I have used Untappd for a long time now, and as rapidly as the beer market keeps growing, it keeps improving. I’m always on the hunt for new beers and new breweries, and it feels rewarding being able to earn a badge for each new place I try. I was always adventurous anyway, but even then, it’s really encouraged me to expand my horizons. You earn badges for certain things, like how many of a certain style of beer you’ve had, or if you check in on holidays or at certain venues. This gives you bragging rights that you can lord over your friends at the local watering hole, and backs up your “I’ve had that, but have you tried THIS” arguments. It also helps you remember if you’ve tried something or not, and with the rating system, it tells your future self whether your past self approved of a beer or not. Trust me, that comes in handy. My favorite feature would probably be the beer locator. If you just had the best beer of your life and want to know where you can find more, or you’re searching for a rare gem that your friends have told you about and you gotta have, or even if you just want to know where you can find your favorite trash beer, you just look it up and see where it’s at near you. Genius. It’s one of my favorite apps, hands down. Try it out for yourself, and if you’re not satisfied, we’ll give you your money back*. *disclaimer- It’s a free app, and I don’t work for these people. But it rocks, so just try it.

My wife and I have enjoyed doing flights of beers at breweries because we get to have the fun of putting it into our app. It also helps keep track of what beers I did like and I did not like. We do not drink much and hence our numbers are low. But it is still nice to keep track of what we have had and have enjoyed. Also it is good to recommend to me because I might like. Where to find them. How to get them. Where the festivals are. What my friend might suggest to me and I to them. It is fantastic for going into a store and checking its rating before buying it. I find it extremely useful, I do not purchase a beer before scanning it to check its rating level. When I find something that’s a three, I skip over it and go to something I find that’s a four. It is helped save me time and money and narrow down beers that I actually like.

When I got my first smartphone, this was the first app I downloaded. At the time, I had plenty of friends who used it. Now, not so much but my husband and I still use it. We compare the badges we each have. A lot. So many craft breweries are verified/hooked up with it now, which means the menus are updated more often. I also have two wish lists going: one for beers in the USA where I live, and the other for the UK where I used to live and now visit often. I love that this app is global! What stops me giving it a full five stars? I wish there was the ability to see at a glance the breweries we’ve visited. Maybe have them appear as a different color on the map. This is a feature on the NY Craft Beer app (I live in NY). With so many breweries opening, I can differentiate. In an area and limited for time? How about we try somewhere new instead of one we may have visited previously?