Untappd Catchup

It has been a crazy last couple of months for me. What with my thesis wrapping up, moving house and my foot operation. Couple that with Untappd increasing the maximum level for badges to 100 AND allowing them to be retroactive; you end up with an enormous number of badges to catch up on.

Giving the huge number of badges, I’ve decided to reprise the format I use for Good Beer Week rather than write a post longer than most novels. It’s still going to be an enormous post, but this is a more manageable approach.

Some quick stats on this monstrous post for you before I get going. The post is 5,191 words long – I’m sure it’s my longest ever! There are 80 different badges pictured and described, with 219 different levels across them!

I’ve spent the best part of 6 weeks trying to get this post completed and have slowly come to the conclusion that it’s an impossibility; every time I sit down to write I just unlock more and more badges. When the number clocked over 200 – I gave up and reverted to the format you see below. This post will double as a good reference post if anyone out there is looking to understand how to unlock most of the different badges.

Home Brewed Goodness is the badge unlocked by drinking beers classified as Home Brews. Unlike most badges, this one is unlocked in levels of two rather than 5 beers.

        • Full Toss The Astle (Level 7)
        • Full Toss The Geeves (Level 8)
        • Full Toss Marylebrew (2017) (Level 9)
        • Full Toss Nets Sesh Tart Apple & Strawberry Cider (Level 10)
        • Full Toss The New Ball (Level 11)
        • Full Toss Nets Sesh Stringy Bark Mead (Level 12)
        • Full Toss The Reiffel (Level 13)

Middle of the Road is one of those badges that annoyed me endlessly when it was released. Literally every 6th or 7th beer I had would unlock this badge! Thankfully with Untappd finally allowing retroactive check-ins to count towards badges there were only four more of these! It’s unlocked by drinking beers between 5.1%-9.9%ABV.

        • Brouwerij Roman Rebelse Strop (Level 16)
        • Mountain Goat Silence of the Rees (Level 17)
        • DouGall’s Tres Mares (Level 18)
        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 100)

Trip to the Farm is the badge for drinking different Saisons. Saisons are sometimes referred to as Farmhouse Ales, in honour of the the farms that these beers were traditionally brewed on in Belgium.

        • Brouwerij Roman Rebelse Strop (Level 25)
        • Ægir Sorachi Saison (Level 26)
        • La Sirene Saison (Level 27)

Drink Like a Kiwi is unlocked by drinking beers from Australia’s nearest neighbour; New Zealand. It would be hard to pick four better breweries from NZ, than those that were unlocked by the badges listed below.

        • Epic Hysteria (Level 43)
        • ParrotDog DeadCanary (Level 44)
        • 8 Wired Cosmic Chaos (Level 49)
        • Garage Project Hazelnut Bruin (Level 50)

Verified Adventure is unlocked by checking into beers at venues that Untappd has “verified”. Basically this means that Untappd has approved that the venue pours craft beer. These beers were unlocked at Hopscotch, Slowbeer Fitzroy & The Crafty Squire.

        • Stomping Ground Upside Down (Level 19)
        • Stone & Wood Pacific Ale (Level 20)
        • Ægir Sorachi Saison (Level 51)
        • James Squire Nine Tales (Level 52)
        • Stone Hop Revolver IPA #5 (Level 58)

2X is unlocked by checking into beers with “Imperial” or “Double” in the style name; ie. Imperial Brown Ale or Double IPA. As you can see below, I’ve had quite a few recently…

        • De Molen Rasputin (Level 26)
        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 67)
        • Prairie Paradise (Level 68)
        • Amager Minor Axident (Level 69)
        • Brewski Donkeyboy (Level 70)
        • Brewski Mangofeber (Level 71)
        • Lervig Supersonic (Level 72)
        • Modus Operandi Future Factory (Level 73)
        • Amager The Mortician (Level 74)

Bar Explorer is a badge that commemorates the different locations that you’ve checked a beer in at. I’m not sure if this wasn’t a bug in the system, but a VB at our new apartment unlocked the final level of this badge for me.

        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 99)
        • Victoria Bitter (Level 100)
Retroactive badges was always an inevitability for Untappd, such was the community sentiment. One of the badges I was most happy to see retroactivated was Wheel of Styles; the badge for drinking different styles of beer.

