Year in Beer

Spotify Untappd has released its Year in Beer feature for 2022. Happily for us, the release is promoted with a new badge. To claim it, check into any beer between 13 December and 13 January. That’s so easy, you probably already have it!

The release is accompanied by seven style specific badges that are sponsored by Oskar Blues and Cigar City. Check into any beer of that style to earn each badge. They styles are: IPA – American, Pale Ale – American, IPA – New England / Hazy, Wheat Beer – Hereweizen, Blonde Ale, Dark Ale and Hard Seltzer.

Super Style: IPA-Imperial/ Double New England

The final of Untappd’s six badges that are exclusive to paid subscribers. To earn this one you need to be a paid member and check into any Imperial/Double New England IPA.

Following on from the Super Style badges for New England IPA’s and Imperial/Double IPA’s, this is a natural conclusion to the 2022 series of six paid badges.

All Together

An open source beer that is being brewed by a number of different breweries around the world to support the hospitality industry, check into any version of the beer before 8 June 2020 to claim the badge. (Update: now extended until 8 August 2020)

The initiative started with the Other Half Brewing Co in New York, who came up with the recipe for this Hazy IPA. Currently 749 breweries in 51 countries are producing the brew, so chances are you can get your hands on one.

Shake it Up!

A subset of the Haze craze, have 5 Milkshake IPAs or Pale Ales to earn this badge. Then have 5 more, as it levels up all the way to 100.

These Ales are heavy on unfermentable sugars such as lactose and commonly flavoured with fruit and vanilla – creating a sweet and thick hazy pale ale.

Haze for Days

With hazy IPAs being very much the flavour of the month, it’s no surprise that untappd have jumped on board with this badge. They are known by a variety of names, such as East Coast IPA’s, New England IPA’s, or even Vermont-style IPA’s. Whatever you call it, these hazy, juicy creations are definitely making a big impact right now. haze

The badge was introduced in November 2018 and Originally had four styles that count towards this one: New England IPAs, New England Imperial/Double IPAs, New England Pale Ales and Milkshake IPAs.

Three other styles have recently been added to this badge: Milkshake Pale Ales, Double/Imperial Milkshake IPAs and Triple New England IPAs. Milkshake beers have their own badge as well, so they count for both!