Buyer's Guide

The Best TV Display Software for Breweries in 2026

A busy craft-brewery taproom with a BrewerBoard tap list display mounted above the bar, showing Happy Hour promo and a multi-category beer menu

Five options cover ~95% of US craft breweries: BrewerBoard, Taplist.io, Untappd for Business, Digital Pour, and Pourwall. Below is a side-by-side comparison plus a one-paragraph honest take on each one, including when to pick someone else over us.

We'll start with the criteria that actually matter once a tap list goes live in a real taproom, then walk through each tool, then end with a comparison matrix and a FAQ.

What to Evaluate

Most breweries pick the wrong tool because they evaluate on day-one features (does the dashboard look nice?) instead of week-one realities (does my bartender actually use it when a keg kicks at 9pm on a Friday?). The criteria below are ranked roughly by how much they matter after the first month.

TV-platform fit. Your TV will probably outlive several iterations of your software. Does the tool support your TV natively, or do you need to buy and configure a streaming stick? Native TV apps tend to be more reliable, faster to launch, and survive Wi-Fi blips better than browser-only solutions.

Beer catalog depth + accuracy. A pre-populated catalog with label art, ABV, IBU, and style cuts setup time from hours to minutes. Tools without a deep catalog force you to type every beer's metadata by hand. TTB-sourced catalogs cover virtually every US-distributed beer; Untappd-sourced catalogs add international and unreleased small-batch beers.

Real-time updates without touching the TV. When a keg kicks, your bartender should mark it empty from any phone or tablet and have the change appear on every TV within seconds. Tools that require manual refresh, or that batch updates, leave your screens stale at the worst possible moments.

Layout flexibility per screen. Your bar, patio, and dining room have different sight lines and different customer profiles. The right tool lets you show different content on different TVs from a single account: full list with prices at the bar, seasonal highlights on the patio, food-pairing picks in dining.

Brand consistency (fonts, colors, slideshow). If your taproom has a curated aesthetic, the screens should match it. Look for tools that let you upload custom brand fonts, set your own colors, and rotate brewery photography or event flyers in a slideshow alongside the tap list. Generic templates that scream 'I bought signage software' do the opposite.

Phone-menu (QR code) experience. More customers expect to scan a QR code and read the menu on their phone, especially in dim taprooms or busy bars where the TV is across the room. The best tools include a customer-facing phone menu out of the box, automatically synced with the TV display.

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Feature	BrewerBoard Brewery-first display, every TV	Taplist.io Long-standing catalog + cellar	Untappd UFB Untappd-native, social baked in	Digital Pour POS + display + inventory in one	Pourwall Premium multi-screen tap walls
Native Android TV / Fire TV
LG webOS TV app
Web browser display
TTB-sourced beer catalog (label art + ABV)
Untappd Master Catalog integration
Spreadsheet / CSV import
Auto-fitting layouts (any # of beers)
Slideshow / image column
Scrolling footer ticker
Custom brand fonts (operator uploads)
Dietary tags (GF / vegan / NA)
Per-screen layouts (multi-TV)
Scheduled menus (day/time rules)
Phone menu (QR code → mobile view)
Embed widget for your website
Public-facing rating / social
Team accounts / staff roles
POS integration
Inventory / cellar tracking
Real-time updates (no TV refresh)

An Honest Take on Each Tool

BrewerBoard

Brewery-first display, every TV

BrewerBoard is the only option with native TV apps on all three major TV platforms (Fire TV, Android TV, LG webOS). That single thing matters more than most operators expect. When the brewery's TV is the same TV you already mounted for sports, you don't need a streaming stick, you don't need a separate input source, and your screen loads in 2 seconds instead of 30.

On the operator side, BrewerBoard pre-loads 139,000+ TTB-sourced beer entries with label artwork and OCR-extracted ABVs, so adding a beer is usually a one-tap "found it" rather than 30 seconds of typing. Custom brand fonts, dietary tags (GF / vegan / non-alcoholic), per-screen layouts, scheduled menus, a phone-menu QR code, an embed widget for your website, and a footer ticker are all standard.

Honest weakness: BrewerBoard does not have native POS integration or cellar inventory tracking. If those are mission-critical, Digital Pour or Taplist.io is the better fit.

Taplist.io

Long-standing catalog + cellar

The longest-running independent option in the space and a popular pick with mid-sized US craft breweries. Deep cellar tracking, multiple data sources (including TTB), and a large community of users that have already vetted the workflow at scale.

Weakness vs others: browser-only display surface, no native TV apps. Operators add a streaming stick to every TV, which is fine but adds cost and one more thing to support. UI design has a noticeably older feel than the newer entrants.

Untappd for Business (UFB)

Untappd-native, social baked in

The right pick if Untappd is already core to your brewery's social/marketing presence. Verified ratings, the full Untappd Master Catalog, customer-facing phone menus that link directly to check-ins, and inventory/POS integrations layered on top of the display features.