        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 30)
        • BrewDog Abstrakt AB:23 (Level 31)
A badge I hadn’t seen since my first few months on Untappd was Photogenic. It’s very easy to unlock this badge, simply add a photo with your check-in.

        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 100)

Another badge that I’d long forgotten about was I Believe in IPA. This badge is also quite straight forward for the avid craft beer drinker; simply check into any five IPA’s (and their variants – Black IPA, Imperial IPA etc.) and this badge is all yours.
        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 100) 

Black as the Night is the badge for drinking Black IPA’s. I was surprised by it’s relatively low level, as Black IPA’s are a style, albeit slightly out of fashion, that I’m very partial towards.

        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 21)
A badge that I don’t really like due to the amount of overlap it has with other badges is The Dark Side. Dark Lagers, Black IPA’s, Dark Ales and Belgian Strong Dark Ales are all styles that will allow you to unlock this badge.
        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 35)
Down Under is the badge for drinking Australian beers. Naturally my first check-in of an Australian beer after retroactivity unlocked Level 100 of this badge.
        • Prancing Pony Hunt for Red Velvet (Level 100)
Collaborative beers are all the rage in the beer world at the moment. Naturally there is a badge to commemorate those beers; Better Together. The Sierra Nevada Beer Camp beers dominated this badge early on in the time period. My first South Korean craft beer also got a look in.
    • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Boneyard] West Coast DIPA (Level 32)
    • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Tree House] East Meets West IPA (Level 33)
    • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Duvel] Hoppy Belgian-Style Golden Ale (Level 34)
    • The Booth [To Øl] Glowing Pig (Level 35)
    • Breakside [Lompoc & 10 Barrel] Passionfruit Sour Ale (Level 36)
    • De Molen [Omnipollo] SitiS (Level 37)

Hopped Up is a badge for drinking beers over 65 IBU’s (International Bittering Units) and is normally unlocked by IPA’s, Barley Wine’s and big Stouts. That was certainly the case here!
      • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Boneyard] West Coast DIPA (Level 92)
      • To Øl Jule Mælk (Level 93)
      • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Avery] Dry Hopped Barley Wine (Level 94)
      • Fremont Interurban IPA (Level 95)
      • Full Toss Marylebrew 2017 (Level 96)
      • Coedo [Fieldwork] Gattsu Pozu (Level 97)
      • Epic Double Geddon (Level 98)
I was genuinely surprised that Land of the Free, the badge for drinking American beers, wasn’t instantly leveled up to Level 100 after it was made retroactive. Never fear however, Level 100 is not far away…
      • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Boneyard] West Coast DIPA (Level 91)
      • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Ayinger] Dunkle Weisse (Level 92)
      • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Kiuchi] White IPA with Yuzu (Level 93)
      • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Surly] Ginger Lager (Level 94)
      • Revision IPA (Level 95)
      • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Garage Project] Campout Porter (Level 96)
      • Almanac Tangerine de Brettaville (Level 97)
      • Founders Green Zebra (Level 98)
      • Prairie Vape Tricks (Level 99)
Pale as the Moon is another one that surprised me – has my palate moved on from Pale Ale’s? All Pale Ale variants count towards this badge. Surely this should be a higher number…
        • Full Toss The Boult (Level 71)
        • Brewski Mangohallonfeber (Level 72)
        • To Øl Fuck Art This is Architecture (Level 73)
        • Deep Creek Kombi (Level 74)
The badge I used to whinge incessantly about, Riding Steady, thankfully did level up to Level 100 as soon as I had a qualifying check-in. For those of you still looking for it; beers under 5% ABV qualify for this badge.
        • West City Sunshine Ale (Level 100)

Lager Jack is one of the more straight forward badges to grasp. Simply check-in to different lagers and this one is yours. My lager consumption, or at least the variety, has clearly slowed down – I reached Level 50 in Liechtenstein in 2015…
        • Cerveza Zulia (Level 64)
        • Negro Modelo (Level 65)
        • Akasha Tradewind Lager (Level 66)
        • Hawkers Lager (Level 67)
The badge for drinking Central & South American beers is Amazon & Andes. Not a heap of beers from that region make it to Australia, so I wasn’t surprised at all that Cerveza Zulia (from Venezuela) only unlocked Level 2.  
        • Cerveza Zulia (Level 2)

