Initial Setup
To get started building a beverage menu, click the Add New Menu button at either the top or bottom of your Menu Management screen:
Give your menu a name, then choose whether you want the prices on this menu to appear in the Untappd app by checking the box next to Show prices on Untappd. After making your selection, click the Create button:
You'll now see your new menu appear on screen. Click on your new menu's name to begin editing it:
There are two sections that are generated automatically:
1) Untitled Section
This is where you can set up your beer, wine, and other beverages. Create as many sections as you need for different types of products by clicking the +Add New Section button, OR, create separate menus altogether for each category for better control over menu placement.
2) On Deck Section
This is where you can house things that you have in stock but aren't yet ready to be sold, i.e. kegs that aren't on tap yet, seasonal releases, etc. You can rename this section at any time just like you can with your Untitled Section(s). Things in your On Deck section won't be automatically visible in the app or on your menus (unless you set them to be), and they won't notify your subscribers when added, so do not build out any menus you want to be live/active here. However, once you move beers from the On Deck section to your live menu, your subscribers will receive a push at that time.
Working With Sections
To start working with your sections, click on the Untitled Section to open it up. To rename the section, click the Section Settings button. When the panel on the right opens up, delete "Untitled Section" and replace it with your new section's name.
Click Save to add the section to your menu.
You can add as many sections as you'd like, and from the main page of the menu, you can rearrange them using the slider icon on the right:
Working With Your Menu Items
Now you'll be able to choose what goes in this section. Select an item category to begin adding things to it:
Beers can be found in the Untappd database. This allows you to find items and add them to your menu quickly; just type in the item's name and producer/brewery and you'll be shown possible matches in the system to select from. If you are searching for a beer and don't find it in the system, click the blue plus sign at the bottom of the list to add it. Instructions on how to add a new beer via the menu builder are here.
If you are a Premium tier customer, beverages in the wine, spirit, and ready to drink categories also can be pulled up in the Wine-Searcher database to add quickly and easily to menus. Non-premium customers can add up to 20 total non-beer beverages to their account, but the items must be entered manually.
Other category items will need to be manually added, but we make that easy by providing a setup template for you to just fill in with all the necessary info.
You can make a section all one category of item, or you can mix items in the same section. Keep in mind that if you add different item categories to a single section, you won't be able to use some bulk updating features or sorting options.
**Subscribers to our Untappd for Business Premium tier have access to add an unlimited number of non-beer items to your menus. Untappd Essentials subscribers are limited to a total of 20 items across all categories.**
Adding Sizes and Prices
Once your menu is complete, you may want to add sizes and prices to your items. There are a couple of different ways to do this.
1) Individual Item Add/Update
You can add prices to items individually by clicking on the item and opening up the setup panel. You'll see the heading Containers at the bottom. From here, you can add container sizes and (if you wish) prices:
For beers, you'll have a set of preloaded sizes to choose from in the Containers field, or, you can select from your favorite containers if you've set them up (instructions here):
For all other item types, you will need to enter the container size manually.
You can continue adding as many different sizes and prices to each item as you need by clicking the dropdown in the new field to select a new container.
2) Bulk Add
If you have some common sizes or prices, you can add them to your items all at once with the bulk menu tools. Select the beers you want to bulk add sizes and/or prices to. Once items have been selected you'll see the bulk actions menu appear. Click Containers from the action list and then you'll be able to add your sizes and prices. You can either select a new size from the list, or add one of your already set up favorite containers. After the sizes are in the list, you will then have the option to add a bulk price:
Tap Numbers
Once your list is complete, you can now decide whether you want to add tap numbers. Tap numbers can be added for both beer and non-beer items in the menu via the menu's main page in the menu builder:
Sorting the Menu
You can sort the menu in two ways; either use the sliders next to each beer to manually move them to whatever positions you'd like, or, you can use one of the preset sort functions from the Sort dropdown menu.
Keep in mind that if you have mixed categories of items in the menu, some of the sort options will be disabled.
Going Live With the Menu
When you're ready for your menu to go live on the app, click the Publish button in the upper right hand corner of your selected menu to push it live to the Untappd app: