Untappd’s annual badge celebrating the United States‘ Independence Day. Check into any beer from an American brewery on the fourth of July to receive this badge.
Fun fact: The Congress voted for Independence on 2 July, they just didn’t get around to declaring it until the fourth!
Have any 2 beers made by a brewery categorised as a Home Brewery. Easy enough if you or someone you knows makes homebrew.
This badge levels up after every 2 beers, meaning you need 200 home brews to get to level 100.
Depending on the country you are in, home brewing ranges from being completely legal, to being completely illegal and everywhere in between. For example, in some countries it is technically illegal but this is not enforced. The bottom line is, check your local laws before you start so you know what you’re dealing with!
Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival! Oktoberfest is held in Munich and each year around 8 million litres of beer is served to the six million people who attend the festival.
Six breweries take part in the festival: Augustiner, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr (who is owned by Paulaner), Hofbrau, Löwenbräu (owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev) and Spatenbräu (also Anheuser-Busch InBev).
However, despite the name, this badge is not about the festival, it’s about the beer. Marzen (or Fiestbier) is the beer served at Oktoberfest. Have 5 beers of this style to get the badge.
Traditionally brewed in March (hence the name), these slightly stronger beers with a bready or biscuity malt background. They were designed to last all winter, when brewing was impractical. Any remaining at the end of winter was finished off at the start of spring, at Oktoberfest.
Have 5 ‘strong’ beers to claim this badge.
The six styles that count are: Strong Ale (American, English or Other), Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Golden Ale and Lager – Euro Strong.
Check into any beer from Canada on the 1st or 2nd of July to earn this badge.
Canada Day is officially celebrated on 1 July each year and marks the day in 1987 where the the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into the Dominion of Canada.
Get your hands on a Canadian cold one to join in the celebrations!
Have 5 Australian beers to claim this badge, the country badge for Australia.
Like in many countries, the industry in Australia has consolidated around two main players, in this case Lion (owned by Kirin) and Fosters Group (owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev). Ironically, Fosters lager is not very popular in Australia despite being the best selling Aussie brand internationally.
An Australian Pale Ale is its own recognised sub-style. They tend to be fruity and slightly yeasty with a low hop bitterness. Very easy drinking for a hot climate!
Australia is also home to some great craft breweries. As well as the family owned Coopers, look out for Moon Dog, Redoak, Stone & Wood, Burleigh Brewing or the Balmain Brewering Company.
As is the trend worldwide, number of notable craft breweries have also been bought out by the major players, such as Little Creatures & White Rabbit (Kirin), Pirate Life (Anheuser-Busch InBev), Mountain Goat & Cricketers Arms (Asahi), and Feral Brewing (Coca-Cola Amatil).
Untappd has just released its annual core badge update for June. It includes a massive ten new badges! The new additions are:
Remember, you can vote for your favourite proposals on the Untappd site. The next update is usually in November.
Check into 5 beers before midday to claim the morning badge. They don’t have to be all on the same day, so pace yourself…
The country badge for Japan. Have 5 Japanese beers to claim this one.
Japan is known for its easy drinking rice lagers and four major breweries dominate the market: Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo. These four companies are big business and all own substantial holdings overseas.
Japan also has a growing craft beer scene with Baird Brewing being one of the more notable start ups in Asia.
Have 5 Old Ales to claim this badge. It then goes up a level every 5 until you reach level 100.
An Old Ale is an English style of dark ale that uses an aging process to create a richer and sweeter brew. These Ales are also sometimes a blend of an aged Ale and a new ale, similar in a way to a Gueuze but with a completely different result.
Notable examples include Theakston’s Old Peculiar, Robinson’s Old Tom and Greene King’s Strong Suffolk Vintage Ale.
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