By the Campfire is for drinking beers in venues that FourSquare, and by extension Untappd, consider to be outside. A Cricketer’s Arms Spearhead on the way to a mates going away party did for Level 15. 
        • Cricketer’s Arms Spearhead (Level 15)

I thought Hopped Down was going to take longer to clock up levels than has proved the case. The badge is unlocked by drinking beers with under 20 IBU’s. Breweries rarely advertise the IBU’s on their lower ABV beers, something which is obviously changing…
      • Cascade Lager (Level 57)
      • Sierra Nevada B.C. [St Arnold] Dry Hopped Berliner (Level 58)
      • Boatrocker Asterix (Level 59)
      • Tuatara Weiz Guy (Level 60)
      • Boulevard American Kolsch (Level 61)
      • Breakside Passionfruit Sour Ale (Level 63)
      • Lucky Bay Wharton (Level 64)
      • BrewDog Prototype Blonde Ale (Level 65)
      • De Molen [Magic Rock] Magic & Tricks (Level 66)
I was genuinely shocked by the level of Paint the Town Red after it was made retroactive! Two of Australia’s premier craft brewers provided the beers that unlocked this badge for Red Ales and Red IPA’s.
        • Modus Operandi Former Tenant (Level 27)
        • Mornington Mimas (Level 28)

Similarly I thought Bravo for Brown was quite low, although I feel like there are far less Brown than Red Ale’s around. Feral’s F-15, a bourbon barrel aged Imperial Brown Ale, was phenomenal and worth picking up if you come across it!
        • Stockade HBA (Level 13)
        • Feral F-15 (Level 14)

Sky’s the Limit is the badge for drinking beers over 10% ABV. The two commercial offerings were sensational – whilst the home brew offering has potential with a few more months on it.
        • Omnipollo Anagram (Level 35)
        • Full Toss Marylebrew (2017) (Level 36)
        • Boatrocker Banshee (Level 37)
        • BrewDog Abstrakt AB:23 (Level 38)

    The badge for drinking Stouts and Porters is called Heavyweight. I finished this badge quite a while ago and I’m happy to see it return. You’ll be seeing plenty of these when the weather starts to cool again.  
          • Omnipollo Anagram (Level 66) 
          • Angkor Extra Stout (Level 67)
          • Boatrocker Oatmeal Stout (Level 68)
          • The Bruery Share This Coffee (Level 69)
          • Full Toss QF772 (Level 70)

    Swedish Brews is funnily enough the badge for drinking beers from Sweden. Thankfully we are seeing more and more Swedish breweries sending their beers to Australia now, as they are producing some seriously good beers!
          • Omnipollo Anagram (Level 5)
          • Brewski Donkeyboy (Level 6)
          • Brewski Three Fourteen (Level 7)
          • Omnipollo Aurora (Level 8)
    Take a Dunk is unlocked by drinking Dunkelweizens, a German style of dark wheat beer. It’s a style that isn’t very popular outside of Germany and there are very few Australian examples. 
          • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Ayinger] Dunkle Weisse (Level 3)

    One of the first international breweries to really grip me was Nøgne Ø, from Grimstadt in Norway. The badge for drinking Norwegian beers is Here Come the Vikings, and like most other badges, five different beers get you a level. 
          • Ægir Sorachi Saison (Level 13)

    So Udderly Sweet is unlocked by drinking Milk Stouts & Sweet Stouts. These styles are characterized by sweetness, usually imparted by Lactose. They’re an underappreciated style, which is slowly getting more recognition in Australia. 
          • To Øl Jule Mælk (Level 4)
          • Batch Elsie the Milk Stout (Level 5)
    Danish Delight is, I hope obviously, for drinking beers from Denmark. There is a heap of quality Danish craft beer in Australia! I would hate to think how much money I’ve spent on To Øl & Mikkeller beers over the years…
          • To Øl Jule Mælk (Level 29)
          • To Øl Limon (Level 30)
          • To Øl Liquid Confidence (Level 31)

