beer review sites

poitinstill

what do most people use beeradvocate or ratebeer I find them both US dominated. anything more local to this side of the atlantic?

The Drunken Destrier

I used to use beeradvocate actively, but I think I look at ratebeer now from time to time to get a general idea of a beer's reputation, if it's one I know nothing about. I like it because it has an 'overall' rating and rating for the style. Either way, I try not to use it too much because I reckon a beer's reputation online can influence people's opinions, for better or for worse.

poitinstill

im looking for one that i can check on the fly as have bought some right turkeys lately .

drumswan

poitinstill wrote: »

im looking for one that i can check on the fly as have bought some right turkeys lately .

Ratebeer has a pretty decent app, you can scan a barcode and access the beers reviews immediately

BMJD

http://www.beerbuddyapp.com/

drumswan

Beer ticking is pretty addicting, youve been warned!

poitinstill

Beer ticking is pretty addicting, youve been warned!

Ive been keeping track of it in my head for years but now head is full time to document. this may involve revisiting many many many beers.

what triggered it for me is clothworthy dobbin. had it a few years ago and didnt rate it much . had it last week and impressed. ive been mad on hops for a long time but think i might go all malty for a while.

matrim

I use ratebeer for offline rating on my phone but often don't bother with posting them online because I can't always be bothered to write the review.

It would be nice to be able to post a rating without having to write the blurb

noby

matrim wrote: »

It would be nice to be able to post a rating without having to write the blurb

No doubt others do it too, but Untappd allows you to 'check in' a beer, and the option of a rating out of 5 and/or a review.

drumswan

matrim wrote: »

I use ratebeer for offline rating on my phone but often don't bother with posting them online because I can't always be bothered to write the review.

It would be nice to be able to post a rating without having to write the blurb

You can 'tick' based on 1-5 stars, but you cant do any of the fancy data collation stuff on your 'ticks'. I think the tasting notes are mandatory to keep the data in the database up to a decent standard. Not sure a rating without any notes is worth much anyway.

Seaneh

I use Untappd to "tick" my beers, don't really use it for reviews though.

I sometimes check beer advocate or ratebeer on the fly if I'm in a shop and spot something I don't recognise. I used to just grab stuff if it was new but after a few bad experiences I like to at least know the basics about a beer before dropping money on it.

Saruman

I don't use them but I know ratebeer has a pretty consistent Irish scene with Irish raters looking to outdo each other and get more ticks. It means that Irish beers are always updated.

drumswan

Saruman wrote: »

I don't use them but I know ratebeer has a pretty consistent Irish scene with Irish raters looking to outdo each other and get more ticks.

Losers......

Saruman

drumswan wrote: »

Losers......

Well it's not trainspotting. They at least get beer out of it