May 2012
3 posts
Asheville Beer Week
Dubbed “Beer City USA” for multiple years, including winning the coveted title once again this year (though it did tie with Grand Rapids), Asheville, NC is prepping to show just why it deserves such a title.
Starting May 24th and running through June 3rd, Asheville Beer Week will kick into full swing. To make the event even better, we’ve teamed up to create a new beer week...
American Craft Beer Week 2012
UPDATE: Many have been confused as to why they’re earning their ACBW badge with a non-US craft beer. The goal of this badge is for all in the craft beer community worldwide to come together and celebrate the growth of craft as a whole during American Craft Beer Week. Our apologies for not making this clear in the original post.
As we’re all very aware, the American craft brewery scene is...
It's Cinco de Mayo!
It’s time to dawn your sombreros and grab some ice cold cervezas, because we’ve brought back the Cinco de Mayo badge for you to unlock! While you’re celebrating on May 5th, be sure to check-in to any beer from Mexico to unlock it.
Did you get the badge last year and worried you’ll miss out? You wont because you’ll now be upgraded to the 2012 edition this year!
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April 2012
9 posts
Sixpoint's Apollo + Badges
Last time around you experienced a new level of hops, but now it’s time to unwind and enjoy the taste of summer. Our friends at Sixpoint in Brooklyn are releasing a brand new brew that is destined to be the drink of choice after a long day in the sun. The aptly named Apollo is making it’s way to store shelves now and to make sure you get a taste of it, we’re introducing two new badges.
With...
Win Tickets to LA Vegan Beer Festival!
Calling all Los Angeles users! We’re teaming up with the fine folks over at LA Vegan Beer Festival to give away several pairs of tickets to the festival. Want to experience a huge selection of beers from some of the West Coasts best breweries? How about awesome live music? Food trucks?! Of course you do. Starting today, through May 9th, you will have a chance to be entered to win a pair of...
Get ready for Missoula Craft Beer Week
The city of Missoula is getting ready to celebrate their first annual craft beer week, May 1st through May 5th, and we’re happy to announce that we’ve teamed up with the crew at Missoula Craft Beer Week to bring you a special edition badge commemorating this inaugural event! The schedule is full of great beer events that should keep you busy savoring a variety of beers.
To unlock this badge,...
Anderson Valley Bahl Hornin'
We’ve teamed up with Anderson Valley to bring you another awesome brewery badge. This one poses a little bit of a challenge as you’ll need to experience a variety of what Anderson Valley has to offer, but what better challenge than to experience a variety of great beers!
The Anderson Valley Bahl Hornin’ badge will be available from May 1st though June 30th. To unlock this badge, you’ll...
Pittsburgh’s Got a Badge!
This is the very first year for Pittsburgh’s own hometown craft beer week and with such an amazing line up, it’s sure to be a blast. Get out there and join in on the festivities from April 20th – 28th. While out and about experiencing all the great craft beer, be sure to check-in and unlock a very special Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week badge!
Be sure to check...
Foursquare Day 2012
Over the years, Foursquare Day has continued to grow with celebrations popping up all around the world. It’s hard to believe that one simple app has inspired such an amazing grass roots movement. This is our second year participating and we couldn’t be happier. As you can imagine, the Untappd team are big fans on Foursquare and believe in the power of social check-ins – can ya’ tell?
To...
National Beer Day / Session Beer Day
Why not keep the week of badges going with two more epic badges for you to earn!
First up, we have Session Beer Day 2012, which takes place this Saturday, April 7th. This day is a chance for everyone to let go of their quest for the highest ABV and enjoy a flavorful beer that won’t knock them down. The goal is to make people aware that there are many excellent beers out there that...
Stumptown Tart Release Badge
BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, is releasing its fifth generation Stumptown Tart this Thursday, April 5, in Portland. This saucy vixen is back and adding a new twist by combining three of Oregon’s favorite berries – Marionberries, Raspberries and Strawberries – in this year’s Belgian style ale. With the release of this latest addition to the Strumptown tradition,...
Organic Beer Month (Level 2)
UPDATE 4/11/11: We added even more! The list also includs country and is sorted by Beer Name / Brewery Name. Here is the official list of all the beers and breweries that qualify for this badge. Continue to add them in the comments if we are missing any!
Organic Breweries on Untappd
Organic Beers on Untappd
It’s time again to celebrate Organic Beer Month!Organic products, from field to...
March 2012
6 posts
Where Nanokegs Dare to Roam!
Despite their limited distribution and availability, the Sixpoint nanokegs have an uncanny ability to traverse the most rugged and unlikely terrain on planet earth! Sixpoint has been chronicling these adventures through their #firstsixpoint blog on their website, the online gallery exhibiting where nanokegs dare to travel.
Now, Untappd and Sixpoint are teaming up to take #firstsixpoint to the...
Sip & Save the Planet!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to help make the world a better place by simply enjoying a refreshing brew? This month, our friends at Trumer have teamed up with the fine folks at Surfrider Foundation to do just that! With Earth Day 2012 right around the corner, Trumer decided that a single day of awareness and celebration isn’t nearly enough. Why not an entire month?
For the entire...
Find the Pot of Beer!
What’s that? You thought we forgot about one of the biggest beer drinking days of the year? Of course we didn’t! St. Patrick’s day is upon us and this Saturday we expect you to be out celebrating with a glorious green beer (or whatever other beer you prefer to celebrate with). To find the pot of beer* and unlock the St. Patrick’s Day 2012 badge, simply check-in on...
3rd Annual Charlotte Craft Beer Week
We’ve got another great beer week badge rolling out this week! This time it’s Charlotte and they’ve got plenty of great beer events lined up for the 3rd Annual Charlotte Craft Beer Week!
Clear your calendar because the 3rd Annual Charlotte Craft Beer week is taking the Queen City by storm! It all starts March 16th with the Brawley’s Beverage Black & Blue Show at the Visulite Theater and...
Epic Photo Contest Winners!
We’re seeing so many awesome and extremely creative photos coming in for our Epic Photo contest! Unfortunately, we can only choose five winners per week. These winners will be featured here each week, so be sure to check back!
Week 5 Winners:
Kissinger (seanchiro) Armageddon IPA
Peggy G. (thepegisin) Armageddon IPA
David S. (bytchslappa)
Kenny S. (kennsysmith) Barrel Aged IPA
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Heading to Austin? Get your badge!
Going to SXSW this year? So are we! To celebrate our teams trek as well as the journeys of countless others to the once a year mecca of movies, music and of course technology, we created a special badge! Just check-in with your location while you’re in Austin for SXSW and you will unlock it. Hope to see you there!
February 2012
5 posts
Get your Leap Beer!
If you hadn’t heard, the year of 2012 is one day longer than usual thanks to the once every four year occurrence of a leap year. This magical day happens to fall in February. In fact, it happens to be tomorrow, February 29th! We thought it would be fun to celebrate with a badge that you’ll only be able to earn once every four years. Just check-in to any brew on February 29th to...
Epic Photo Contest
In March, we want to push your creative spirit and to do so we will be having another photo contest! However, this contest however will be much more epic. Starting March 1st, we will be teaming up with our friends from New Zealand, Epic Brewing, to give away 5 Epic shirts a week for the entire month to the most creative photos uploaded to Untappd!
We chatted with the guys from New Brew Thursday...
Trumer’s One Perfect Beer Week
The award-winning Berkeley-based Trumer Brauerei is celebrating this year’s San Francisco Beer Week in a big way. As an official sponsor, they will be holding a number of great events throughout the week. In addition, Trumer has partnered with Untappd to bring you the “Trumer’s One Perfect Beer Week” badge, which not only celebrates SF Beer Week, but Trumer’s classic...
San Francisco Beer Week 2012!
Our friends by the bay at the San Francisco Brewers Guild are gearing up for another edition of San Francisco Beer Week, which runs form February 10th - 19th. With such wide variety of amazing breweries and beer bars, there’s no doubt you’ll be very busy. While you’re checking out all of the festivities, be sure you’re checking in on Untappd - especially if you want to earn...
Brew Bowl XLVI
Game day is fast approaching and everyone is anticipating the battle. While you’re watching the Pats battle the Giants for football superiority, be sure to check-in to your favorite game time brew to unlock this years Brew Bowl XLVI badge! Any check-in will do it on Superbowl Sunday (Feb 5th, in case you hadn’t already marked your calendar). While you’re at it, let everyone...
January 2012
4 posts
Meet Sixpoint Brewery & Resin
Sixpoint Brewery has one of the most improbable beginnings in the craft brewing industry. This craft production brewery was founded within an 800 square foot garage in the bowels of Red Hook, Brooklyn – a former industrial and warehousing neighborhood that has long since abandoned its maritime activity. The neighborhood had been derelict for nearly 50 years, with its population in a state of...
Karl Strauss Celebrate 23 Years!
Starting February 1st, our friends at Karl Strauss will be celebrating 23 years of producing excellent craft beer in sunny Southern California. Such an occasion calls for something special; like a badge! Simply check-in to any Karl Strauss beer from February 1st to April 1st and you can unlock our Karl Strauss 23rd Anniversary badge to show your love and support for Karl’s brews! In addition,...