    I think it’s fair to say that 2017 was the year that sours really took off in Australia. Once the sole domain of the beer connoisseur, sours are slowly becoming accepted by the general populous. Pucker Up is the badge that commemorates check-ins to any style classified as a sour. 
          • Boatrocker Time Lord (Level 61)
          • Full Toss Slow Gose Rate (Level 62)
          • Breakside Passionfruit Sour Ale (Level 63)
          • Stomping Ground Gose Your Own Way (Level 64)
          • Mikkeller SpontanYuzu (Level 65)
          • Blackman’s You’re Turning Violet (Level 66)

    One such sour style is Gueuze, a traditional Belgian Lambic style of beer created by blending freshly brewed Lambic with aged Lambic. Untappd recently released In With the Old, In With the New to celebrate this wonderful style!
          • Boatrocker Time Lord (Level 3) 

    The intrinsically linked badge is Silence of the Lambics, a nice play on words. Lambics are a group of beer styles that are spontaneously fermented in the Senne Valley near Brussels, Belgium. They are wonderfully tart and often have fruit added to them during/post fermentation. 
          • Boatrocker Time Lord (Level 12)

    Ich Bin Ein Berliner is the badge for drinking different Berliner Weiss’; a German style of sour wheat beers which are characterized by a lemony tartness produced by the lactobacillus used to sour the beer. In Germany it is not uncommon to find the style served with different syrups to sweeten them.
          • Sierra Nevada B.C. [St Arnold] Dry Hopped Berliner (Level 14)
          • Full Toss The New Ball (Level 15)
    Regular readers of this blog would be aware of my feelings towards Golden Ales (hint: it’s not positive!). Fields of Gold is the badge that is awarded for drinking these typically sweet and boring beers. 
        • Sierra Nevada B.C. [The Bruery] Raspberry Sundae (Level 23)
        • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Duvel] Hoppy Belgian Golden (Level 24)
        • Western Ridge SummeRye (Level 25)

    Checking into different Strong Ales is marked by the Iron Man badge. Strong Ale’s fill the void between Pale Ales and Barley Wines in terms of ABV. They are maltier but less hoppy than IPA’s that sit in the same ABV range.
          • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Fuller’s] Vintage (Level 11)
          • Boatrocker October Beer (Level 12)

    Imperial Czar is the badge for drinking Russian Imperial Stouts. Quite why only one level was unlocked in this period I’m not sure… The story of Russian Imperial Stouts dates back to the 1800’s when English brewers began exporting strong stouts to Russia and the Baltic states.
          • Mornington Imperial Stout (2017) (Level 11)

    Probably the most confusing badge on Untappd is New Brew Thursday. It appears to be randomly unlocked on Thursday – however there is apparently a criteria! Simply check into a beer you haven’t previously had on three Thursdays in one calendar month.
          • Angkor Extra Stout (Level 37)
          • Amager Minor Axident (Level 38)
          • Boulevard Tropical Pale Ale (Level 39)
          • Stomping Ground Gose Your Own Way (Level 40)
          • BrewDog Prototype Tangerine Session IPA (Level 41)

    Brew Traveler is ostensibly a measure of where you’ve drunk beer; with a level awarded for every 5 states or countries. It’s always been buggy; I highly doubt that I’ve had a beer in 65 states and/or countries…
          • Angkor Extra Stout (Level 12)
          • Pirate Life Mosaic IPA (Level 13)

    The Backpacker is a relatively new badge which is unlocked by drinking beers from a number of South East Asian countries. A Cambodian Imperial Stout, of all things, unlocked the first level of this badge for me. 
          • Angkor Extra Stout (Level 1)

    To the Port is a badge commemorating the wonderful style that is Porter. The definition of Porter is highly contentious, when many believing that it’s just a different name for stout. I’m sure most craft beer drinkers have their own take on this issue.
          • James Squire Jack of Spades (Level 20)

    Biere de Garde is one of the few indigenous French beer styles. This style is similar to Belgian Tripels with high levels of yeast ester and flavours ranging from sweet honey to earthiness. Beer for Keeping, the English translation, is the name of the badge for this unique style.
          • Red Hill The Red Rooster (Level 1)

    Regular readers of the blog would be aware that I’m not the biggest fan of ESB’s (Extra Special Bitter’s). That would probably explain why You’re Extra Special is only up to Level 8 after all these years…
          • Old Wives Ales New Tricks (Level 8)

    Spanish craft beer is ever so slowly making its way into Melbourne with beers from Naparbier and DouGall’s starting to pop up from time to time. Flamenco is the badge for drinking different Spanish beers.
          • DouGall’s Leyenda (Level 3)

