From Tally Sheet to Software – the Story of Beer after Mission

What came before?

Like in almost every club, our drinks list was a piece of paper on the counter. However, the idea to digitize this list wasn't mine. We started using a drinks list app from the App Store fairly early on. But it kept causing problems and everything was very manual.

First Prototype 2023

So in 2023 I started experimenting a little with the Vereinsflieger API. Reading users and items, and creating general sales are available as functions. After a bit of trial and error, the first sales ended up there too. It quickly became clear, however, that a dedicated database was needed to take the load off the interface. So I set up a project with Nuxt and a Postgres database in the background. Single sign-in via API also worked — perfect!

Introduction to the Club

Introducing software is never easy.

"It always worked fine with the list."

You hear comments like that a lot in the beginning. Most people aren't even aware that a list has gone missing before.

So to roll out the software, it had to be as simple as humanly possible.

Tablet and Mobile Version

Right from the start, there was already a mobile version on every user's personal device and a tablet version in our canteen. Once the first bugs were fixed, it actually ran very smoothly. After a short time, everyone was comfortable using the app.

The greatest compliment (even if unspoken) was probably watching a member who is already over 80 years old effortlessly ordering a drink on his phone.

What happened next?

In early 2026, the prototype became Beer after Mission. I was repeatedly asked whether the software could also be used by other clubs. So I completely rebuilt everything and migrated it to a multi-tenancy system.