Category: Style

Pale as the Moon

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Pale Ales are in some ways the foundation of the craft beer movement. To earn this badge simply check in 5 Pale Ales. It levels up to 100 so you don’t have to stop after 5.

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Pale Ales can be as varied as the classic Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, an America hoppy style ale, to the very Belgian Pauwel Kwak served in it’s traditional test tube style glass.

Untappd recognises the following styles of Pale Ale that all count towards the badge: American, Australian, Belgian, English, Other, Milkshake, New England, New Zealand, XPA (Extra Pale) and American Pale Wheat. Non-Alcoholic Beer – Pale Ale’s are also included.

Czech It Out

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The country badge for Czechia, check in 5 beers brewed in the Czech Republic to claim this badge. It levels up to 100.czech

Czechia includes the cities of Prague, the capital, Brno and Pilsen, which is where the style of pilsner was invented.

Unsurprisingly, the main beers in Czechia are all pilsners: Budweiser Budvar (the original Budweiser from the city of Budweis), Staropramen (owned by Molson Coors) and the original Pilsner Urquell (owned by Asahi).

Black as the Night

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It used to be said that there was no style more “craft” than a black IPA. While trends may have moved on to sours or hazy IPAs, Black or Cascadian IPAs remain a popular style.black

To get this badge check 5 beers that are classed as IPA – Black/Cascadian Dark Ale or IPA – Imperial/Double Black. These beers also count towards both the IPA badge and the Dark beer badge.

Cascadia is a nod to a type of hop that is commonly used in these beers (Cascade) and also refers to the Pacific North West Region of the US, where this style was first developed (think Oregon, Washington and even Northern California).

Lite Weight

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This is an American badge recognising the market domination of light lagers. Light in the American sense refers to low carb, rather than low alcohol.liteWeight_lg

This badge simply requires you to check in Bud light, Miller light and Coors light. Easy if you live in the States, tricky in most other places. Now you can move on to the All American badge…

Wheel of Styles

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To earn this badge you need to check into five different styles of beer. Levels were introduced in 2016.

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There are currently 253 different styles of beer recognised on Untappd and that number is growing all the time so it is definitely possible to take this badge up to level 51, if not higher in the near future.

I Believe in IPA!

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This one shouldn’t be too much of a challenge: five IPA beers of any of the various styles. The badge goes up to level 100, that’s 500 IPAs so get going.

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There are 26 styles of IPA that currently recognised by untappd: American, Belgian, Black/Cascadian Dark Ale, Brett, Brown, Brut, Cold, English, Farmhouse, Fruited, Imperial/Double, Imperial/Double Black, Imperial/Double Milkshake, Imperial/Double New England, Other, Milkshake, New England, Non-Alcoholic, Quadruple, Red, Rye, Session/India Session Ale, Sour, Triple, Triple New England and White / Wheat. Note APAs don’t count as they are classed as Pale Ales.

There are also separate badges for Black, Hazy, Milkshake, Session and Triple IPAs.

Originally the badge was introduced in 2011 as a collaboration with another website and was limited to only five specific IPAs: Dogfish Head’s 60 Minute IPA, Bell’s Two Hearted IPA, the New Belgium Ranger IPA, Sierra Nevada’s Torpedo Extra IPA and the Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA. A pretty good starting point if you ask me!