    Given that I was housebound for much of this period with my foot, it’s not hugely surprising that Beer Foodie was only unlocked once. Beer Foodie is unlocked by checking into beers at venues classified as restaurants.
          • Batch Hopsy Mozy Nitro IPA (Level 37)
    God Save the Queen. Not only the British national anthem, but also the Untappd badge for drinking beers from the United Kingdom. Interestingly – only Scottish beers unlocked this badge for me over the last few months. 
          • BrewDog Pump Action Poet (Level 44)
          • BrewDog Jet Black Heart (Level 45)
          • BrewDog Prototype Tangerine Session IPA (Level 46)

    Speaking of Scottish beers, they have their own badge; The Highlander. Quite a few new ones from my BrewDog Advent Calendar has seen this badge climb faster than ever before! I’m guessing there will be at least one more before December is out… 
          • BrewDog Pump Action Poet (Level 15)
          • BrewDog Tokyo* (Level 16)
          • BrewDog Slot Machine (Level 17)
          • BrewDog Prototype Vienna Lager (Level 18)

    I’m always shocked at how low my level on The Wine of Beers badge is. I genuinely love Barley Wines, but clearly I drink too many of the same ones over and over again. They also aren’t the most conducive style of beer for the Australian summer.
        • Sierra Nevada B.C. [Avery] Dry Hopped Barley Wine (Level 5)

    A style that is perfectly suited to the Australian summer conditions is the Pilsner. Its associated badge; Crisp As Day, was unlocked by two lovely yet very different examples of the style. These are both worth checking out if you’re a lager drinker!
          • The Booth [To Øl] Glowing Pig (Level 31)
          • Dainton Draught (Level 32)

    A style that is definitely not catching on in Australia is the Cream Ale – something I know has something of a cult following in the United States. Accordingly, I was genuinely surprised when this beer unlocked the first level of Cream of the Crop.
          • To Øl Limon (Level 1)

    Respect the Kölsch is the badge to commemorate the wonderful local beer of Cologne in western Germany. It’s a light, refreshing ale that is becoming more and more popular among craft beer producers.
          • Boulevard American Kolsch (Level 4)
    A Wee Bit of Scotch is the badge for drinking different Scottish Ales & Scotch Ales. Both styles are malt driven with the Scotch Ale having a sweeter taste and higher ABV generally. One of my favourite beers unlocked this badge!
          • Founders Backwoods Bastard (Level 4)

    The two beers to unlock Dubbel, Tripel and Quad Oh My over these last few months are both Victorian. The La Sirene is quite possibly the best beer I’ve had this year and may yet feature in my Golden Pints – if I ever get this post finished!
          • 3 Ravens Little Raven Tripel (Level 11)
          • La Sirene Forêt Sauvage (Level 12)

    To fully appreciate the name of the badge for drinking Gose’s, the sour German wheat beer from Leipzig, you must understand that Gose is pronounced “Goes-UH!”. What Gose Round was unlocked three times over the last few months.
          • Full Toss Slow Gose Rate (Level 9)
          • Saint Archer Peach Gose (Level 10)
          • Blackman’s You’re Turning Violet (Level 11)
    Birthday Brew, should be one of the more self-explanatory badges out there. Yes, simply check-in a beer on your birthday and this one is all yours. For those of you who know me – this also gives a good indication of how long this post has taken to write!
          • 4 Pines In Season IPA No. 5 (Level 5)
    500 Million Beers is one of the more apt beer badge names I could think of given the situation. Named after Untappd’s 500 Millionth check-in, rather than the number of beers I intended to (and subsequently did) consume on Grand Final Day.
          • Stone & Wood Pacific Ale

    Barrel Aged Beer Day (2017) was awarded for checking in a barrel aged beer from The Bruery or Bruery Terreux on the first Friday in October. The one I had, Quadrupel Tonnellerie, was simply superb!
        • The Bruery Quadrupel Tonnellerie 

    One of my go to beers, Old Wives Ales’ Hair of the Dog, unlocked the commemorative Untappd 7th Anniversary badge.

          • Old Wives Ales Hair of the Dog XPA
    Another of my favourites, Pirate Life Mosaic IPA, was the beer that did for Daily Checker. I try and have at least two alcohol free days a week, but this doesn’t always happen… This badge is unlocked by checking in at least one beer a day for 7 consecutive days.

