Ok, so a lot of people just earn this one ‘accidentally’ and the description of it can be misinterpreted: “Drinking with friends is fun. Right? You’ve checked in with at least 4 other people within 2 hours.”
To receive this badge, check in a beer at a venue that 4 other people have also checked into in the last 4 hours. No levels to this one, but the Beer Gathering badge is very similar.
While there may be debate over if a Stout is a type of Porter or a Porter is a type of Stout, for this badge it’s irrelevant. Have 5 Stouts or Porters to claim this badge.
Porters are dark, hopped beers that originated in London. Originally named after the working class carriers, or porters, that preferred the style, there may be no more famous example of the style than Fuller’s London Porter.
The name Stout means strong, and originally described a strong Porter. However now Stout is regarded as a style in it self. The most famous stout in the world has to be Guinness, even though it is about 4.2%, hardly qualifying as a strong beer.
There are many variations of both styles, as can be seen by the list of styles that count towards this badge: Porter – American, Baltic, Coffee, English, Imperial/Double, Imperial/Double Baltic, Imperial/Double Coffee, Other. Non-Alcoholic Beer – Porter / Stout. Stout – American, Beligna, Coffee, English, Foreign/Export, Imperial/Double, Imperial/Double Coffee, Imperial/Double Pastry, Imperial/Double White, Imperial/Double Milk, Imperial/Double Oatmeal, Irish Dry, Milk/Sweet, Oatmeal, Other, Oyster, Pastry, Russian Imperial and White.
There are also separate badges for both Porters and Stouts (To The Port and Beyond a Shadow of a Stout), as well as some notable sub-styles: Oatmeal Stouts (Oat of this World!), Coffee Porters and Coffee Stouts (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee), Pastry Stouts (Dessert Time!), Milk/Sweet Stouts (So Udderly Sweet) and Russian Imperial Stouts (Imperial Czar).
It’s fair to say Belgium punches above its weight when it comes to beer (and chocolate). Belgian styles like Tripels and Dubbels, Lambics, Flanders Reds and Oud Bruins, Witbiers and Saisons are world renown, as is the Trappist brewing tradition.
Belgian Holiday is the country badge for Belgium, so have 5 Belgian beers to get this one. It levels up after every 5, all the way to level 100.
Commercially, two of the most successful Belgian brands are Stella Artois (a lager) and Hoegaarden (a witbeer). They are both now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Other well known brands include Duvel (independent), Jupiler, Leffe (both Anheuser-Busch InBev) and Rodenbach (Palm breweries).
Belgian beers all traditionally have their own branded and uniquely shaped glass that the beer is served in. These range from the Hoegaarden’s hexagon shaped tumbler glass to Pauwel Kwak’s test tube, and everything in between!
This is a big one. Introduced in 2018, simply track down five Triple IPAs to get this badge. And yes, it levels all the way up to 100.
Triple IPAs are heavily hopped, intense syrupy beers that are an extension of the Double IPA style. Untappd also recognised Triple New England IPAs, which count for both this badge and Haze for Days.
Probably the most famous example is Pliny the Younger, but if you have missed out on that here’s a list of some other excellent options.
Untappd’s badge for Gose beers. Have 5 beers that are ‘Sour – Gose’ or ‘Sour – Gose – Fruited’ to get this badge.
Gose is a sour, salty wheat beer from the area around Lepzig in Germany. With a tradition dating back to the 16th century, the style all but died out in the 20th century due to the growth in popularity of pilsner lagers and two world wars.
The style was revived in 1980 by a Lepzig bar owner and has made a major come back, now being a popular style for craft brewers to experiment in.
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.
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.
I think the description for this one gives enough instruction: “10 beers from 5PM – 8PM on weekdays at a location in a calendar month.”
The country badge for Czechia, check in 5 beers brewed in the Czech Republic to claim this badge. It levels up to 100.
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).
Include a photo with 5 of your check ins to gain this badge. It levels up to 100 so keep going, that’s 500 photos to upload!
What better to pair with good beer than good food? This is Untappd’s restaurant venue badge. Restaurant is used in the broadest possible sense, so check into five food venues (burger bars, cafe, pizza place, etc) to receive this one.
As with all of untappd’s venue badges, it relies on the app Foursquare for the venue categories. The badge criteria was set in April 2017 and is pretty broad.
Foursquare modified its categories in early 2023, resulting in several issues with this badge. As a result, it got modified to include any venues in the “Restaurants” subcategory under the “Dining and Drinking” parent category.
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