff is to use the correct glassware. Just as you wouldn’t serve a martini in a snifter, … Read more

How to Start a Craft Beer Bar or Tap Room! [WEBINAR]

How to Start a Craft Beer Bar or Tap Room! [WEBINAR]

How to Start a Craft Beer Bar or Tap Room! [WEBINAR]

“Whether it’s a brewery or a great beer bar…it’s a craft. Everyone knows you have to work at honing your craft which means a commitment to excellence in all phases of the operation.” -Tomme Arthur, Director of Brewery Operations, Lost Abbey Opening a craft beer bar or tap room is a risky business, but that’s not … Read more

What Do Customers Want?

What Do Customers Want?

Of course when opening a bar, everyone thinks of their customer base and what they want.  You condition your actions on what you think people will like; from the food, to the entertainment, and the lighting; considering the local atmosphere is second nature to running a successful bar. It’s actually a lot simpler to please … Read more