          • Pirate Life Mosaic IPA
    I wondered how long it would be before we saw a badge relating to the “Serving Style” of the beer after Untappd brought the feature in. For the Can is one of 3 badges released for the “Serving Style” and is simply unlocked by drinking 5 beers from cans.
          • Pirate Life Mosaic IPA (Level 63)
          • BrewDog Pump Action Poet (Level 64)
          • Blackman’s Juicy Banger (Level 65)
          • Moon Dog Beer Can (Level 66)
          • Yeastie Boys White Noise (Level 67)
          • Garage Project Loral Royale (Level 68)
          • Garage Project Pernicious Weed (Level 69)
          • Mikkeller SpontanYuzu (Level 70)
          • Pirate Life IPA (Level 71)
          • Wolf of the Willows XPA (Level 72)
          • Wolf of the Willows XPA (Level 73)
          • Mr Banks Wheeze the Juice (Level 74)
          • Sailors Grave Peach Melba (Level 75)
          • Prairie Vape Tricks (Level 76)
          • Lervig Lucky Jack Extra Hard (Level 77)
          • Arrogant Bastard Ale (Level 78)
          • BrewDog Slot Machine (Level 79)
          • Kaiju Krush! (Level 80)
          • Hawkers West Coast IPA (Level 81)

    Similarly, 99 Bottles, is the badge for drinking beers with the “Serving Style” as Bottle. I was slightly surprised that this badge, with retroactivity, was immediately unlocked – however it didn’t take terribly long to rectify that.

          • Morrison Batch 400 (Level 94)
          • Brewski 50 States of Freedom (Level 95)
          • Seven Sheds Mole Kriek (Level 96)
          • Coopers Best Extra Stout (Level 97)
          • Hawkers Imperial Stout BBA (2017) (Level 98)
          • 4 Pines Keller Door; Australian DIPA (Level 99)
          • Red Hill Imperial Stout (Level 100)
    Witbier’s are a style I go through phases of loving then loathing. Accordingly, levels of Keep Your Wits About You often come in waves. Both of these beers were quite palatable and I could see myself having them again.

          • Lucky Bay Wharton (Level 10)
          • Yeastie Boys White Noise (Level 11)
    I went out of my way to ensure Czech it Out was as up to date as possible. I love Czech beers; particularly their lagers, both pale and dark. Kozel’s range of lagers generally travel pretty well, are available at Dans and can sometimes be just what is ordered. This was a nice, crisp lager.

          • Kozel Premium Lager (Level 8)
    I had a lot of beers in Austria not long before Trekking the Alps was released. I thought I would struggle to unlock this badge, until I remembered that Trumer Pils comes from Austria originally! Level 5 was slightly lower than where I thought I’d be…

          • Trumer Pils (Level 5) 
    Witch’s Brew is the badge that commemorate Halloween every year. The (2017) version was unlocked by a beer from the style of the year; N.E. IPA. Lemon Juicy was a variant of 3 Ravens very successful Juicy.

          • 3 Ravens Lemon Juicy 
    Draft City is the last, for the time being at least, badge for “Serving Styles”. To unlock this badge simply check-in 5 draft beers. I think it’s pretty obvious what I was drinking during the Adelaide Test Match…

        • Stomping Ground Gose Your Own Way (Level 47)
        • To Øl Dangerously Close to Stupid Amounts of Guava (Level 48)
        • Wolf of the Willows Homage (Level 49)
        • Full Toss The Boult (Level 50)
        • XXXX Gold (Level 51)
        • XXXX Gold (Level 52)
        • XXXX Gold (Level 53)
        • XXXX Gold (Level 54)
        • XXXX Gold (Level 55)
        • James Squire Tall Tales (Level 56)
    As usual on Stout Day I like to crack out something special that I’ve been holding onto for several months (sometimes even years!). Stout Day 2017 was no exception! Thankfully I decided do as the bottle said and shared it with dad – it was a monstrous stout!

          • The Bruery Share This; Coffee
    Not enough beers are deemed Fruit Beers. It’s one of my pet hates that people don’t classify beers correctly on Untappd. In any case, Fruits of Your Labor was unlocked by two very similar beers; our own raspberry wheat beer and one from Scottish brewers Fierce Beer.

