Untappd: Find Beer You'll Love Reviews

by And Yours

Full disclosure I don’t use this app that much, and I imagine not for its intended use. But certain changes could rope me in-

I like keeping track of what I’ve had and keeping notes. That’s how I use my check-ins, as a kind of beer journal. this app is great for this because everything under the sun is listed and it’s easy to find more info, other beers from the brewery, etc. the downsides are 1- the character limit on comments, I’d like to be able to describe my experience in detail and there generally isn’t enough space for that. 2- sometimes I want to take notes that I don’t necessarily want to be public, and I don’t think there is a way to do this.

The badges are kind of fun. Its cool that there’s ways to find beers in your area but honestly it hasn’t worked well for me so I don’t really use it. And while it can be kind of fun to see what friends and others are drinking it’s definitely not my focus when using Untappd .

by TX-Jeff

Signed up because my brother and a couple of friends were on. Over time I met people in far off lands (Berlin, Baltimore, Issaquah, Mebane, Kyoto, Portsmouth,... the list goes on) who were also beer fans and we had some smiles exchanging beer stories. Meeting someone on this app in a brewery or bar in a new or familiar place gave us something in common: a shared experience — something to talk about and to break the ice — cultural and language barriers fall when you share a love of beer, an this app facilitates that.
I quickly developed a discipline: always a good, sharp, saturated/exaggerated photo (indulging my inner photographer) and always a few words about the beer and where/why I had it. Sometimes a story, sometimes not. Most Importantly: check each beer in EXACTLY ONCE. This isn’t about how MUCH I drink but WHAT I have tried. Very rarely a 5 because 5-star beers are rare. If it’s no good, de-saturate the color in the picture. Untappd is what you make of it. I enjoy it, YMMV.

Peace out.

by Beertastingcol

Without going extremely into detail, Untappd is amazing and I absolutely love that a database like this exists to help me on my journey to trying new and delicious beers. I also very much love the social media aspect to it and my ability to cheers my friends and see what they are having these days. It’s a very useful app I find myself using quite often. HOWEVER, it really needs an update. I have had Untappd for probably 3 years now, and it hasn’t changed. The reason I think it could use an update is because Untappd itself feels slightly outdated. It is glitchy sometimes when uploading photos or navigating through. One thing hat especially annoys me is how to difficult it is to find where you add friends or even view your existing ones. To truly take Untappd to the next level, it’s developers should redesign Untappd to flow more smoothly and have less bugs and freezes.

by Taccco V

The thing I like about Untappd is that one can write in depth reviews. As someone who enjoys craft beer - and takes that seriously - I like the potential for bonding with other craft beer lovers. The key word being “potential”.

The thing that I strongly dislike about this app is how difficult it is to find other users, both present and future. I find a lot of frustration with the interface. Compared to Twitter or Facebook this app’s user interface strongly lacks “user friendly” features. They have all of the right categories but finding them and using them and going back and forth between them can be annoying - sometimes to the point that I give up and close the program and either start over or just move on.

Overall I enjoy this app and recommend it to everyone. With some minor tweaks it could rival the big boy Social Media apps.

by DelBttrfly

In the beginning, it took me a while to get into Untappd. I didn’t get the point. I don’t think anyone would ever classify me as a “beer geek” and I can’t exactly handle more than a couple beers in a given day (albeit the latest “session” beer offerings are delicious and confess I do take advantage of that!) It was on my phone for a good 6 months before I started “checking in” my drinks. Fast forward several years and I love it! It’s great to discover that have or have not imbibed particular one and what I thought of it in the past and compare that to what I think of it now. One of the new features I really like is it’s easy to find out what my friends thought of a particular beer, in addition to the whole this app world. It’s great that I can see what “my local” is offering even when I’m still 25 miles away trying to get out of the office. As Untappd designers added new features its stability experienced ups and downs. Lately, they are all ups and continue even farther upward! (Keep up the good work!) Anyway, if you like trying new venues and new beers, or are curious what the beer world is excited about, you’ll love Untappd! I highly recommend.

