Beers of the World - Mk 5 * RULES AND SIGNUP HERE *

Bickaxe · 15 Sep 2021 at 14:17

Feek said:
@Bickaxe How do we stand with Y for date - Is just a date on the bottle enough or must the name specifically refer to a date?

The main image (the front) must contain a year (full year). This can be part of the name (Kronenborg 1664 springs to mind) or feature somewhere on the front.

I consider the front to be the main beer name and image. For a can where it wraps around, it would be what you can fit into a standard photo without using a delay or any other settings. Had to be close enough for me to read abs you can only use 1 can/bottle.

I'm going to be pretty harsh on this one as well so if anyone tries bending the rules or being clever, it'll be 0 pts.

Feek · 15 Sep 2021 at 14:27

Bickaxe said:
I consider the front to be the main beer name and image

Rightyho, so if, for example the beer is called

"TASTY BEER"

And on the label, clearly visible it says "Brewery established in 1924", that wouldn't count because it's not part of the beer name.

Am I reading that right?

Bickaxe · 15 Sep 2021 at 14:48

No, it would count as its on the main label.
If that info was on the back label or opposite side of the can, then it would not count.

I've seen a few beers where they put the 'established in 19xx' as part of the main image so I know this round is not impossible.

touch · 15 Sep 2021 at 15:01

> Feek spends many hours interrogating the technicalities of the rules
> Still submits a gin.

Feek · 15 Sep 2021 at 16:04

touch said:
> Feek spends many hours interrogating the technicalities of the rules

Just clarifying it for everyone else - Think this is the first rule I've actually asked about

touch said:
> Still submits a gin.

Foiled again! :cry:

Round Y submitted.

touch · 18 Sep 2021 at 20:00

Well, it turns out the users of Untappd know a thing or two about beer - who would have guessed?!

Drinking my 4.3/5 rated beer now and it's easily the best one I've had this whole competition. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else has entered and will see if I can track some of them down to try for myself.

Martynt74 · 18 Sep 2021 at 20:02

I’m not sure about mine. It’s 4.48 but a barley wine which I’m not sure I’ve had before.

touch · 18 Sep 2021 at 20:07

Yeah, I did notice there was a lot of more niche type beers in the top rated. Lots of fruit-flavour sours which I didn't think I'd like that much so I managed to find myself an IPA

Martynt74 · 18 Sep 2021 at 20:58

Yeah. I kind of wish I’d gone lower with something I actually liked!

On the plus side. When I mentioned the beer with a year they steered me towards a £14 barrel aged stout at 17%. Luckily I found one which suits me more!

Bickaxe · 19 Sep 2021 at 14:56

Round U is up
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/beers-of-the-world-5-round-u.18937860/

Feek · 23 Sep 2021 at 14:17

That’s my round X entry submitted.

i think I’m just about done

Bickaxe · 23 Sep 2021 at 17:57

Feek said:
That’s my round X entry submitted.

i think I’m just about done

Is it going to be an easy guess? Is it a blue bottle?

Feek · 23 Sep 2021 at 18:17

Bickaxe said:
Is it going to be an easy guess? Is it a blue bottle?

Oh, am I going to get bonus points if you guess as well? Seeing as you retrospectively applied points when due, I was hoping that would continue.

No, X is not a blue bottle although one of my remaining entries is a blue bottle.

X is the only one where I've actually had to buy something specifically - All the rest of my entries have been drinks I already had.

Ahleckz · 25 Sep 2021 at 15:06

V was much harder than I thought! Only had a couple of options, and one of them was a gamble. I thought there’d be loads more boat beers!

Bickaxe · 25 Sep 2021 at 15:43

In the past 4 months I've seen loads, I guess that's a benefit of living by docks and breweries.
My entry was from the beginning though and wasn't very good being an IPA.

Martynt74 · 25 Sep 2021 at 15:51

I pretty much walked into a beer shop
Last week and just gave them a list and let them choose for me!

Russinating · 26 Sep 2021 at 13:13

What if a beer isn't on Untappd? I guess I could always add it? Or does the brewery need to do that?

Bickaxe · 26 Sep 2021 at 13:45

I think the brewery does that.

Will do the results in a bit, got distracted playing the Icarus beta.

Bickaxe · 26 Sep 2021 at 14:36

V is up
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/beers-of-the-world-5-round-v.18938317/

Russinating · 26 Sep 2021 at 17:28

Bickaxe said:
I think the brewery does that.

Will do the results in a bit, got distracted playing the Icarus beta.

So would it count? It's not a homebrew, the brewery themselves are on Untappd just not the beer.

Beers of the World - Mk 5 *** RULES AND SIGNUP HERE ***

Beers of the World - Mk 5 * RULES AND SIGNUP HERE *