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Brewery Website Development

Your Taproom's Packed But Your Website Keeps Losing Sales

3s
Avg Load Time Cut
From 8s to under 3s
40%
More Taproom Visits
From local search
97+
Lighthouse Score
Performance target
24hr
Beer Menu Updates
Self-serve CMS
What Actually Converts Beer Drinkers Into Taproom Customers

Your site goes live and someone's already testing it — sitting in your parking lot with two bars of signal, trying to figure out if you're open and what's pouring right now. Brewery website development is building for that exact moment: live tap lists your staff updates in 90 seconds, mobile-first layouts that load before impatience kicks in, and local SEO architecture that puts your taproom at the top when someone searches "brewery near me." It's also the infrastructure your business actually needs — DTC storefronts with age verification and shipping compliance, mug club portals that turn one-time visitors into recurring revenue, and event calendars your team can update without filing developer tickets. We deliver fully functional sites in 30 days because seasonal releases don't wait for drawn-out agency timelines. The goal isn't a pretty pint glass photo. It's capturing walk-in traffic before they choose the brewery two blocks away.

Waar projecten falen

You know what kills walk-in traffic? A static PDF menu that nobody actually downloads Visitors land on your site, can't figure out what's on tap right now, and bounce -- straight to the brewery two blocks away that has a live tap list. You lose that customer before they ever walk through your door.
Template sites are a real problem in this industry Every brewery ends up looking identical -- same layouts, same stock photography of generic pint glasses, same forgettable structure. Your brand identity, the thing that actually makes you *you*, just disappears.
Clunky checkout experiences -- or no online ordering at all -- are quietly killing your direct-to-consumer revenue Distributors are taking their cut while you leave money sitting on the table.
A slow mobile site at the taproom is brutal Someone googles your hours from your parking lot, the page takes six seconds to load, they're gone. And Google notices that bounce rate. Your local rankings pay the price.
If updating your event calendar requires a developer, it just won't get updated Limited releases and tap takeovers go unpromoted because nobody has time to file a ticket and wait three days for a content change.
No age verification or compliance handling Skip age verification and you're not just risking user complaints -- you're looking at regulatory headaches, potential TTB issues, and getting your ad accounts flagged or banned by Meta and Google.

Compliance

Age Gate Verification

Age verification that actually works doesn't have to be annoying. We build legally compliant modals that get out of the way fast, plus cookie-based persistence so your regulars aren't jumping through hoops every single visit.

Real-Time Tap List

Your staff can update the beer menu from a phone -- no code, no developer, no ticket. ABV, IBU, style, availability -- all editable through a CMS built for people who make beer, not people who write JavaScript.

Online Ordering Integration

Whether you're selling crowlers, branded merch, or gift cards, we'll set up either a Shopify Storefront API integration or a custom cart depending on your volume. Stripe handles checkout, and shipping zone rules keep you compliant with alcohol delivery regulations by state.

Taproom & Location Finder

Google Maps integration covers the basics -- hours, directions, real-time wait estimates. But for brewery groups expanding across Denver, Chicago, or wherever you're planting flags next, we build in proper multi-location support from the start.

Event & Release Calendar

Tap takeovers, live music nights, limited can releases -- your team manages all of it from a self-serve dashboard. And when you publish an event, automatic social sharing and email triggers go out without anyone having to remember to post.

Alcohol Advertising Compliance

TTB compliance and state-level advertising rules are genuinely complicated. We handle the meta tags and structured data configuration that keeps your Google and Meta listings within platform policies so your ad accounts stay healthy.

Wat we bouwen

Update your tap list without calling a developer — seasonal rotations go live in 90 seconds

Your taproom manager logs in, swaps the hazy IPA for the new stout, and it's live before the keg taps

Eliminate the PDF menu download that kills mobile conversions and walk-in traffic

Mobile-first UX designed for the parking lot use case — open hours and tap list load instantly on bad signal

Replace identical template layouts that erase your brand identity and taproom personality

Integrated DTC cart with age verification, shipping compliance, and merch sales running through one system

Stop losing DTC revenue to clunky checkouts while distributors take their margin

LocalBusiness schema and Google Business Profile optimization that ranks for "brewery near me" searches in your city

Fix the 6-second mobile load time that's tanking your local search rankings

Member dashboards for mug clubs, subscriptions, and early-access releases that build predictable recurring revenue

End the developer-ticket bottleneck that leaves limited releases unpromoted for days

Static generation and edge caching deliver sub-1-second page loads that Google rewards with better local rankings

Ons proces

01

Brand & Beer Audit

We start by actually learning your brewery. Your brand, your tap list philosophy, how your taproom runs on a busy Saturday, who your competitors are locally. You walk us through what makes your place different, and we figure out how to translate that into a site that doesn't look like everyone else's.
Week 1
02

Design & Prototype

High-fidelity mockups for the homepage, tap list, location pages, and e-commerce -- built with your actual beer photography, not placeholder wireframes. You see exactly what you're getting before a line of code gets written.
Weeks 2-3
03

Build & Integrate

The tech stack we typically use: Next.js on the frontend, a headless CMS for content management, your chosen e-commerce layer, and integrations for POS, email marketing, and reservation systems where needed.
Weeks 4-6
04

Launch & Optimize

Launch day covers edge deployment, analytics configuration, sitemap submission, and full Lighthouse audits. Plus your team gets real CMS training -- not a recorded video nobody watches -- so you're actually self-sufficient on day one.
Week 7
05

Growth Support

Post-launch, you've got 30 days of included support. After that, an optional retainer covers seasonal updates, new beer pages, and ongoing conversion optimization as your business grows.
Week 8+
Next.jsSanityVercelShopify Storefront APIGoogle Maps APIStripe

Veelgestelde vragen

How much does a brewery website cost?

Most brewery sites we build fall between $8,000 and $20,000. A solid taproom site with a live beer menu and location pages sits toward the lower end of that range. Add e-commerce, a mug club portal, and multi-location support and you're looking at $15K–$20K. But honestly, every project gets a fixed-fee quote upfront -- no hourly billing surprises.

Can I update the beer menu myself?

Absolutely. Every brewery site we build runs on a headless CMS -- usually Sanity. Your bartender or taproom manager can add new beers, mark a keg as kicked, update ABV and tasting notes, and reorder the whole tap list from their phone. No developer involvement, no waiting, no bottleneck.

Do you handle age verification compliance?

Yes -- and we do it without making the experience miserable. Age gate modals meet TTB and state-level requirements, cookies remember returning visitors so they're not re-prompted every session, and we configure your meta tags and ad platform settings to keep alcohol advertising compliant across Google and Meta.

Can you integrate with our existing POS system?

We've worked with Square, Toast, Arryved, and a handful of other brewery-specific POS systems. If your POS has an API, there's a real chance we can sync your tap list automatically so your website reflects what's actually pouring right now. We'll dig into your specific setup during discovery.

How long does it take to build a brewery website?

Most brewery sites ship in 6–8 weeks from kickoff. Simpler taproom builds can go live in 4–5 weeks. Complex projects with e-commerce, loyalty portals, and multi-location architecture run closer to 8–10 weeks. You'll get a specific timeline in your proposal -- not a vague "it depends."

Will my brewery rank for 'brewery near me' searches?

Local SEO isn't an add-on here -- it's built into every project. That means LocalBusiness and Brewery schema markup, Google Business Profile optimization, location-specific pages, and consistent NAP data across the web. Most clients start seeing measurable ranking improvements within 60–90 days of launch.

Brewery Websites from $8,000
Fixed-fee. 30-day post-launch support included.
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