About · Barrel Scout
We didn’t adapt a generic inventory tool for spirits. Barrel Scout was designed from the floor up around the way distilleries, NDPs, and barrel warehouses already work.
Origin
The spirits industry runs on tradition and, too often, on spreadsheets. Warehouses managing thousands of barrels still rely on manual counts, paper logs, and disconnected systems to track their most valuable assets.
The team behind Barrel Scout has spent decades designing and deploying RFID solutions across industries, from manufacturing to logistics to defense. When asked by a major distiller to help them manage their barrel inventory, we knew we could build something better.
Barrel Scout brought on distilled spirits industry veterans and started building a purpose-built, industry-specific solution infused with RFID expertise to make operations easier and more reliable, not more complicated. We didn’t adapt a generic warehouse tool. We designed every feature around how distilleries, NDPs, and barrel warehouses actually operate. We engineered our RFID tags specifically to survive the most challenging rickhouse environments and built the software around the actual workflows of receiving, storing, shipping, and tracking whiskey barrels.
How we build
These are the trade-offs we consider when we pick hardware, design new features, and decide what to ship.
Industry-first
We don't sell generic inventory software adapted to spirits. Every feature, tag, and integration is designed for how distilleries, NDPs, and barrel warehouses actually operate.
Build on proven technology
The team has spent careers designing RFID systems across manufacturing, logistics, and defense. We bring that engineering discipline to the specific challenges of high-density rickhouses and the rough handling barrels see on the floor. Technology to unlock better, more reliable operational workflows and reporting, not to add unnecessary complexity.
Operational simplicity
You shouldn't need an IT department to track barrels. We handle hosting, updates, and backups. Your operations team learns the workflow, not the system.
Leadership
Barrel tracking sits at the intersection of two disciplines: RFID systems engineering and floor-level warehouse operations. The leaders behind Barrel Scout have spent careers in both, and they shape the architecture, hardware choices, and rollout for every deployment.
Portrait · Trey Ryan
CTO
Trey brings decades of RFID systems engineering experience, having designed and deployed solutions across manufacturing, logistics, and defense sectors. He leads the technical architecture and hardware strategy behind Barrel Scout.
Portrait · Daniel Hewlette
Operations
Daniel oversees client operations and implementation, ensuring every Barrel Scout deployment runs smoothly from day one. His background in distillery operations and enterprise consulting means customers get up and running fast — without disruption to their workflow.
Book a demo
Give us thirty minutes and we will give you a peek into how RFID tracking will improve your barrel operations.