          •  Full Toss The Carberry (Level 9)
          •  Fierce Beer Cranachan Killer (Level 10)
    I’ve spoken many times about my love of Rye Beers, sadly there just aren’t that many of them because rye is such a pain to brew with reportedly. In any case Rye it Up is unlocked by drinking beers classified as Rye Beers or Roggenbiers (which funnily enough is German for rye beers…).

          • Bad Shepherd Amber Rye Ale (Level 6)

    Session Life is a badge that I guess you will be seeing a lot more of in the future. This badge is for checking into beers classified as Session IPA’s, another style that is under represented compared to how many brewers state that their beers are that style. The new Fixation Obsession is an absolutely brilliant beer, which I will be drinking plenty more of!
          • Black Dog Aussie Terrier (Level 10). 
          • Fixation Obsession (Level 11)

    Schwarz-buckler is the badge for drinking different Schwarzbiers and Dark Lagers. I’m a huge dark lager fan, it’s so unfortunate that none of the really good ones make their way down here – probably as the climate isn’t as suited for it.

          • Monteith’s Black (Level 7) 
    I love Dutch beer now, something that makes me questioned why I spent to much time in Amsterdam (years ago!) in an American Craft Beer Bar… Going Dutch is the badge for drinking beers from the Netherlands. The two IPA’s that unlocked this badge were probably the two best Dutch beers I’ve had. Probably because they were both really fresh!

          • Kees West Coast IPA (Level 8)
          • De Molen [Magic Rock] Magic & Tricks (Level 9)

    Thanksgiving is one of these American holidays that we don’t really celebrate in Australia. The closest I get o thanksgiving is the badge they release every year, in this case Beer-giving (2017). It had to be unlocked over the thanksgiving weekend.

          • Wolf of the Willows XPA

    Winter Wonderland is unlocked by drinking a beer which has the word “winter” in its name or style (ie. Winter Warmer). Some other words, such as celebration, also seem to trigger this badge. It’s a confusing one, and one that seems to pop up randomly.

          • Left Barrel Schwarzbier (Level 8)

    As part of my trip to Adelaide for the Test Match, we dropped in on Coopers Stadium, the night before the cricket started, to take in some A-League soccer. Tailgater, a badge for checking into different sporting stadia, was unlocked by a full strength Coopers Pale Ale – something I’d like to see at more sporting venues!

          • Coppers Pale Ale (Level 3)

    Bocks are a style of beer that I’ve never really warmed to. I’ll Be Bock is the badge that celebrates all types of Bocks. This includes Eisbocks, like this 22% offering from BrewDog that was big, bitter and boozy! It’s one of the most unique things I’ve tasted and is something I couldn’t pass up if I see it again.

          • BrewDog Hop Shot (Level 4)


    I’m not 100% sure, but I don’t believe I’ve unlocked Hella Delicious since it’s been released. Retroactivity ensures that doesn’t matter any more. Hawkers’ new lager is classified at a Helles Lager, the type of lager that you need to drink to unlock this badge.
          • Hawkers Lager (Level 6)

    Hoppy Hanukkah (2017) was released, like it is every year, to commemorate the 8 days of Hanukkah. Simply check-in to any beer during this time to unlock this badge – with any luck you’ll still have a day or two after I finally finish this post!

          • BrewDog Elvis Juice

    Wailing for Wales is the badge for drinking Welsh beers. Like almost all other badges, simply check-in 5 different beers from Wales and this badge is all yours. Tiny Rebel is really the only Welsh brewery that has beers regularly available in Australia – hopefully we see more in the not too distant future.

          • Tiny Rebel Mojito Sour (Level 2)

    After what seems like months, possibly because it has actually been months, this blog post is finally going up! The sheer number of Untappd badges these days, especially coupled with retroactivity made the task of writing the post in the normal manner almost impossible. I apologise for the formatting on this post – it just had to go up, so hopefully I’ll fix it shortly. I’ve got a lot of stuff I want to get up in the next 5-6 weeks and I hope to be posting more regularly next year now that my studying is finalized. Thanks for your support guys, I’m hoping to get 2-4 posts up before the New Year so stay tuned!

    Remember it’s always Beer O’Clock somewhere in the world!