Financial Systems for Your Taproom

In a Taproom Success exclusive conversation, we chat with Doug Cunningham, founder of Crafted Ledgers and former CFO of Denver Beer Company, to talk about what it actually takes to discuss financial systems for your taproom. Doug spent nearly a decade helping scale Denver Beer before its merger, and today he works with founder-led operators who need real financial clarity, not more noise. We get into what he sees when he first opens a brewery's books, where most taprooms are quietly losing money, and what the current state of the industry means for how you should be managing your finances right now.

Doug Cunningham is the Founder of Crafted Ledgers, providing fractional CFO support to breweries, distilleries, and hospitality businesses as they grow and operations become more complex. He spent nearly ten years as CFO of Denver Beer Company, helping scale the business across multiple locations prior to its merger. Today, Doug works with founder-led operators to understand what is actually driving profitability and how to run the business off the numbers as decisions get bigger.