An independent beverage practice · Austin, TX

Beverage strategy.
Built for operators.

Concept-driven cocktail programs, real cost controls, and direct distillery relationships — for bars and restaurants that take their beverage offering as seriously as their food.

— i. The practice

Four pillars,
one operator's lens.

Every engagement draws from these four bodies of work — alone or in combination, depending on what the operation needs.

— i.

Beverage program design

Concept-driven cocktail menus, signature builds, spirit and wine list curation, glassware and presentation standards, seasonal rollouts that reflect the room.

Cocktail menus Spirit selection Wine programs Seasonal rotations
— ii.

Operations & cost

Pour cost analysis, recipe costing, par sheets, inventory standards, draft yield and waste reduction, POS optimization for Agilysys and Clover environments.

Pour cost audits Recipe costing Waste reduction POS systems
— iii.

Vendor & distribution

Direct relationships with Still Austin Whiskey Co., Treaty Oak Distilling, and Texas craft producers. Wholesale negotiation through SGWS, RNDC, and independent channels.

Craft distilleries Wholesale strategy Barrel picks Allocations
— iv.

Training & execution

Bartender skill development, service standards, opening checklists, brand education, tasting calibration. Built for high-volume rooms that can't afford slow tickets.

Bar staff training Service standards Brand education SOPs
— ii. The approach

A walk-through
before a pitch.

Every engagement begins on the floor — not in a conference room. We can't fix what we haven't seen serving.

i.

Walk the line

Site visit during peak service. Observe flow, ticket times, pour technique, waste patterns. Talk to bar leads as colleagues.

ii.

Diagnose

Pour cost audit, vendor benchmark, gap analysis across concept identity, operations, and program. Written findings.

iii.

Build

Menu design, recipe costing, vendor negotiation, supplier agreements, training materials. Soft-launch testing with the team.

iv.

Execute

Staff training, soft launch, calibration. Written SOPs that outlast the engagement. Ongoing support optional.

— iii. Engagement

Three ways
to work together.

Right-sized for independents and multi-concept groups. Month-to-month, no long commitments.

Diagnostic
$2,500$4,000
Single venue · 2 weeks

  • Full beverage program review
  • Pour cost & waste analysis
  • Vendor pricing benchmark
  • Written report with prioritized recommendations
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Portfolio Partner
Retainer
Multi-venue · ongoing

  • Cross-concept beverage strategy
  • Quarterly menu refreshes
  • Distributor relationship management
  • Continuous staff development
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— iv. The founder

Who you're
working with.

— Joshua Stock, founder —

Fifteen years behind the bar, in the office, on the floor.

Joshua Stock founded Stockology360 to bring an operator's discipline to beverage consulting. Most consultants are either menu designers who never ran a bar, or operators who never built a practice. The work that gets done here comes from someone who has done both.

The practice draws on fifteen-plus years across Austin hospitality — Hilton Austin (Cannon + Belle), Austin Taco Project, The Moon Rock — and active relationships with the Texas craft spirits community that most consultants don't have access to.

Stockology360 works with independent bars, restaurant groups, and multi-concept hospitality companies. The work is the same regardless of scale: program design that respects the room, operations that respect the bottom line, and training that respects the team.

Selected venues
Hilton Austin · Cannon + Belle · Austin Taco Project · The Moon Rock
Craft relationships
Still Austin Whiskey Co. · Treaty Oak Distilling · Texas craft producers
Systems & POS
Agilysys · Clover · Inventory & cost engines
Based in
Austin & San Marcos, Texas — serving the greater Austin market
— v. Begin

Let's walk
the line.

Every engagement starts the same way — with a visit to the room. No deck, no pitch. We see the operation, talk to the team, and decide together what makes sense.