In tough economic times, businesses have to to everything they can to keep expenses down. True, they should do that all the time, but especially in the down turns. If the business happens to sell beer on tap, this means that they need to protect that beer from "pilferage or waste."
Apparently, since there's not a visual connection between how much beer is poured and how much has been paid for, it's easy for draft beer to disappear. Enter US Beverage Net, which offers software that monitors how much beer is in the keg and how much has been paid for. Their monthly subscription fee is fairly low, so it's a fairly affordable way for bars and restaurants to keep track of their draft beer.
I'm curious if places that serve draft beer are really losing so much money that having their beer monitored is a necessary solution. Does anyone have any information on this technology?
[Via Beer Advocate]
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