Cream Ales. Have 5 to unlock level one of the Cream of the Crop badge.
A Cream Ale is an American style of pale ale. They are usually light with no pronounced hop or malt tastes, a result of being lagered even though its a true ale. They often contain adjuncts such as rice or corn, but no cream!
My favourite example of the style is Kiwanda, from Oregon’s Pelican Brewing Company.
A Venue badge that requires you to physically travel – check a beer in in 5 different countries or regions to earn this badge.
The beers don’t have to be from those countries, only the venues.
Simply check into 10 different beers in a row to earn the Playing the Field badge.
It was one of the first badges that I ever earned, so no repeats and you’ll be fine!
Introduced in 2105, to get Liquid Lunch check-in to 5 beers between midday and 2pm on weekdays, all in a calendar month.
Check into 5 “Smoked beers” for this one. It levels to level 100, so go crazy.
As well as generic smoked beers, Untappd also counts Grätzer/Grodziskie’s, Leichtenhainer’s and Rauchbier’s towards the badge.
The Grätzer (or Grodziskie) is a Polish beer that is highly carbonated and has low bitterness and alcohol. This allows the smoky characteristics to really shine through.
A Leichtenhainer is a German sour ale that is lightly hopped and smoked. The end product is usually hazy and is designed to be drunk fresh, traditionally straight from the barrel.
A Rauchbier is another German style, and it literally translates to “smoked beer”. The barley is dried over an open flame, which imparts the distinctive smokey aroma and taste.
This is the badge for the serving style of nitro. Have 5 beers served this way to get the badge. It levels upto 100.
Beers carbonated by a mix containing nitrogen gas instead of the more common CO2 have a smoother, silkier head. It is most commonly associated with stouts, and especially Guinness.
In theory any style can be served on Nitro, however it tends to fade hoppy aromas which doesn’t exactly make it ideal for your average IPA.
A venue badge, check into a beer at 5 different music venues for this one.
Theatres, Performing arts venues, rock clubs and the like also count so go see some music and work your way towards this badge!
Have 5 beers of the style Radler/Shandy or Non-Alcoholic Beer – Shandy / Radler to earn this badge.
A combination of beer and lemonade soda, a shandy has a reputation as a bit of a “girls drink”. However the name Radler translates to cyclist, which hints at its origins of being a light refreshment following some physical exercise.
The term Radler has even been trademarked in New Zealand by Heineken – who use it to produce a 5% citrus flavoured beer.
A fairly simple one, have 5 beers on a single Friday to officially be Drinking Your Paycheck.
After work drinks anyone?
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