2021 Core Badge Update

Untappd has just released its first core badge update in over a year. It includes six brand new core badges. The new additions are:

Quite an eclectic mix really!

Remember, you can vote for your favourite proposals on the Untappd site.

International Axe Throwing Day

A fun new addition to the annual celebration badges. Check into any beer on International Axe Throwing Day (13 June) to claim this badge.

Created by the World Axe Throwing league in 2017, Untappd added this badge in 2021. 13 June also happens to be National Sewing Machine Day.

American Craft Beer Around The World

Check into two beers from participating American breweries between 1 June and 31 August 2021. The full list is on the blog and includes some big names such as the Boston Brewing Company, Oskar Blues, Green Flash and Stone.

This badge celebrates the work done by the American Brewers Association Craft Beer Export Development program. They recently had some major success at the 2021 Australian International Beer Awards where American craft brewers won 112 awards, including 19 gold and 2 major trophies.

International Dance Day

Well they say good things come in threes, so here’s a third badge in many days: International Dance Day!

The Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute decided to celebrate the day on April 29 to honour the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, who is known as the creator of modern ballet. The day aims to bring people together with a common language- dance.

You can celebrate another common language, beer, by checking into one between 29 April and 2 May.

King’s Day

Celebrating the Dutch national holiday of Koningsdag, or King’s Day, check into any beer from the Netherlands between 27 April (the actual day) and 3 May to receive this sponsored badge.

You could reach for a Heineken or Groschl (Asahi) to claim this one, or you could try one of the many craft breweries from the Netherlands, such as Brouwerij ‘t IJ or Oedipus Brewing. You could even go for a Trappist, with both La Trappe and Zundert hailing from the Netherlands.

April 2021 update

After a year of waiting, we don’t quite have new badges, but we do have news about new badges. In this recently released update, Untappd has announced an overhaul of its badge system.

Included is a promise to release a new set of core badges in late spring and to make use of the app’s push notification system to survey users about new badge suggestions.

Also included is clarification on the new policy around holiday badges – they will be limited to those that are “those that are international in scope or beer-centric.” We’ve already missed and Hoppy HanukkahMerry Brew-mas and Brew Bowl and my reckoning that means saying good bye to other favourites such as Cinco de Mayo, Independence Day, Beer-Giving and Witch’s Brew as well.

Some older badges are also going to be retired, Middle of the Road got a particular mention, and others will receive brand new art work as part of the refresh.

After a year of inaction, its exciting times for Untappd’s badge collection!