Check into the same beer fifteen different times in a 30 day period to earn The Usual. They don’t have to be consecutive, so you can try something else in the month as well. Once you have got there, get ready to kick on and join The Century Club.
Hella Delicious!
If you see a German beer marked ‘Hell’, it’s not referring to the Devil but rather the German style of lager. To get this badge, have 5 beers marked as “Lager – Helles” or “Bock – Hell/Maibock/Lenteboc”.
From Munich, Helles beers are pale lagers that have less of a hop bite than a pilsner. They have a slight malt characteristic but are very easy drinking. The word Hell can be translated as bright, light or pale.
For me, the most iconic version is the Hofbrau Original, but almost all Bavarian breweries produce a version of this classic style.
99 Bottles
Check in 5 times using the serving style of bottle to get this one. It levels to level 100, which is 500 bottles of beer.
Fairly simple really!
Better Together
This badge is for beers that are brewed by 2 or more breweries working in collaboration. Have 5 different colabs to unlock the badge.
Both breweries will be listed on the beers information page, with one being the main brewery and one or more being the collaboration breweries.
Just for fun, here is a list of 5 of the best recent collaborations.
Hopped Down
The yin to Hopped Up‘s yang, have 5 beers with an IBU of 20 or less to collect this badge.
IBU stands for International Bittering Units and is simply a fancy measure of how bitter a beer is. Not every beer has its IBU recorded on untappd so if you are trying to get this badge then make sure the beer has its IBU displayed next to the ABV.
The Dark Side
Boasting Star Wars inspired badge art, this is untappd’s badge for dark beers.
As Stouts, Porters and Dunkels all have their own badges they aren’t included here, leaving us with a bit of an eclectic list of traditional Dark Ales, trendy Black IPAs and murky dark lagers! Schwarzbier‘s were added to the mix in April 2021.
To get The Dark Side check in 5 beers from the following styles: Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Lager – Euro Dark, Lager – Dark, IPA – Black/Cascadian Dark Ale, IPA – Imperial/Double Black.
Black IPAs also have their own badge, Black as the Night.
Das Boot
The country badge for Germany. Have 5 German brews to get level 1. Germany is well known for its many beer styles, festivals and traditions.
Germany is arguably the home of beer, with styles such as Hefeweizen, Dunkel, Bocks, Kolsch, Kristalweisen, Schwarzbier, Radler, Roggenbier, Gose, Altbier, Märzen, Helles, Kellerbier and even Berliner Weisse all coming from Germany. Incidentally, all of those styles have their own badge on Untappd.
You can’t talk about beer in Germany without mentioning Oktoberfest. The world’s biggest beer festival, each year around 8 million litres of beer is served to the six million people who attend the festival.
The beers served at Oktoberfest, like most German beers, comply with the Reinheitsgebot or Purity laws. Passed in 1516 they restricted beer to only contain water, barley and hops. This was later extended to include other malted grains, such as wheat. While they are no longer as strictly enforced as they once were, compliance with the Reinheitsgebot remains a powerful marketing tool for German breweries.
Germany has a rather decentralised beer industry with an extremely large number of breweries. The top ten breweries in Germany are: Oettinger, Krombacher, Bitburger, Beck’s (owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev), Warsteiner, Hasseröder (also Anheuser-Busch InBev), Veltins, Paulaner, Radeberger and Erdinger.
Verified Adventure
Check into 5 beers at Untappd verified venues to get this badge. This can be 5 check ins at 1 venue, at 5 different venues, or any combination in between.
A verified venue is essentially one that has paid Untappd to access additional features, such as uploading their beer menu onto the app. They can be identified by a tick in a yellow circle beside the venue name.
The criteria for this badge was expanded in May 2018, as listing a verified venue in the “Purchased At” option now also counts towards this badge – that’s great if your local liquor store is verified!
Pucker Up
The sour beer badge for Untappd. Have 5 sours to receive level 1, then it levels up after every 5 until it gets to level 100.
Sour beers are very much in vogue right now in the craft world but actually have a history stretching back to the start of brewing. Here is everything you need to know about sour beers.
Untappd defines a sour beer as any style of Wild Ale (American, Other), Brett Beer, Lambic (Faro, Framboise, Fruit, Gueuze, Kriek, Traditional, Other), IPA (Farmhouse or Sour), Historical Beer (Berliner Braunbier, Lichtenhainer), Non-Alcoholic Beer – Sour, or Sour (Berliner Weisse, Fruited Berliner Weisse, Flanders Oud Bruin, Flanders Red Ale, Fruited, Gose, Fruited Gose or Other). As you can see from the style list, many of the styles originated in or around Belgium.
Tower of Beer
For this one, have 5 beers brewed in England. And remember, they all also count towards the God Save the King badge!
As we’ve touched on the modern domination of commercial lagers in Britain already, let’s focus on England’s strong brewing traditions.
Ales originally dominated this part of the world, and while there may be some truth to the stereotype of English beer being warm and flat, Ales are remarkably versatile and range from easy drinking Golden and Mild Ales to Extra Special Bitters to Brown Ales, Old Ales, London Porters and even Russian Imperial Stouts. English brewers were relatively slow to adopt hops, yet it is also the birthplace of the hoppy IPAs that were exported all over the British Empire from working class Burton and later provided the foundation for the craft brewing revolution.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) group was launched in 1971 and has grown to now be the largest single issue lobby group in the UK! CAMRA assists small breweries and promotes traditional styles and techniques such as beer being served from Casks rather than Kegs.
There are too many ale breweries in England to list, but the larger ones include Greene King, Fullers (now owned by Asahi), Adnams, Marston’s, Timothy Taylor’s and Shepherd Neame.
Of course, as the home of IPA, England has had a craft beer revolution of its own. Beginning with Thornbridge who released Jaipur in 2005, other breweries worth seeking out include Beavertown (part owned by Heineken), Meantime (fully owned by Asahi), Magic Rock (Kirin), Camden Town (Anheuser-Busch InBev) and Vocation brewing.
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