RevCrew Food & Beverage Allowance
All Revolution employees are given a $300 quarterly allowance to be spent on food and beverages sold at the Taproom.
Seasonal or temporary employees do not qualify for an allowance but are eligible for 50% off during their period of employment.
All employees receive 50% off after their balance has been used.
Taproom manager/leads must be informed of and process payments of meals that do not count toward allowances, such as 100% comped client meetings, or other management approved outings, prior to purchase.
Beverage & Food Definitions
Beverage includes draft, package, keg, and guest beer or cider purchases, along with non-alcoholic beverages such as hop water or sodas. The allowance may be used to purchase specialty and Deep Woods packages, crowlers, and kegs, and the allowance is subject to quantity limits as outlined by the Taproom Manager.
Food is any meal from our Taproom, eaten on or off premise. Orders must be placed through a Taproom bartender. Merchandise may not be purchased with Food & Beverage allowance. Other restrictions may apply and will be communicated separately from this policy.
Daily Shift Beer and Payday Beer
After their shift, Revolution employees may have 1 draft Shift Beer each day at the Taproom (as open to staff) that does not count toward their quarterly allowance.
Additionally, Revolution employees may take home 1 case of beer (24 cans) every two weeks (period defined by our payroll) if they worked during the pay period. All employee beer must be taken from the employee beer area at the Kedzie location.
Merchandise Allowance
Employees may purchase merchandise at full retail price in a calendar year (1/1-12/31), up to a total retail value of $300, using an electronic credit provided by Revolution. Once $300 in merchandise is purchased in the calendar year, all merchandise purchased by the employee will be at a 50% discount.
Employees must be in part or full time status or on-call status. Seasonal and temporary employees are not eligible, but will receive (1) hat and (2) t-shirts at time of hire. Seasonal and temporary employees will receive a 50% discount on clothing and certain merchandise (exclusions apply).
In order to receive the allowance and/or discount, employees must purchase merchandise from a Taproom Crew member. Paying for merchandise in a separate transaction from taking it is not allowed and considered abuse. If employees need to or are only available to purchase merchandise when Taproom is closed, employees will have to ask a manager or office staff with access to ‘sell’ the item.
Revolution Gift Cards are excluded and not eligible for purchase using your Merchandise credit, nor available at any discounted rate.
Merchandise may not be taken or handled without prior approval from host stands, displays, or other storage areas. Removing merchandise without purchasing with either your allowance or cash is theft and subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
Merchandise credits may not be used for Food & Beverage purchases.
Additional Conditions and Rules
The RevCrew Food & Beverage allowance is reset at the start of each new quarter, so there is no rollover to the next quarter.
Employees and any parties with them may be required to show ID or proof of age for the allowance discount to be applied and to comply with local regulations.
Employees must be present and stay with their party during the entirety of service in order to receive the discount. If the employee leaves, so does the discount.
For Food & Beverage purchases, employees are expected to leave gratuity according to the full-price of service at minimum 20%, rounding up to the next dollar. Gratuity cannot be left via the RevCrew allowance. An example is:
Pre-discount bill of $28. Final bill of $0, gratuity at minimum is $6 ($28 x 20%)
Any balance remaining (discounted or otherwise) after the allowance is applied can be paid in cash, credit, or gift card at that time. Unpaid balances or gratuities are not allowed and may be subject to disciplinary action.
Alcoholic beverages may not be purchased while working. Alcohol consumption for non-work and/or job function related reasons while working will result in disciplinary action, up to or including termination.
Food, Beer, and Merchandise may not be sold by employees to any third parties at any time.
Depending on availability and product type, management reserves the right to place additional limits on quantities and discounts for specific beer and merchandise items at any time.
Free stuff is an awesome privilege and violations of these policies could result in losing this privilege or other discipline, up to and including termination. Have Fun and Party Responsibly!
For requesting various keg sizes, employees must email Roma. Employees can request for kegs, keg taps, and keg buckets, in accordance to their orders.
All requests must be submitted at least 1 week prior to pick-up date and will be coordinated with Beer Traffic Control, Shipping & Receiving, and Tap Room Management after the form is submitted.
Pricing will be at cost and estimated costs can be provided after submission.
A $50 deposit per keg is required for all Keg Orders. Deposit will be refunded upon return of keg and, if provided at time of pick-up, return of keg taps and keg buckets. Employee discounts and allowances do not apply to deposits.
Kegs, taps, and buckets must be picked up at our Tap Room location at 3340 N Kedzie, with all costs and deposits paid at the Taproom bar prior to loading.
Beer requests are limited to current production and are subject to availability. We will try our best to fulfill all order requests and will let you know of availability and if you have to choose a different beer(s).