Untappd Connects Breweries and Consumers
Over the past year our focus has been on connecting our users with each other as well as with amazing beers they may have never experienced before. Today, we take that focus one step further by connecting users and breweries directly on the Untappd network. Breweries can now officially claim their pages on Untappd, which in turn allows users to follow their favorite brands. By doing so, it...
Android 1.3 & iOS 1.0 Updates
We’ve released a new update for both Android an iOS with a number of great enhancements and features.
For starters, we’ve redesigned the navigation on the Android app, moving the check-in button to the top right to allow for fast checking in with accidentally hitting other tabs. Additionally, the Android interface has been cleaned up, adding larger tap areas to the navigation and search box. On...
December 2011
7 posts
Celebrate the New Year With Untappd!
New Years 2012 is upon us and we’re ready to celebrate! Those of your who were with us last year may remember the madness we experienced - we were a bit overzealous in offering three different badges in one night. We’ve since learned from our mistake and this year have only one very special New Years 2012 badge for you to unlock! Celebrate with Untappd and check-in to your...
Hoppy Holidays to All!
Tis’ the season of joy and giving! In the spirit of the holidays and all things merry we want to give you a little something that will definitely make you joyous – a new badge! We’re pleased to announce this years Christmas badge – Merry Brew-mas (2011). Simply Check-in to any brew starting at noon (your local time) on Christmas Eve through all of Christmas day to unlock it.
We want to wish all...
Post Your Pint Winners!
It was a very difficult task, but our friends over at Firestone Walker have looked through all of your awesome photos submitted to the Post Your Pint Giveaway and have selected their favorites and made some comments!
Brownie Ref
SkyJay86
Epical8
Brewcaddy
SDBeerGeeks
Shan8454
DarbCU
DuffBeer71
CDoubleIPA
AmberdeGrace
TigerFriend
BeforeNoon
R_Crego
MasterOfTheCraft
Check out the...
Belgian Holiday Winner
Our Belgian Holiday contest has come to an end and our friends at the Belgian Tourist Office have randomly selected a winner! This winner will receive the trip for two to Belgium for three nights courtesy of the Belgian Tourist Office, Vanberg & DeWulf and Delta Airlines!
And the winner is… *drum roll* J Mo from California for his check-in to Moinette Biologique (Forêt Organic) by...
To Infinium & Beyond - 2011 Edition
UPDATE (12/13/11): Due to popular demand, we are extending this badge to 1/3/12!
Just in time for the holidays, Samuel Adams is releasing it’s 2011 batch of Infinium, a special collaborative beer with one of the oldest breweries in existence, Weihenstephaner. As you might remember, we ran a special badge for the inaugural 2010 release in our earlier days. With the new batch making...
Firestone Walker "Post Your Pint" Giveaway
We’ve teamed up with Firestone Walker, who is giving away 2 very awesome gift packs a day, for the next 7 days, December 12th - 18th. The gift packs include 1 branded trucker hat and 1 imperial pint glass for future Firestone brew enjoyment!
To be entered to win you will need to check-in on Untappd while enjoying your favorite Firestone Walker beer, snap and awesome photo, and share your...
Untappd Native App Update
A new version of our iOS app is out and ready for you to download from the App Store. This update fixes a number of long standing bugs with geolocation and photo uploading. Additionally, we made some changes to the check-in confirm screen to allow for easier tapping of the rating and social icons!
UPDATE: The Android update has hit the Android Market, so head over the get the latest version!
The...
November 2011
4 posts
Thanksgiving 2011 Badge
As we quickly approach the day where we all give thanks, we wanted to thank you, our users! We know we say this a lot, but it continues to ring true - we wouldn’t be where we are without you! As you celebrate Thanksgiving this year, crack open your favorite beer, check-in and unlock this years special badge. Cheers to you and yours!
New Badges!
We’ve been hard at work with our apps lately, but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten how much you love new badges. Today we have a small 4 pack of new badges for you to try your hand at unlocking.
Extraordinary - Check-in to 1,000 unique beers
Elite - Check-in to 2,500 unique beers
Drinking Buddy - Check-in to beer and a venue with a friend within 30 minutes of each other a total of 10...
Stout Day Stats
We saw a tremendous turn out from our users this past Thursday celebrating the first annual International Stout Day. To show our support, we launch a special edition badge for our community to unlock by checking in to any style Stout on November 3rd. With nearly 5,000 people unlocking the badge, Untappd users definitely showed their love.
Below is an info graphic we’ve put together to share with...
