The Cicerone Certification Program is similar to the BJCP but focused less on home brewing and more on the service industry. There are a few smartphone-app translations of the style guide, and these apps are a great way to take a deep dive into beer.īJCP style guides are free for Android and iOS. The guide also includes a breakdown of a style’s quantitative stats (alcohol content, bitterness levels, color) and qualitative descriptions of how the style should look, smell and taste. The BJCP - Beer Judge Certification Program - is a well-established organization of home brewers, who maintain a detailed style guide that covers everything from altbier to zwickelbier.
Have you ever pondered a beer list and asked yourself “what’s the difference between a maibock and a dopplebock”? With America’s craft brewers exploring hundreds of styles and sub-styles, it’s easy to get lost. TapHunter is available for free on Android and iOS. Though craft brews are the focus of the service, wine and cocktails are also listed. There is also an event listing, so you can catch local tap takeovers or beer festivals, and you can set up the app to notify you when your favorite brews are available close by. Bars and restaurants can upload real-time data about what they have on draft or in bottles, and users can search by location or by beer, or view a map to see where the good stuff is pouring. Taphunter is all about showing you what beers are available nearby or at your favorite watering holes. Android users have it a little easier at just 99 cents. The flagship app is Beer Buddy, which offers a bar-code scanner, RateBeer rating integrations and a listing of beer events. A respected and nuanced rating site, RateBeer has been a popular place for beer lovers to share reviews on the Internet since 2000, and the site offers a selection of mobile apps for just about every platform - though you’ll have to pay for them.
If you’re interested in beer ratings and reviews but don’t want to deal with the social-network aspect of Untappd, try the smartphone apps from the popular RateBeer website and database.
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