Approximately 16 days ago, I came to the conclusion that I am a Beerologist. Kinda like the Generation X tendency to not really be aware of one's specialties and strong talents. Well, there is no society of Beerology to deny me entry or dispute my case, so I am a Beerologist. Not just because of my lifelong and arduous effort to develop my pallet, but in work as well as I have helped implement and support the technology that makes many breweries tick.
Here us the post from a couple weeks ago where I hit the place with my technician to survey the operation and install the computer network https://steemit.com/steemitbloggers/@zekepickleman/another-chapter-in-beerology We returned last week to take the next step which was to install the point of sale system which will be the Sales/financial backbone of the business.
They had made a good amount of progress since we were last there and it looked like this.....
Here is the updated panoramic shot where you can see the seats have taken shape, lots of the building materials have been taken out, and the walls/counters are being completed...
Point of Sale Hardware
This location is using Touch Bistro https://www.touchbistro.com/ which is the point of sale system for restaurants that is pretty much the king of the hill for restaurants. iPads are not cheap as far as technology goes but MUCH cheaper, more usable and familiar to the millennials who will be making up most of your staff at a restaurant/brewery. Abe Erb prefers the more expensive but very nice Mantis Stands.
Receipt printers and Kitchen Chit Printers are the other staff-facing hardware to unbox, configure and test. Probably 3 or 4 times the price of standard printers even though they are very simple compared to the home grade ones. The is because they are not disposable and are meant to be set and forgotten and work forever.
The REAL work done by my technician was to activate the license, configure the "server" which is a Mac Mini, and get all of the devices talking to one another in preparation for opening. We are probably a couple weeks away from the grand opening but are WAY ahead of the other tradespeople as we have the advantage of being able to pre-configure everything in the lab and parachute in for short and focused visits.
Seeing as there is a bit of work to do, there will be a liottle more Blood and Sweat before we can enjoy the Beers in this location. Probably 1 more visit and I will be blogging (maybe 