Weakness: it's a much bigger product than just a tap-list display, and the price tag ($99–249/month per location) reflects that. If you only need the display piece, you're paying for a lot of features you may not use.

Digital Pour

POS + display + inventory in one

The most "all-in-one" of the group. POS integration, cellar inventory, scheduled menus, and a polished display surface in one package. Multi-location chains and brewpubs with full kitchens use it heavily.

Weakness: pricing is quote-based rather than published, and the setup leans toward bigger operations. Solo-founder breweries report it's overkill at their scale.

Pourwall

Premium multi-screen tap walls

Designed for premium multi-screen tap-wall installations. Think 10+ TVs in a flagship taproom, custom-fit layouts, brewery-branded everything. The best-looking tap walls in the country tend to be Pourwall installs.

Weakness: priced and scoped for the premium end of the market. Not a fit for breweries with 1–2 TVs and a tight setup budget.

When BrewerBoard is Not the Right Pick

We'd rather you pick the right tool the first time than burn three months on the wrong one. A few cases where another option will serve you better:

You need POS integration today. BrewerBoard doesn't yet have native POS integration. If you want kegs to mark themselves empty when your POS rings up the last pour, Digital Pour or Taplist.io is the right call.
You manage detailed cellar inventory through your tap-list tool. Inventory tracking (kegs in cooler, kegs on tap, packaged-beer pull-throughs) lives in Untappd UFB, Digital Pour, and Taplist.io but not in BrewerBoard yet.
Untappd ratings + social are central to your marketing. Untappd UFB is the only tool with the full Untappd-native check-in flow integrated. If your customers expect to see live Untappd ratings on your TV, that's UFB territory.
You're running a premium multi-screen tap wall (10+ TVs). Pourwall is purpose-built for this class of install and the visual polish at scale is worth the price tag.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which tap list display software is best for a small brewery (under 12 taps)?

For breweries with under 12 taps and one or two TVs, BrewerBoard, Taplist.io, and the free tier of Untappd for Business all work. BrewerBoard's edge at this size is the native TV apps (Fire TV, Android TV, LG), so no streaming stick is required if the brewery already has a smart TV. Taplist.io is the most established option and has the largest community of brewery users. Untappd UFB is the right pick if you're already using Untappd for verified ratings.

Which one has the best beer catalog?

Taplist.io and BrewerBoard both source from the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) federal label registry, which covers most US craft beers. BrewerBoard's catalog currently includes 139,000+ unique beer records, every brewery permit pre-canonicalized, with real label artwork on ~99.8% of entries. Untappd has a larger crowd-sourced catalog including international beers but doesn't expose it to non-Untappd customers. Digital Pour aggregates several data sources and is strong for taproom-only releases.

Why would I pick BrewerBoard over Taplist.io?

Three reasons: (1) native TV apps on Fire TV, Android TV, and LG webOS, where Taplist.io is browser-only, so you need a streaming stick on every TV that doesn't have a native browser. (2) Operator-uploadable brand fonts and dietary tags (gluten-free, vegan, non-alcoholic), neither of which is available in Taplist.io. (3) A more modern operator dashboard built on the latest Next.js stack. Taplist.io has a longer track record and a deeper feature set in cellar tracking and POS integration if those matter to you.

Why would I pick BrewerBoard over Untappd for Business?

BrewerBoard is purpose-built for the TV display surface. Untappd for Business is a broader brewery-management platform (verified ratings, social integration, kegerator inventory) with tap list display as one feature inside it. If you want the full Untappd ecosystem and have the budget ($99 to $249/month per location), UFB is excellent. If you just want a great TV display and want to keep your operator workflow lean, BrewerBoard is faster to set up and more focused.

Are there any features other tools have that BrewerBoard does not yet?

Yes. POS integration (DigitalPour and Untappd UFB both have it) and built-in cellar/keg-inventory tracking (Taplist.io, DigitalPour, Untappd) are not currently in BrewerBoard. Public-facing social ratings only exist in Untappd UFB. If any of those is mission-critical, those competitors are the right pick today.

How much does each option cost?

Pricing varies by tier and is best checked directly: BrewerBoard is a flat $80/month for breweries (Beer Hop Premium included, every location covered) and $49/month for bars and other venues, plus $20/month per additional location; Taplist.io starts around $19/month per screen; Untappd for Business is $99–249/month per location across tiers; Digital Pour is custom-quoted, generally $50–150/month per location depending on integrations; Pourwall pricing is custom for multi-screen installations. Always check the current pricing page for each.

Can I try BrewerBoard before signing up?

Yes. Go to brewerboard.com/display/000000 to see a demo brewery showing a live BrewerBoard tap list with all features active (multi-column layout, slideshow, footer ticker, dietary tags, custom fonts). No account required.

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