Category: Style

Fruits of Your Labor

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The badge for Fruit beer. Have 5 fruit beers for this badge.

Fruit

Fruit has been added to beer to improve the flavours for hundreds of years. The practice gradually fell out of favour in places such as Germany and Britain due to purity and trade laws. This was partly due to fruit often being used to hide the taste of off beer. However, you can now find fruit being used in experimental and exciting ways by craft brewers.

Untappd currently counts five styles towards this one: Fruit Beer, Sour – Fruited, Sour – Fruited Berliner Weisse, IPA – Fruited and Sour – Gose – Fruited. However fruit Lambics, such as Kriek or Framboise, don’t count.

Ich Bin Ein Berliner

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Berlin is Europe’s second biggest city, so it’s no surprise that it would have its own style of beer: the Berliner Weisse. Have 5 of them to get this badge.Berliner

Called the ‘Champagne of the North’ by Napoleon, a good Weisse is crisp, cloudy and tart. They are not strong in alcohol and are a perfect refreshing beverage.

The style was once the dominant style in Berlin until it started to fade away in the second half of the 20th century. Now revived by the craft revolution, many craft breweries are experimenting with adding fruit to the style which has led to its own style on Untappd, the Fruited Berliner Weisse.

Trip to the Farm

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Originally just for Saisons, this badge has been widened to include a range of other Farmhouse Ales.

Have 5 beers from any of the following styles to claim this badge: Farmhouse Ale (Saison, Sahti, Other, Bière de Garde or Bière de Mars), Grisette or IPA (Farmhouse).Farm

Saisons are a signature Belgian style. A refreshing pale ale that is well carbonated, slightly sour, spicy or fruited and traditionally low in alcohol. Originally brewed on farm to refresh the workers in summer, they share some similarities with the German Radler and French Bière de Garde styles.

A Sahti is a Finnish style of farmhouse ale that is flavoured with Juniper. A darker, cloudy beer that is strong in alcohol, the yeast used usually gives off some banana flavourings.

The final distinct style of Farmhouse Ale is the Grisette. Another Belgian style, the beer was actually consumed primarily by miners rather than farmers. It is a low alcohol brew with a distinct tartness and can almost be described as a cross between a Saison and a Gose!

I’ll Be Bock

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Have 5 Bocks to gain I’ll Be Bock, Untappd’s badge for Bock beers. A Bock is a style of strong, malty lager that originated in Germany.

Untappd recognises six substyles of Bock, and they all count towards this badge: Single/Traditional, Doppelbock, Eisbock, Hell/Maibock/Lenteboc, Weizenbock and Weizendoppelbock.

Bock

A traditional Bock sits at around 6 or 7% and is rich and malty. Made by traditional lager techniques, Bock also means Goat in German and so goats often feature on the label.

A Doppelbock is a stronger, maltier version that ends up anywhere between 7 and 12%. An Eisbock is even stronger, it is made be slowly bringing a Doppelbock down to freezing and removing the ice as it forms on top. This reduces the water content, intensifying the flavour and strength. Eisbock’s also have their own badge, From the Cold.

As the name suggests, Weizenbocks are made from wheat instead of barley. Unusually for a wheat beer, they are brewed using dark malts and are a similar strength as a Doppelbock.

Finally a Maibock or Helles Bock is a light Helles lager that is brewed to Bock strength. As it is a combination of the two styles, any Hell/Maibock/Lenteboc you check in also counts towards the Helles badge, Hella Delicious!

Beer for Keeping

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For this badge, have 5 different beers from the Bière de Garde or Bière de Mars styles. Note that Bière de Champagne/Bière Brut don’t count.BeerforKeeping

Bière de Garde (literally, beer for keeping) is a strong, farmhouse style of beer brewed in the North East of France. It has some similarities with the Saisons from neighbouring Belgium. The most famous example of the style is 3 Monts.

Bière de Mars or beer of March, is a Spring beer traditionally sold in March. It is a top fermenting beer that is usually lower in alcohol and somewhat drier than a Bière de Garde.

Which ever style you go for to gain this badge, they are both excellent traditional examples from France, a nation not especially well known for its beer.

Johnny Appleseed

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The cider badge. Have any 5 ciders or perry’s to claim this badge.

Appleseed

Especially popular in Britain, cider has been produced there since before the Romans invaded in 55BC. Made from Apples (unless it’s Perry which is made from Pears), cider is brewed in a similar fashion to beer.

Untappd recognises ten types of cider: Dry, Non-Alcoholic Cider / Perry, Herbed/Spiced/Hopped, Ice/Applewine, Graff, Other, Other Fruit, Rosé, Perry and Sweet.

Wee Bit of the Scotch

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Check into 5 Scottish Ales to gain this badge. The three Untappd styles that count towards the badge are Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy, Scottish Ale and Scottish Export Ale.WeeHeavy

A Scotch Ale is a strong, malty ale that can be rather sweet. Also known as a Wee Heavy, they have been referred to as the Scottish equivalent of a Barley Wine.

Scottish Ales and Scottish Export Ales are similarly malty but are not necessarily as strong. Some have a smoked flavour. Try the Original by craft brewery Innis & Gunn.

Dubbel, Tripel and Quad Oh My!

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Dubbels, Tripels and Quads are three styles of strong Belgian beer that are associated with the Trappist brewing tradition. Have 5 to gain this badge.Dubbel

Originally brewed by the Trappist Monasteries, these styles are known as Abbey beers when made by other breweries.

While the styles are sequential in terms of malt used (a Dubbel uses double the malt, a Tripel three times, etc) the end product of each is quite different.

A Dubbel is a dark, rich and fruity style of ale that was first brewed in 1856 by Westmalle.

A Tripel on the other hand is a golden pale ale that is much more drinkable.

Traditionally Tripels are the strongest Trappist style, however Quadruples are a recent invention. They are also known as Grand Cru’s and are dark and fruity much like a Dubbel.

While the three styles have differences in flavour and appearance they are all strong, rich Ales that share the same history. Whether yours is a local Abbey beer or a genuine Trappist, seek out a Dubbel, Tripel or Quad today. Oh My!

All American

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The All American celebrates seven mainstream beers from three iconic American breweries. Have all 7 to claim the badge.

AllAmerican

They include the three flagship beers of Budweiser (owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev), Coors Banquet and Miller Genuine Draft (both Molson Coors).

Plus the three lite versions: Bud Light, Coors Light and Miller Lite. These three also earn you the Lite Weight badge.

The final beer is a bit of a wildcard: the 6% Bud Light Platinum.

With all 7 beers checked in, you are surely now a true All American!

To The Port

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Porter

The untappd badge for Porters. Have 5 to get the badge, then keep leveling it up to 100. Porters also count towards the Heavy Weight badge.

Porter emerged as a style from English Brown Ales of the 1700s and quickly became popular with the London working class: boatmen, punters and porters.

The style then spread over to the former colonies in America and a stronger, export version became associated with the Baltic. Strong porters also gave rise to a separate style, Stout beer.

After dominating England during the Industrial revolution, the style lost popularity in the early 20th century (partly due to war rationing) and faded away until being revived as a style during the rise of craft beer.

Untappd currently recognises nine styles of Porter: American, Baltic, Coffee, English, Imperial/Double, Imperial/Double Baltic, Imperial/Double Coffee, Other and Non-Alcoholic Beer – Porter / Stout.

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