Your event line-up, live in every pocket
Programmes go out of date by the second cask, the third course or the surprise encore. Chalkboards queue four deep. Serva puts the whole line-up on every phone in the field - what's pouring, what's nearly gone, what just came on - updated by your team with one tap.
One QR on the way in
Print it on the programme, the glass, the marquee wall. Guests scan once and the board is theirs for the weekend. No app, no sign-up to look.
Built for festival signal, which is to say, none
Serva was born in a festival marquee in North Yorkshire, the kind of place WiFi goes to die. Once a guest has the board it works completely offline - browsing, ratings, rounds - and quietly syncs when signal wanders back.
"Beer of the Festival", counted properly
Or Gin of the Night, or Best in Show - name your crown. Guests rate as they taste. No soggy ballot box, no arguing at the count. Watch the leaderboard move all weekend.
Not just beer
The board doesn't care what's on it: casks, kegs, wine flights, gin pairings, whisky drams, street-food stalls, the cocktail list at the acoustic stage bar. Tasting scorecards, flight builders, multi-stall boards and token pricing are all available as bespoke add-ons - tell us the event, we'll fit the board to it.
A quiz that runs itself
Hourly rounds, auto-marked, winner code redeemed at the bar. Keeps the afternoon lull lively without borrowing a volunteer.
The bit organisers love: the aftermath
When it's over you get a post-event report - busiest hours, most-viewed items, best-rated pours or plates - and a consented, GDPR-tidy mailing list to bring everyone back next year. Your data, handed over, done.
What it costs
£149 per event, up to 7 days, everything included. £99 for CAMRA branches. Add £99 and we set the whole thing up for you - beer list loaded, print-ready QR posters supplied. After the festival your board stays up on free-tier features, so next year isn't a fresh start.
Running a pub or taproom week-round rather than a weekend? Serva does those too: for pubs · for taprooms.
Fair questions
Does it work in a field with no signal?
Yes, that's the point. Once a guest opens the board it keeps working offline. Ratings and sign-ups queue on their phone and send when signal returns.
How do staff update 40+ casks during a rush?
One tap per item: pouring, nearly gone, gone. Any steward with the staff PIN can do it from their own phone.
Is it only for beer festivals?
No - wine, gin and whisky tastings, cider festivals, food events and small music festivals all fit. If it has a line-up that changes, the board earns its keep.
Who owns the mailing list?
Your event does. Collected with explicit consent, exported in one tap, never used by anyone else.
We're a CAMRA branch - why £99?
Because CAMRA festivals are where Serva grew up, and branches talk to each other. Call it a thank-you in advance.
What do we need to buy?
Nothing. No tablets, no TVs, no installers. If your printer can manage a QR poster, you're equipped.