Draft isn’t just beer anymore. It’s your fastest, most consistent, highest-margin channel when you run it with intent. The next wave is simple: expand what flows, lock in quality, and use real-time data to protect margin and guest experience at scale.
Beyond Beer: Put the Right Drinks on Tap
Beer still wins. But your taps are prime real estate for anything guests love and staff can serve fast.
• Hard seltzers and RTD cocktails on tap
• Wines on tap and spritzes
• Nitro coffees, cold brew, and N/A options
Rotate with purpose. Use sell-through data to retire slow movers and double down on what pays.
Quality That Never Slips
Guests judge you on the glass in front of them. Every pour should taste the same at 5 p.m. as it does at 11 p.m.
• Monitor line temperature and pressure in real time
• Track cleaning cycles and flag variances before guests do
• Verify keg freshness and last-clean dates per line
Consistency builds trust. Trust builds repeat business.
Margin You Can Count On
Hand-craft your signatures. Batch your best sellers.
• Draft cocktails reduce labor seconds per drink
• On-tap SKUs cut waste from over-pour and remake
• Centralize prep once, serve flawlessly all night
Batched and ready means fewer bottlenecks, fewer comps, and more paid ounces.
Time Back for Your Team
Great service is attention, not gymnastics.
• Fewer steps per ticket
• Less time measuring and shaking
• More time to read the table, upsell, and connect
When staff aren’t buried in the well, they sell more, smile more, and stay longer.
Data Is the Lever
Gut checks helped you get here. Data takes you the rest of the way.
• See pours vs POS in real time to spot loss and drift
• Rank lines by revenue, margin, and velocity
• Alert on temp/pressure issues before quality drops
• Benchmark performance by shift, station, and location
Two beers per day pays for PourScore®. The rest is upside.
Seasonal and “Test-and-Scale” Taps
Use a line as a laboratory.
• Pilot a fall spritz or a holiday stout
• Launch an N/A tap for lunch business
• Trial a local collab on one line, then scale what wins
Decisions move from opinion to evidence. Fast.
Make Draft a Marketable Advantage
Most operators under-market draft. Don’t.
• Promote “Perfectly Chilled, Always Consistent”
• Feature your fastest, highest-margin taps on menus and screens
• Tell the story: fresh, fast, sustainable, less packaging waste
Draft becomes part of your brand, not just your back bar.
SOPs That Travel
What scales is what’s written down, tracked, and visible.
• Line maps, cleaning schedules, and batching recipes
• Open/close checks with verification
• Exception alerts to keep standards tight across shifts and sites
This is how one great bar day becomes every day, at every location.
How Floteq Makes This Real
FloteqUSA™ gives operators live visibility and control, built for draft.
• PourScore®: Real-time pours vs POS, loss detection, and revenue impact by line
• Sensors: Temperature, pressure, and flow at the line level
• Hygiene: Cleaning cycle tracking and alerts
• FloBoard™: Surface your winners on TVs and menus to move product faster
You get actionable data, not another dashboard. Fix what matters. Repeat what works.
The Move
The future of draft is broader, colder, faster, and smarter. More options on tap. Zero compromise on quality. Staff freed up to serve, not scramble. Decisions backed by data, not guesses.
Owners who run draft this way protect margin and win guest loyalty. That used to be hard. Not anymore.
Book a short demo. See your draft blind spots, your fastest wins, and how to scale them next week.