Website Tap List: Stop Listing Kegs That Kicked
Keep a website tap list current: add a website step to every keg kick, check it before doors open, show a hand-typed checked time, and fall back to core beers.
10 minute readTHE TAPDISPLAY BLOG
The board.
What goes on the screen behind the bar: the taps, the pours and prices, keg levels, and how a long list fits.
How to Write a Tap List Guests Can Read Fast
Give every tap line the same 6 fields in fixed columns, group the taps into 3 to 6 style sections, and order each one from lighter to stronger beers.
9 minute readKeg Kicked Mid-Shift: A 4-Job Routine for Busy Nights
When a keg kicks mid-shift, run 4 jobs: call the tap number, offer a sub picked before service, fix the board, and swap only with a cold keg and a free hand.
9 minute readTap Handle Numbering for a 30 to 40 Tap Wall
Tie each tap number to its line: tag the tower and the coupler, count left to right, leave gaps for dead lines, and cap board sections at about 8 lines.
10 minute readHow Often to Update Your Tap List: The 4 Triggers
Update your tap list at 4 triggers: every keg kick, every new keg, every price or pour change, and a check before doors open, plus a closing check each shift.
8 minute readCider on a Beer Menu: Where Seltzer, Wine and NA Go
List cider, hard seltzer, wine and NA after the beer, in that order, with NA just above On Deck. Keep the 6 beer columns and change only what goes in them.
10 minute readABV, IBU, Style and Pour Size on a Draft Menu
Spell styles from a house glossary, write ABV to 1 decimal, show IBU on every line or none, put ounces beside each price, and pour strong beers small.
10 minute readGuest Taps: How Many Handles and How Long They Stay
Count guest taps by subtraction: total handles minus house and fixed lines, then trim until each guest keg sells through, has a cold spot and has a pitch.
9 minute readTap Rotation Planning: Keep the List Balanced
Give every handle a row type and a lane, a style family plus 1 limit, then check each new keg against its lane and the board's balance before it goes on deck.
10 minute readBar Shift Handoff Card: Who Owns the Tap List
Name 1 board owner per shift to update the tap list. At shift change, that owner fills a 4-block handoff card and the next owner signs to take the board.
10 minute readKeg Levels on the Board: Set Your Low Mark
Set each tap's low keg mark in pours left: busiest-hour pours times warning minutes over 60. Show guests a low note only when nothing sits behind the line.
8 minute readOn Deck Tap List: What to List and How to Word It
List a beer on deck only when you can name its tap and the keg is in hand or on a confirmed truck: 1 per tap, worded like a tap line, limits on the line.
10 minute readSee it on a TV, not a slide.
A short walkthrough of the board and the phone app. Bring your tap list. We'll put it on the screen.
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