Build my website
Home›AI SEO Tools›AI Social Media Marketing Strategy Maker›Brewery Social Media Strategy
A full sample with 4 weeks of posts · then make yours

Brewery Social Media Strategy

Beer is a social product, and social media suits it best when it points people towards a table: the taproom on a Tuesday, a new beer on a Thursday, a food trader on a Saturday. Facebook carries the events and local groups where adults decide where to meet, Instagram shows the brewhouse and the pour, and WhatsApp lets regulars ask what is on tap. Posts about the process, the ingredients and the room tell people what the brewery is like without pushing quantity. Platforms also treat alcohol with care, so pages need age restrictions and posts need a calm tone, aimed at adults of legal drinking age and never at heavy drinking. A steady rhythm of honest posts brings people through the door on the nights that matter. The website, with its hours, tap list and a clear note for adults, is where those posts should lead.

Free · about a minute · with 4 weeks of posts

Ironhill Brewing is a made-up craft brewery that posts rarely, has few followers and wants more visitors in its taproom. Its strategy ranks Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, starts with age settings on every profile and divides the posts between four themes. Four weeks of captions follow, each ending with an invitation to visit, with beer names, times and traders marked by square brackets. Hashtags, a small advert split for adults only and a few counts to keep complete it. A strategy for your own brewery takes about a minute to make.

What works on social media for a brewery

  1. Show the brewing, not the drinking

    Mash tuns, hop additions, canning and a brewer talking about a beer are the clips people stay for. Keep the focus on the craft and the room rather than on glasses being emptied. This also keeps your pages within the alcohol advertising rules.

  2. Post the tap list where people look

    Drinkers decide where to go on the day, so a plain list of what is pouring is the most useful post you can make. Put it on a story, on the page and on the Google listing, with your opening hours beside it. Update it when a beer runs out.

  3. Make events easy to say yes to

    A Facebook event with a time, a place, a short description and the food on offer lets people press Going and tell friends. Hold the weekly night on a fixed day. Share it in groups that welcome local events.

  4. Keep the tone adult and the audience of age

    Use the age restriction settings, set advert audiences to adults of legal drinking age and leave out cartoons, youth slang and jokes about getting drunk. Mention drinks without alcohol and getting home safely now and then. Calm, honest posts suit the trade and keep your pages in good standing.

Sample

Ironhill Brewing is a made-up brewery. Its strategy shows where the customers of a brewery are, what to post there and four weeks of posts ready to use. Yours is made for your own business and the platforms you use.

Social media marketing strategy

Ironhill Brewing

Ironhill Brewing will use a weekly night, the tap list and a look behind the brewhouse to bring adults from the neighbourhood through the taproom door, with every post aimed at people of legal drinking age.

More visits to your shop · Under 100 US dollars a month

Fix these first

  1. Turn on the age restriction for alcohol content on the Facebook page and the Instagram account, and say in each bio that the taproom is for adults.

  2. Pin the weekly night and the opening hours to the top of Facebook, and add the tap list to the Instagram highlights.

  3. Create a WhatsApp Business profile showing the taproom hours and a greeting about group visits.

Your platforms, in order

  1. Facebook 5 posts in 4 weeks · Events, Photo posts, Short videos

    Events and local groups tell adults what is on this week, and the page holds your hours, map and reviews.

    Fix on your profile:

    • Set the age restriction on the page so alcohol content is shown to adults only.
    • Add the taproom hours and address, and link the website.
    • Pin the weekly night as the top post.
    • Leave the message button switched on for group visits and questions.
  2. Instagram 4 posts in 4 weeks · Reels, Stories, Photo posts

    New beers, brew days and the look of the taproom suit the feed, and adults who like beer follow breweries there.

    Fix on your profile:

    • Make the logo your profile picture and state in the bio that the taproom is for adults.
    • Add the hours and the area to the bio.
    • Link to the visitor page on your website.
    • Save Highlights for the tap list, the room and events.
  3. WhatsApp 3 posts in 4 weeks · Status updates, Quick replies

    Regulars who save your number can ask what is on tap, plan a group visit and see a status update when a new beer is ready.

    Fix on your profile:

    • Fill in the business profile with the taproom hours and the address.
    • Use the greeting to ask when the group would like to come and how many people it will be.
    • Message only people who have contacted you first or asked to hear from you.

Your content pillars

This week at the taproom

  • The weekly night, with the time and the food on offer
  • Today's tap list on the chalkboard
  • Opening hours for the weekend

Inside the brewhouse

  • A brew day from mash to tank
  • The hops, grain and yeast behind one beer

New and seasonal beers

  • A new beer ready to pour, with its style and flavour
  • A seasonal beer returning, with the day it goes on

The room, the neighbours and the pace

  • The taproom on a quiet afternoon with seats free
  • A visiting food trader or musician
  • Drinks without alcohol and small tasting measures

Your 4-week posting calendar

Week 1

Tuesday · Facebook · Event

The weekly night

Every [day] from [time] the taproom hosts [quiz, music or a food trader]. Come with friends or on your own, there is a seat for you. The tap list and details are on our event page. Come and visit us.

#Taproom #LocalBrewery #SupportLocal

Thursday · Instagram · Reel

Brew day

A brew day from mash to tank in one short reel. The beer you pour next week starts here. Come and see where it is made: the taproom opens at [time] on [day].

#BrewDay #CraftBeer #IronhillBrewing

Friday · WhatsApp · Status update

Weekend hours

Taproom hours this weekend: [day] [time] to [time] and [day] [time] to [time]. Planning a group visit? Message us here, or just drop in.

