The Brewery Tech Stack Powering 2025 Growth

Looking to expand your brewery brand in 2025? It takes more than great beer—it requires great marketing, top-notch customer service, and game-changing technology such as a powerful POS system. Modern brewery POS solutions go beyond transactions to offer integrated tools that enhance guest experiences, improve staff efficiency, and boost revenue growth. 

Sip on the 10 must-have features every brewery POS system needs this year.

Payments Power the Taproom with Reliable Hardware

At the core of every great POS system is the ability to take payments—fast, reliably, and in every form your guests expect. It’s more than just hardware; it’s how you get paid, how your team keeps the line moving, and how your business keeps flowing.

1. Get Paid Faster with Dynamic Card Readers

Guests want fast, seamless checkouts—especially after a few rounds. That final tap of a card? It can leave a lasting impression. A fast, frictionless checkout is key to a great guest experience—and the latest card reader technology helps busy staff deliver exceptional service.

These small but mighty devices also empower your guests to check out however they prefer, including tap, dip, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. By offering various quick payment options to guests, you successfully enhance the brewery experience, accommodate more people, and keep staff happy.

The savviest of brewery POS systems process these payments through an in-house system. Arryved Pay, for example, processes thousands of secure payments for breweries nationwide through the Arryved POS system.

2. Better Safe Than Fraud-y: Pre-Authorization is a POS Need

Pre-authorization, or pre-auth, is a temporary hold on a guest’s card in order to verify payment. Once the transaction is complete, the hold is removed and the guest’s bill is charged. It’s beneficial for brewing businesses because: 

• Pre-auth reduces fraud and the risk of chargebacks.
• Pre-auth improves cash flow by verifying the ability to pay before services are rendered.
• Pre-auth powers faster transactions.

It’s a powerful feature made possible by integrated payment systems like Arryved Pay—and a great example of how smart software behind the scenes supports smooth, secure service up front.

Savvy Brewery POS Software Fosters Teamwork

POS hardware endures the inherent drops and spills of brewery service. But it’s the POS software that must work overtime to impress staff and guests alike! 

Especially in 2025, brewery POS software must meet modern-day expectations in speed, reliability, and innovation.

3. Customizable Tipping Tools Maximize Money for Your Staff

Your team’s tips are well-earned. You want POS software that makes it easy for guests to tip generously!

Your brewery POS system needs these customizable tipping tools:

• Customer-facing tip options: Allow guests to easily select a tip percentage or enter a custom tip at checkout. 
• Tip pooling: Create custom tip pools, and distribute tips instantly to all eligible team members. Craft spots love Arryved tip tools because you can pool tips by week, day, shift, hour, or even order timestamps! (That way, servers are allocated tips even if they leave before their tables do.) With Arryved, you can also customize venues or days of the week where you don’t pool at all. 
• Payroll integration: Automatically transfer calculated tips to employee paychecks, reducing manual data entry and human errors. 
• Tip reporting: Get detailed reports on total tips collected, individual bartender tips, and overall tip trends to help with staff management and financial planning. 

4. Track Every Ounce Poured With Detailed Beverage Reports

Speaking of tipping data, POS reports are essential to future-proofing your brewery. But one reporting feature in particular is a must-have for beverage-focused businesses: to-the-ounce reports. 

When each ounce you pour is precious, ounce-level reporting helps you identify key insights fast. Is your new bartender pouring too many tasters? Are tasters of your sour making pint sales pucker? The best POS reporting tools make these insights easy to identify and act on. 

5. QR Codes: Your Taproom’s Silent Server

We know, we know: QR codes can feel COVID-y and impersonal. The truth is, the benefits of QR codes in the taproom outweigh any potential cringe. 

• Self-service ordering: Guests can browse the menu and order pints directly on their phones without waiting in line at the bar. 
• Better guest experiences: Taproom guests love flexibility. A dynamic QR code ordering system lets guests order from the bar, a wandering server, or with their own devices to make for easy, breezy brewery fun. 
• Digital menu updates: Easily change menus without printing new physical ones. Save time, save the planet!

6. Synced Inventory Management Data Streamlines Brewing Production

Your product is your pride and joy and deserves to be tracked like a toddler on a leash. Robust inventory management tools should work seamlessly with your POS. 

Arryved Brewery Management (ABM) syncs POS sales and inventory data for seamless tracking, reporting, and inventory management. This automated brewery management software helps breweries save time, maximize revenue, and improve product quality.

7. Impress Guests Online Using POS Web Solutions 

Thriving as a business in 2025 means thriving online. The online MUST for breweries? Prioritize an easy-to-navigate, branded website with the ability for customers to order your goods online. Off-site sales boost revenue and reach.

Luckily, there are many web solutions available to craft businesses! Arryved POS offers custom e-commerce solutions that include website design, DTC shipping, and beer finders.

Invest in Dependable Partners That Prioritize People 

You’re not just choosing a POS—you’re choosing a partner. Look for one that’s as committed to great service, strong relationships, and seamless collaboration as you are. 

9. Knowledgeable, Fast Support Sets Your Brewery Up for Success

A helpful, accessible POS customer support team is invaluable in this fast-paced industry.

Arryved Support is award-winning for speed, helpfulness, and proactive approach. Arryved goes beyond answering questions to making suggestions that may help your brewery run better!

10. Integrate Your POS Software with the Industry’s Best Partners

POS integrations streamline operations by syncing data across different systems. 

Think of your POS as the engine—but it runs better when connected to your full suite of brewery tools. Arryved POS works with the best integrations in the craft industry: 

• Margin Edge is a cloud-based solution for cost management and restaurant management.
• QuickBooks cross-references your point of sale reporting with your bank deposits.
• BarTrack ‘pourfects’ the quality of draft pours and automates tedious bar processes.
• Fresh KDS allows for ticketless order management in both kitchens and bars.

This year, seek out a POS company that values customers as much as you do. Learn more about Arryved in a free, customized-to-you demo.