BeerMenus Scraper

Scrape craft beer data from BeerMenus.com -- the largest craft beer menu database with 442,000+ beers and 56,000+ venues.

Features

• Search Beers -- Find beers by name, style, or brewery. Returns name, style, ABV, calories, brewery, location, description, image, and nearby availability with prices.
• Search Venues -- Find bars, restaurants, breweries, and beer stores by location or name. Returns venue name, type, beer counts (tap/bottle/can), last updated date, and distance.
• Both Mode -- Scrape beers and venues in a single run.
• Automatic Detail Enrichment -- Beer search results are enriched with detail page data including full descriptions, brewery info, and where-to-buy listings with prices.
• Pagination -- Automatically follows pagination to collect up to 5,000 results.

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
scrapeType	string	beers	beers, venues, or both
searchQuery	string		Beer name, style, brewery, or venue to search. Leave empty to browse all.
location	string		City/state/ZIP for venue search (e.g. Denver, Brooklyn, NY)
maxResults	integer	200	Max results per type (1-5000)
proxyConfiguration	object		Optional proxy (usually not needed)

Output -- Beer Search

{
  "type": "beer",
  "name": "Lagunitas IPA",
  "style": "IPA",
  "abv": "6.2%",
  "calories": 220,
  "brewery": "Lagunitas Brewing Company (Heineken)",
  "breweryLocation": "Petaluma, CA",
  "location": "Petaluma, CA",
  "description": "A well-rounded, highly drinkable IPA...",
  "url": "https://www.beermenus.com/beers/143443-lagunitas-ipa",
  "imageUrl": "https://d2sochvv0rudri.cloudfront.net/beer_labels/143443/thumb_lagunitas-ipa-3.jpg",
  "availability": [
    {
      "placeName": "The American Bull Bar and Grill",
      "placeUrl": "https://www.beermenus.com/places/28429-the-american-bull-bar-and-grill",
      "placeType": "Bar",
      "placeAddress": "1819 El Camino Real, Burlingame, CA 94010",
      "distance": "21.2 miles",
      "menuUpdated": "04/24/2026",
      "prices": [
        { "size": "16oz", "servingType": "Draft", "price": "$8" },
        { "size": "64oz", "servingType": "Pitcher", "price": "$28" }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Output -- Venue Search

{
  "type": "venue",
  "name": "Toronado Pub",
  "placeType": "Bar",
  "beerCounts": "Casks: 2 | On Tap: 49 | Bottles: 35 | Cans: 19",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-25 17:44:43 -0500",
  "distance": "27.6 miles",
  "address": "547 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117",
  "url": "https://www.beermenus.com/places/1288-toronado-pub",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• Beer price comparison -- Find the cheapest place to buy your favorite craft beer nearby
• Bar/restaurant discovery -- Find venues with the best tap lists in any city
• Brewery market research -- Track which beers are most widely distributed
• Menu monitoring -- Track when venues update their beer menus
• Data analysis -- Analyze craft beer trends, pricing, and availability across regions

Cost

This scraper uses minimal resources. BeerMenus serves lightweight HTML (~33KB per page) with no anti-bot protection, so no proxy is needed. A typical run of 50 beers with detail enrichment takes about 2 minutes.

Notes

• BeerMenus has 442,640 beers and 56,962 places in their database
• No login or API key required
• Prices and availability are user-reported and may not always be current
• The availability field on beer results shows nearby venues based on the server's geolocation (or the proxy's location if using one)