by HowieWood0303

A friend of mine pointed out to me that occasionally when she searches for beers, the green checkmark that you’d normally see for beers that one has had before randomly appeared on beers that she didn’t have before. I tried it on a beer she had just checked in, and the same thing happened to me. When you ‘click/touch’ the beer to start the check-in process, it showed that I hadn’t checked it in before. I’ve tried this search for random beers, and most of the time the green checkmark for beers I haven’t had before doesn’t come up. Not sure if this is a new feature or a bug. Might want to look into this. In the meantime, keep up the great work! I love your app nonetheless

by Sonogirl247

What’s better than sampling beer from around your hometown or even around the country? Adding in a gaming factor! That’s right folks untapped is my new favorite drinking game. I get to log my likes and dislikes and collect badges and rewards along the way. I love trying new craft beers and I make a point to do so in any location that I visit. With Untappd I can go back in time, that’s right I’m a time traveler, and see what I’ve tried before and avoid the flops and reorder my faves. Maybe I’m just a dork or more likely a narcissist, but I love it when I check-in at a venue and my name pops up on the screen behind the bar. It feels like I’m a part of the action and contributing to the vibe. What more can you ask for from a free app that supports your drinking habit with no judgement!

by Hebson

Before finding out about this app, I think it fair to say that I wasn’t even a casual beer drinker. The handful of beers I’d had to that pinpoint, with only a couple of exceptions, were terrible. It didn’t help that my state of Alabama put serious restrictions on what we could buy here. Once the restrictions were removed and craft beer became a reality, I went from too few choices to too many, and I had no sensei to help me along the journey.

Until this app.

Now I had an app that could help me make choices based on what beers I tried and how I rated them. Once I’d begun to add Friends, many of which were far more knowledgeable of beers than I was, I could tap their experiences by reading their ratings and tasting notes (Pro Tip: please always leave tasting notes! Ratings are helpful, but tell us why you left whatever rating you did). When you’re traveling, you can search for local venues and check out their offerings. And you might just be able to find that Unicorn beer out there with the help of Untappd.

by Johntherd

I love trying new beers. This helps me keep track of it. Four years, several dozen breweries, and a dozen beerfests later....it takes some practice to figure out how to access it online but worth learning. App works smooth. My only suggestions for improvement are a “top 10” list button (I get asked for that a lot.) And if a badge correlates to a blog post, I wish there was a link on the badge to that post. But those are minor improvements. I’m still confused over the “serving style” option and if that correlates with packaging style but oh well. Love that my home brew can be in here too. Love that I can show up in a new city and find a local brewery really easily. Love that I get updates when some of my local breweries have new beers (and wish more participated.)

by Dph012000

I seldom drink the same beer twice (unless I’m forced into buying a 4-pack in lieu of singles) and had been saving a bottle/can of most everything I’ve tried in the last 5 years. As a result, my garage has nearly 650 bottles/cans stored on shelves built in between the empty bays between the studs. I get a lot of compliments from passerby, and it’s a great conversation starter. However, I can’t take it with me, and I can no longer remember all 650+ of what I’ve tried. this app has solved that for me. But, much to my wife’s chagrin, I still bring bottles/cans back with me from every trip (9 cans and a bomber after 4 days in TX this past weekend) and the Suds Shrine continues to grow.

Thank You this app for creating such a great resource for those who enjoy reminiscing about their passion for trying new beers.

by BpMan19

this app has become the favorite social app in my family. When we all get together, we buy tons of new beers to sample, discuss, and log. We create locations that we all check into using Swarm. When we’re apart, we’re constantly recommending beers and venues to one another. It’s really been a way for us to use our love of craft brews to keep in touch and interact with each other even though we’re spread across the country. On a less sentimental, yet equally important note, this app has helped me gain a better understanding of which styles, regions, and breweries I really enjoy. It’s made it easier for me to keep tabs on when beers I love or have been wanting to try hit venues near me, and has also made it so much easier to recommend things to my friends and family.

by IceAxeIPA

First of all, I deleted the canned review.
I use Untappd almost daily. I check the local stores and brewpubs to see what they have on tap. Most of them are updated daily. It’s great to have a record of the beers I have tried do that I can go back and see how I rated something. I always try to have something different when I go to a brewpub and with Untappd I can keep track of what I have already had. You can also see what friends are trying and if they liked it. The wish list is nice if there is something you really want to have but it is hard to get. Untappd will tell you when it is at a nearby venue. You can also have Untappd alert you when a new beer is added to your favorite venues on tap list. If you are a craft beer lover, get this app. Cheers and Prost!

by Presto 1348

If you like to try different beers but can’t always remember what you’ve had or if you like it (think beer festivals), then this is Untappd for you! If you are Type A and need to complete goals, this is also Untappd for you.

