How can you build a memorable experience for your taproom guests? Think like a rock band.

It's the end of the concert and the band has left the stage. Time for an encore. The crowd claps, chants, hoots, and hollers! And the band comes back and delivers and amazing performance that you will never forget.

In today's episode we talk about how you can craft an 'encore performance' for your taproom guests to keep them coming back time and again.

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Is food in the taproom a "want to" or a "need to" for your brewery? In today's podcast, Andrew and Kary talk about the economics of food in the taproom, and review key data points that you need to know. The results may surprise you. We also share insights from Erol Moe, co-founder of Stoneface Brewery in New Hampshire. Erol entered the food game reluctantly, learned a lot in the process, and we share his best practices to help you find success with food in your taproom business.

Today we dive into strategies on how breweries can better motivate and bring their teams together to transform taproom staff into rockstars. We'll talk about the benefits of rewards and recognition, and cover metrics to used to monitor the results of your motivation efforts.

Look around your taproom and ask yourself this question: Is it easy for customers to buy from us?  Now, look around your website and ask the same question. If the answer is...maybe...then this episode is for you!  Today, we talk about the concept of 'frictionless selling' and how you can use this to drive results in your taproom business.

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In today's episode we talk about lessons learned at CiderCon 2023: The importance of team building, customer engagement, and how to crowd source solutions to your taproom business challenges. 

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In this episode we'll talk about the best practices to build your taproom brewery KPIs, scorecards you can use to track and measure, and strategies to share information with your staff to improve business results. 

In today's episode we dive deep into taproom data to provide you with actionable strategies to increase sales. Andrew shares the highlights from 9,000 unique taproom customer visits and breaks down the key takeaways. If you're looking to increase taproom sales, you won't want to miss this episode.

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It's the New Year, time to set goals for your taproom business. In today's episode we dive deep into goal setting fundamentals, frameworks and tactics to make those New Years' Resolutions stick!

Taproom Goal Setting Basics

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In today's episode we'll walk through the steps to build your taproom sales plan for the new year. We'll dig in on best practices to build your sales model, tactics to get started (and finished with your plan), and how to put the plan into action to achieve success in your taproom.

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In today's episode, we explore tips and strategies to provide great service to guests in your taproom. Andrew Coplon provides a run-down of the "30 Second Conversation" system, which is outlined below: