Brian O'Connell

Brian O'Connell

Currently organising Brewer Roundtables with some amazing brewers

Ireland
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Craft beer has become big business in recent years. But most of the brewers are still small, often a single person. What drives them? What are their hopes for the business? What are the market forces? And what beers do they like themselves?

In 2021 I started arranging online chats with a few, partly as a way to learn more myself. So I arranged for 3 brewers at a time to exchange some beers and then just come along for an online chat. These aren't tasting sessions and mostly the beers just inform the conversation which can wander far and wide.

They were so enjoyable I just kept going.

In the last year I've had more than 60 brewers from over 18 countries join in and we've discussed a lot of topics and beers. We've also had the privilege of learning about topics such as Raw Ales, Lithuanian Farmhouse Brewing and more in a series of themed chats.

The recordings of all of these are now on BeoirFest.com

And the chats continue. You can join in live just by registering for free at BeoirFest.com

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    Hosting BeoirFest Brewer Roundtables

    BeoirFest

    - Present 3 years 7 months

    Europe

    BeoirFest is a new endeavour bringing together European Brewers for chats about their industry and experiences. It's a fun way to meet and learn about the many thousands of brewers ac ross Europe.

    I get 3 brewers to exchange some beers and then come on together for a chat. Sometimes it gets technical, sometimes the beers get a focus, but often it's a wide-ranging and fun chat.

    Take part, ask questions and be kept informed by registering at BeoirFest.com

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    Restaurant Ordering Systems

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Taking online orders should not cost the earth. Or be difficult for you or your customer.

    As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic many food business have had to make an abrupt change to pickup or delivery models. Doing this has often meant taking orders over the phone.

    But that's not scalable or something that can be maintained for long. It ends up with all your time taking orders and customers becoming frustrated because they can't get through. You need something that allows orders…

    Taking online orders should not cost the earth. Or be difficult for you or your customer.

    As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic many food business have had to make an abrupt change to pickup or delivery models. Doing this has often meant taking orders over the phone.

    But that's not scalable or something that can be maintained for long. It ends up with all your time taking orders and customers becoming frustrated because they can't get through. You need something that allows orders to be taken automatically and doesn't cost the earth.

    It would also be nice if it could be used after all this is over for your regular business.

    That's where we come in...

    Our system is state-of-the-art but costs nothing.

    😲 With it you can take orders for pickup or delivery, order-ahead, and table bookings.
    👍Each order is sent directly to your tablet or phone for to you to confirm, so you're always on top of things.
    😲 Customers can easily build their own selection with add-ons and choices.
    👍 You can set up promotions for any combination of criteria and customer segment.
    😲Set delivery zones each with their own minimum orders and fees
    👍 Set automatic menu item availability by time and day (breakfast, lunch or dinner come to mind)

    And much more....

    And the key thing is this is all free if the customer pays you directly.

    We do have some optional features such as online payments, an integrated website etc but these are not required.

    Check us out and see how you can increase business and save money at the same time: restaurantordering.systems

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  • A Survey Management System

    Issued IE 2007/0132

    The patent covers a software based solution for streamlining customer surveys. Using this system outlined in the patent it is possible to both increase the time to collect and analyse the data, as well as produce highly detailed reports in a shorter time.

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