Untappd is easy to use, and it’s easy to add a beer if it isn’t listed, such as a new brew coming from a micro-brewery or local Tap house. They use badges as a way to show you’ve tried something once, leveled up for doing something consistently, or had a beer on specific holidays. It also rewards you for drinking the standard American beers (and a Bud Platinum). They give badges for drinking local beers, buying from local vendors versus just going to the grocery store, and also staying at home.

Just plain fun!

by Erick From CA

Untapped is the perfect beer log. I love checking into the beers that I drink. It’s really helpful when I visit a different area to see what breweries are nearby or what venues that serve craft beer. I enjoy seeing what my friends on untapped are drinking to see what’s available. I check in all the time to keep track of how many times I drink. I also love the numerous amount of badges you can get. The badges can be from different styles of beers, to venues, to even the time of day or even a special holiday or event badge. So always make sure to check in. I’m hitting myself over the head over the fact that I was in Germany for a long period of time and never checked in enough to earn the “Das Boot” badge. I just kept forgetting to check in while there. It just gives me another reason to go back! For any craft beer lover this is a complete must have!

by KansasSudSlayer

It’d be nice to see active admins regulating the community. I think it will help to decrease fake venues (annoying, your house is not a venue) as well as to correct false brewery information. Example, I tried to log a beer from a brewery that is no longer in business. Correcting this information is against community guidelines, and the amount of incorrect ratings leads many to just follow suit with the previous tags. I think it would be nice to see little checks (sort of like verified Twitter) that validate a brewery’s information as admin certified for accuracy and completeness. I think accurate information is vital to success of not only nano/micro breweries but the community as a whole. I am an this app supporter and live and breathe beer; I hope my feedback helps. I would love to help, please contact me if you would like pro Bono support haha.

by Dftones

Four years now - that is how long I’ve been using Untappd and it has been a wonderful experience !

I was fortunate enough to try my first “REAL” IPA about five years ago and ever since then it has been so much fun to try so many different kinds and really allow my palate to grow, as well as quickly finding out what I don’t like 😂 (which is important!)
Untapped allows us avid beer drinkers to come together and share our love for beers of all brands and flavors; and not only that but to also befriend people on here and be able to discuss our similar, but also different tastes.
I am in a beer group with probably some of the most amazing people that I have been fortunate enough to meet since I moved to the south, and they have been gracious enough to show me the ropes on many many different styles of IPAs and stouts, etc.… I really can't think of a better hobby then this one because not only are the beers delicious and complex, but the friends you make along the way is what it's all about. Beer tasting is really a wonderful experience, and this app is the catalyst that really just brings everyone together for that one love: beer 🍺.
Stay awesome this app - keep growing; and to those out there who are just getting started - try everything once and share what you know without others who don't - cheers !!!!

by This Is Horroble

My wife and I have enjoyed doing flights of beers at breweries because we get to have the fun of putting it into our app. It also helps keep track of what beers I did like and I did not like. We do not drink much and hence our numbers are low. But it is still nice to keep track of what we have had and have enjoyed.
Also it is good to recommend to me because I might like. Where to find them. How to get them. Where the festivals are. What my friend might suggest to me and I to them. It is fantastic for going into a store and checking its rating before buying it. I find it extremely useful, I do not purchase a beer before scanning it to check its rating level. When I find something that’s a three, I skip over it and go to something I find that’s a four. It is helped save me time and money and narrow down beers that I actually like.

by Creators, Fix This

I love Untappd. It’s a great way to see new beers, stay up to date with local watering holes’ selections (as long as they update periodically) and see what my friends are drinking. Good for casual and those “hardcore” aficionado drinkers. You can take pictures of your drink, rate it from 0-5, say how it was served, where you bought it from and even where you’re drinking it at. If your friend is nearby you can get notifications and pay a surprise visit! Two major downsides:
1. If you want to know what your favorite bar/brewery/establishment has you need to hope they have updated Untappd recently (such as that day).
2. The direct messaging function is hidden and unless you really search around you friend’s profile you may miss out. Yes, you could always text them, but maybe you just met a new coworker and never got their phone number, Untappd is a nice way to reach out and ask if they want to meet up for a drink. Maybe even create a new friendship.
All in all, it’s a wonderful app, give it a try!

by PattyOSullivan

Love Untappd!! As a small business owner Untappd is invaluable. I have long suspected several of my employees of drinking too much on work nights. I've approached these employees in the past and they've been quick to deny my accusations, adding that, even if this was the case, their on the job performance has not been impacted (which is true but not the point!). UnTapped gave me the hard evidence to fire these employees. Firing these people has added a burden to my business, especially during this busy holiday season, but I will persevere.