#Taproom #CraftBeer

Week 2

Tuesday · Facebook · Photo post

The room on a quiet afternoon

A quiet afternoon in the taproom: seats free, the tap list on the board and a window table waiting. Drinks without alcohol are on the board too. Drop in on any day the taproom is open, from [time].

#Taproom #LocalBrewery #BeerGarden

Thursday · Instagram · Photo post

New beer on tap

New on tap: [beer name], a [style] with [flavour notes], at [strength]. It goes on at [time] on [day]. Come and try it in a tasting measure or a full glass.

#CraftBeer #PaleAle #IronhillBrewing

Saturday · Facebook · Photo post

Visiting food trader

This Saturday [trader name] is serving at the taproom from [time]. Food, a seat and a small glass of something new: a fine way to spend an afternoon. Come and visit, the tap list is on our website.

#FoodAndBeer #Taproom #SupportLocal

Week 3

Tuesday · Facebook · Event

Guided tasting

Guided tasting on [date]: a few styles in small glasses, with a brewer to talk you through each one. Places are limited, so book on our website. Adults only, and we ask for ID when in doubt.

#BeerTasting #CraftBrewery #Taproom

Thursday · Instagram · Reel

Grain, hops and yeast

The grain, the hops and the yeast behind [beer name], laid out on the bench. Brewing is mostly patience. Come to the taproom on [day] and taste the result.

#SmallBatch #CraftBeer #BrewDay

Friday · WhatsApp · Status update

New beer is ready

[Beer name] is ready and pouring from [time] on [day]. Ask us about it here, or call in and try a small glass.

#CraftBeer #LocalBrewery

Week 4

Tuesday · Facebook · Photo post

Thank you

Our thanks to all who came to the taproom this month, and to [food trader or musician] for joining us. Next month's nights are listed on our website, and we hope to see you again on [day].

#ThankYou #SupportLocal #IronhillBrewing

Thursday · Instagram · Story

Today's tap list

Today's tap list: [beer], [beer], [beer] and a drink without alcohol. The taproom is open [time] to [time]. Come and see us.

#Taproom #CraftBeer #LocalBrewery

Friday · WhatsApp · Status update

Weekend plan

Weekend at the taproom: [day] from [time] and [day] from [time]. To plan a group visit, message us here, and please arrange a safe journey home.

#Taproom #DrinkResponsibly

Words in [square brackets] are for you to fill in, like a price or an offer.

Your hashtags

#CraftBeer #Taproom #LocalBrewery #BrewDay #BeerTasting #SupportLocal #BeerGarden #CraftBrewery #PaleAle #SmallBatch #DrinkResponsibly #IronhillBrewing

Your advert budget

Facebook55%

Adverts for events and new beers, shown only to adults of legal drinking age near the taproom, a few days before the date.

Instagram45%

Promoting a brew day reel or the tap list to adults of legal drinking age near the taproom, sending them to the visitor page.

The numbers to watch

Visitors who mention a post

When a newcomer says they saw a post, note which platform and which post it was.

Event responses and turnout

Compare the people who say they are going to an event with the people who turn up.

Group enquiries on WhatsApp

Count the group and visit messages each week.

Adults nearby in your audience

Check the audience figures for age and location each month and see whether local adults are growing.

Saves and shares of brewing posts

Look at which brew day and new beer posts people save or send on, then plan more of the same.

How AI Web Maker runs this strategy

Every post sends people somewhere. On AI Web Maker your website comes with the tools that keep this strategy running every week:

AI Social Media Marketer. Writes and posts to Facebook, Instagram and more on a schedule, sending people to your site.

AI Chatbot. Answers your visitors day and night from your own information, and takes the details of people who want to talk.

AI Blog Writer. Writes and publishes articles about your business on a schedule, so new visitors keep finding you on Google.

Contacts and leads. Every sign-up, contact form and chat lead lands in one place, so no customer slips away.

AI SEO Tool. Scores every page out of 100 and fixes each problem with a click, so the pages your posts link to climb on Google too.

After the strategy

Give your posts a website to send people to

Every post needs somewhere to send the people who want to know more, ask or book. AI Web Maker builds a website for your brewery in minutes, ready to preview.

Make my strategy first Build my website →

Free to build and preview · $119 a year hosting when you go live · domain not included

Questions

Social media for a brewery: questions and answers

Which platforms suit a brewery?

Facebook and Instagram usually work best, because events, new beers and brew day clips suit them and both offer age settings for alcohol content. WhatsApp helps with regulars and group visits. A platform that cannot limit alcohol content to adults, or that mainly reaches young people, is a poor fit.

What should a brewery post, and what should it leave out?

Post the tap list, new beers with their style and flavour, brew days, the room at a quiet moment and the weekly night. Add visiting food traders and musicians as they come. Keep every post factual and calm, and leave out claims about effects or health.

Are there rules for brewery posts and adverts?

Yes, most countries limit who may see alcohol marketing and what it may say, and the platforms add their own rules. Aim posts and adverts at adults of legal drinking age, describe beer by style and flavour, and avoid anything that suggests heavy drinking. Check the details with your licensing authority, because they differ from place to place.

How can a brewery use WhatsApp?

Use it for regulars who have asked to hear from you, with a status update when a new beer is ready and quick replies for hours, group visits and the tap list. Message only people who have contacted you or opted in. Treat it as a conversation tool, not a place for mass messages.

Social media strategy samples for other industries