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Hi GoTabbers!
Memorial Day weekend on the East Coast was a bit of a washout. Rain. Gray skies. Hoodies in late May. Not exactly the kickoff to summer most people were hoping for.
And yet everywhere we went, people still showed up. Some restaurants stayed packed. Some breweries stayed busy between downpours. Parents still hauled kids to activities. Friends met up anyway. People kept finding ways to create experiences worth leaving the house for.
It’s a good reminder that great hospitality doesn’t happen by accident. Operators build it. Intentionally. That’s one reason we loved putting together this latest case study featuring Bumpy Pickle in Houston. They’ve created one of the most dynamic social hospitality venues we’ve seen: pickleball, volleyball, food, drinks, private events, cabanas, and nonstop energy across a massive outdoor footprint.
Experiences like that take real operational coordination behind the scenes. Technology matters. Workflows matter. The service model matters. And when it all works together, communities show up.
This issue is all about operators finding smarter ways to create those experiences, whether through integrated reservations, brewery workflows built for volume, or flexible hardware programs that make growth a little easier.
Patricia Mejia, GoTab CMO
Houston’s Bumpy Pickle combines pickleball, sand volleyball, cabanas, food, drinks, retail, and private events into one connected guest experience.
Guests move constantly throughout the property, from courts to bars to event spaces, which created a need for technology flexible enough to support movement without slowing service down.
Using GoTab alongside integrations with REX and Tripleseat, Bumpy Pickle unified reservations, QR ordering, kitchen operations, event management, and guest experience workflows across the venue.
The Result:
Read the full case study: Inside The Operating Model Behind Houston’s Largest Outdoor Pickleball And Volleyball Venue
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In the latest episode of Behind the Tab, we sat down with Kevin Irvin, Andrew Coplon, and Chris Farmand to unpack one of the biggest themes shaping craft beer in 2026: Growth is looking different.
The conversation explores why successful breweries are focusing less on aggressive expansion and more on hospitality, community, and creating “third place” experiences that turn guests into loyal regulars. From smarter taproom operations to events, loyalty, and guest experience, the breweries winning today are building businesses designed for sustainability, not just scale.
Read the article: Craft Beer in 2026: Why Breweries Are Focusing on Profitability, Community, and Taproom Experience
We’re excited to partner once again with Andrew Coplon and the team at Craft Beer Professionals for CBP Connects Chicago. One session we’re especially looking forward to features two fantastic GoTab customers.
Finding Money in Your Brewery Through Margins, Efficiencies, and Smarter Decisions
June 16, 4-5 PM CT
Mike Corneille of Pryes Brewing and Tim Wilson of Caboose Brewing will share how they’re streamlining service, improving the guest experience, and growing their businesses in a market where every operational advantage matters.
We have a limited number of complimentary tickets available. Register today to request a complimentary pass.
Busy doesn’t always mean profitable. In a craft beer market where growth is harder to come by, the breweries pulling ahead are finding smarter ways to operate.
Join GoTab for a live webinar on May 27 at 1:30 ET to see how leading breweries and taprooms are using technology to reduce friction, increase average check size, and deliver better guest experiences without adding labor.
We’ll walk through real-world strategies breweries are using to improve throughput, increase guest spend, and reduce labor pressure with:
If you’re looking for practical ideas to help your brewery do more with the traffic you already have, this session is worth 30 minutes of your time.
Reservations shouldn’t live in a silo.
The GoTab + REX Integration helps operators connect reservations directly into the guest experience, allowing guests to move seamlessly from booking to ordering, tabs, events, and on-site spending.
Operators can:
For high-volume venues, that operational visibility can make a major difference during peak traffic.
Learn more: GoTab + REX Reservations Integration