Unlock & Win a Belgian Holiday!
When discussing the great beer countries of the world, one can’t get very far without mentioning Belgium. Considered by many to be a beer paradise, Belgium has a great number of time tested breweries and iconic styles. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to find these authentic brews, but thankfully there are importers in the US with a passion for all things Belgium.
We’re extremely excited...
October 2011
8 posts
Badge Changes
As you may have heard, we were planning to reitre the “I Believe in IPA” badge, but due to popular demand, we will be keeping it active, though there will be some slight changes to the criteria. Now instead of having a specific list, you must try any three different IPAs within a 30 day period. The badge will still stop at level 10, but for those who have not earned that far yet,...
San Diego Beer Week hearts Karl
Southern California’s premiere beer city is gearing up to celebrate San Diego Beer Week, which starts November 4th! With such a vibrant community, some of the greatest breweries in the country, and an endless summer, you definitely shouldn’t miss out on the festivities! In celebration, one of San Diego’s best known breweries, Karl Strauss, is sponsoring a very special SDBW badge just for...
Houston & Dallas Beer Week
Up to now, we’ve celebrated beer weeks in the North, East and West but now it’s time to head down South. Starting November 12th, the cities of Dallas and Houston will be overtaken with beer lovers from all around in search of the best craft beers, bars and grub these cities have to offer.
As you guessed, to celebrate both Houston Beer Week and Dallas Beer Week (which is having it’s...
App Updates
Since we released our native apps, we’ve been working hard to tackle all of the bugs that you have been reporting! As of today, we’re releasing an update that should help solve many of the issues. The Android app has already hit the Android Market place and we’re currently awaiting approval from the Apple App Store.
Android Version 1.1
Bug Fixes:
Better GeoLocation Handling
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Stout Day Badge
Two months ago we joined in the celebrated of one of the most iconic beer styles by offering a special edition badge for International #IPADay. Today, we’re proud to announce that we’re teaming up with @thebeergoddess to praise another iconic beer style, the Stout.
On November 3rd, beer lovers around the world will raise a pint in celebration of the stout during the very first International...
Cleveland Beer Week 2011
The city of Cleveland has a rich history of crafting brews, so it’s no surprise that they’re home town beer week is coming back for it’s third year! Featuring hundreds of craft beer tastings, dinners, demonstrations, educational programs, and specials at bars, there’s no doubt that Cleveland Beer Week will be a blast! With nearly 100 different participating bars and an assortment regional...
Untappd 1 Year Anniversary (Badge + Parties)
We’re excited to announce that we’ve hit another major milestone, surpassing 2,000,000 check-ins. What started out as a simple idea has blossomed into one of the most active and passionate social beer networks on the internet and we have you to thank for this!
Additionally, IT’S ALMOST OUR BIRTHDAY! On October 22nd, 2010, we opened our doors to the world and we’ve watched in awe as our user...
LA Beer Week 2011
As the beer weeks make their rounds this fall, it’s time for our 2nd home town of Los Angeles to show what it’s got! Festivities will run from today, October 10th thru October 23rd, showcasing a number of fine beer bars, local breweries and great food, culminating in the LA Beer Week Festival at the historical Union Station.
Of course, being that this is a home town event, we had to have a...
September 2011
5 posts
We've Gone Native!
At Untappd, we strongly believe in mobile web apps and their ability to look, feel, and function just like native apps, but without the hassle of having to download something. But there does come a time when you reach the limitations of the mobile web and have to move to a native platform. For us, that time has come.
We’re excited to announce the release of our iPhone and Android native...
GABF + Samuel Adams
Everyone in the beer community is all abuzz about the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) which kicks off tomorrow, Thursday the 29th! As America’s premiere beer festival, GABF features just about any brewery you can imagine, sharing all your favorites and many new, never before tasted recipes. Sadly, our team won’t be able to make it down to join in the fun, but we have some epic surprises for...
A Very Golden Birthday
First brewed in 1842, this crisp, golden beer has withstood the test of time and as a world’s first pilsner, has become a beer all others have been compared to. On October 5th, Pilsner Urquell will be celebrating its 169th birthday and to celebrate this truly groundbreaking beer, we’re releasing a special edition badge for you to earn! The badge will be available starting October 1st and will...
New York Craft Beer Week
Starting in just a few days, NYC will erupt in a massive celebration of everything craft beer. Bars will hold special events, breweries will feature amazing beers, and of course, there will be a brand new Untappd badge to earn!
From September 16th thru 25th, New York Craft Beer Week will be in full swing and our NYC based users will have the opportunity to unlock our special edition NYCBW badge...