A side benefit of Untapped is that seeing the expensive beers that my employees are posting with their checkins has confirmed that I am paying some employees way too much. Untapped gave me the ammo to decrease these employees' salaries. Thanks Untapped, that's more $$$ saved for my business.

As the ultimate testament to Untappd , I am going to make Untapped mandatory for all employees starting in 2021. Any drinks not logged in Untappd will be a fireable offense. No longer will I be the sucker.

by McC-T

I love this app. I love being able to see what restaurants and bars have on tap no matter if I’m looking at my local spot or just planning for an upcoming trip to a different city.

I love opening this app and learning more about a brewery, beer, style, and being able to find it near me.

I love being able to open this app and see if my friends have tried a beer and if it’s something they’d recommend. Also, since reviewing/rating beers is easy, I love being able to quickly recall the last time I had a particular beer and if it was something I should revisit or forget. See a new beer on a menu and wonder if I’ll like it? Just pull it up and see if my good friend Aaron liked it or not. Chances are if he loved it, I will too. We have similar tastes in beer and this app is THE leading app for beer lovers. Give it a go, and cheers!

by Rocktopolis

Overall a good app. I don't like that you can't add a photo once you've posted a check-in, and once a score is posted, if it shows up incorrectly, there is no changing or editing it.

Addendum: I was mistaken, Untappd does offer the ability to add a photo, or change your rating. You have to open that post then tap the gear symbol that looks like it would be for settings to me. I do still wish there was flexibility in adding a date for the post, as it shows up for the day posted, when you might have had the beer a day or two earlier.

Props (or a toast) to the this app's CTO, Greg, who personally responded to my review to clarify, though I found the features shortly after posting my review. That level of effort is appreciated. Overall, one of my favorite apps!

by J.K. CA

A must-have app for beer lovers. Use it all the time to find good new brews in the area. Excellent for finding venues while traveling and the ‘Verified Venue’ option is terrific to see what’s new no matter where you’re at. Ratings are trustworthy as users know their stuff. The company is fantastic too. Really on top of things, friendly and innovative. Hard to provide enough praise. Even with a few issues, the Founders take great pride in their app and it shows. The continuous improvements and dedication to their users is excellent. Hope more will use the menu reporting options for Verified Venues to continue to improve accuracy and accountability which this app clearly desires. Consider offering your Support.

by STOUTFOOL

I’ve been enjoying Untappd and community for years...I find that it’s a great way to discover beers from all over the world. Plus, it’s very helpful keeping track of what you’ve enjoyed through your beer journey. It’s by far the most enjoyable and entertaining beer app I’ve had the opportunity to use. As a home-brewer, there are many to choose from. They are super helpful. BeerSmith being the best. Mr. Malty is excellent! But, this is my go to “I love beer “ place. I’d say to you that if you love beer and want to keep up with what you’ve taken in then use Untappd and it’s many features. Get in here and enjoy! It literally changed the way I’ve enjoyed beer/beverages. Many challenges and achievements are ready for your travels! Cheers

by Liv 4 Mew Zack

I’ve been using Untappd for most of three years now, and I can say as an avid beer enthusiast it is a must have. I love craft beer in particular and I enjoy trying new and different brews. Untappd is a great resource for knowing what you’ve had before, what you’ve liked from a brewery, and remembering great times at a favorite establishment. I was in Ireland and Germany last spring and it is fun to reflect back on the great beer I had there. Overall the performance of Untappd has never let me down and it’s only the rare occasion that you cannot find a beer on Untappd . In that case you get to create the beer’s official page, which is always a fun milestone. The badges are a fun add on. Outstanding Untapped, keep it up as the Best Beer App!