Beverage dispensing and tracking system

1. A method for tracking beverage pours, the method comprising:

by one or more computer hardware components comprising one or more processors:

accessing an identification associated with a customer of a first beverage provider;

determining customer information about the customer based on the accessed identification;

generating a unique customer identifier corresponding to the customer based on the accessed identification;

associating the customer with a customer account at a site-specific beverage tracking system based at least in part on the unique customer identifier;

associating the customer with a beverage-pour tracking device based on the unique customer identifier and a unique tracking device identifier associated with the beverage-pour tracking device, the beverage-pour tracking device storing information for identifying the customer account associated with the customer at the site-specific beverage tracking system;

determining whether the beverage-pour tracking device is within a threshold distance from a first activator associated with a first beverage dispenser of a plurality of beverage dispensers, wherein each beverage dispenser of the plurality of beverage dispensers is associated with a separate activator;

in response to determining that the beverage-pour tracking device is within the threshold distance from the first activator, identifying the customer based on the information stored on the beverage-pour tracking device;

determining whether a measure of an amount of a first beverage available at the first beverage provider satisfies a minimum available beverage threshold, wherein the minimum available beverage threshold comprises a dynamic threshold based on a rate of consumption at the first beverage provider over a specified period of time; and

in response to determining that the measure of the amount of the first beverage available satisfies the minimum available beverage threshold, activating the first beverage dispenser thereby enabling the customer to obtain access to the first beverage.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, by the one or more computer hardware components, after activating the first beverage dispenser, determining pour information indicating a quantity of the first beverage poured from the first beverage dispenser.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising, by the one or more computer hardware components, updating the customer account at the site-specific beverage-tracking system based, at least in part, on the pour information.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising, by the one or more computer hardware components:

reducing the measure of the amount of the first beverage available based on the quantity of the beverage poured;

determining if the measure of the amount of the beverage available does not satisfy an available inventory threshold; and

in response to determining that the measure of the amount of the beverage available does not satisfy the available inventory threshold, at least one of:

alerting an employee to obtain additional inventory of the beverage; and

initiating a purchase of additional inventory of the beverage.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the available inventory threshold and the minimum available beverage threshold are the same.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimum available beverage threshold comprises a combination of an inventory minimum threshold and a reserved beverage quantity.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, by the one or more computer hardware components:

receiving a reservation request for a reservation quantity of the first beverage, the reservation request associated with a second account;

determining whether the measure of the amount of the first beverage in stock is sufficient to satisfy the reservation request; and

in response to determining that the measure of the amount of the first beverage in stock is sufficient to satisfy the reservation request, reserving the reservation quantity of the first beverage for a second customer associated with the second account and adjusting the minimum available beverage threshold based on the reservation quantity.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising, by the one or more computer hardware components:

in response to determining that the measure of the amount of the first beverage in stock is insufficient to satisfy the reservation request:

rejecting the reservation request to reserve the first beverage; and

providing, to the second customer, at least one suggested alternative beverage based on information about the second user.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, by the one or more computer hardware components, updating a social networking page associated with the customer.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein updating the social networking page comprises updating at least one of the following: a location check-in, a drink rating, a favorite beverage provider, a favorite beverage type, a check-in reward credit, and a reclaimed beverage offer.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measure of the amount of the first beverage available comprises one or more of a measure of the amount of the first beverage at the first beverage provider and a measure of the amount of the first beverage in the first beverage dispenser.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, by the one or more computer hardware components:

determining a maximum pour quantity associated with the customer based at least in part on weight, build and gender information about the customer;

determining whether the customer has exceeded the maximum pour quantity based on the determined pour information; and

in response to determining that the customer has exceeded the maximum pour quantity, deactivating the first beverage dispenser to prevent the customer from further accessing the first beverage.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the maximum pour quantity associated with the customer is based at least in part on a total amount of beverages poured by the customer per quantity of time.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beverage-pour tracking device comprises a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) device.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beverage-pour tracking device comprises a bracelet with a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) device that is configured to be positioned within the threshold distance from the first activator when the customer engages an activation mechanism associated with the first beverage dispenser.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beverage-pour tracking device comprises a Near-Field Communication (NFC) device.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting, by the one or more computer hardware components, information about the first beverage via a user interface.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the information further comprises at least one of: the identity of the type of beverage of the first beverage, information about where the first beverage was produced, trivia about the first beverage, quantity of the first beverage remaining, customer ratings for the first beverage, tips on how to best pour the first beverage, and a list of recommended foods to pair with the beverage.