Year in Beer

Spotify Untappd has released its Year in Beer feature for 2022. Happily for us, the release is promoted with a new badge. To claim it, check into any beer between 13 December and 13 January. That’s so easy, you probably already have it!

The release is accompanied by seven style specific badges that are sponsored by Oskar Blues and Cigar City. Check into any beer of that style to earn each badge. They styles are: IPA – American, Pale Ale – American, IPA – New England / Hazy, Wheat Beer – Hereweizen, Blonde Ale, Dark Ale and Hard Seltzer.

Blondes do it Better

Welcome to defunct week. A look back at a series of badges that are no longer avaliable on Untappd. And let’s start here, with Blondes do it Better.

Introduced in October 2015, this was the badge for Blonde Ales. In 2017 this badge was withdrawn and replaced by Fields of Gold.

Fields of Gold

This is the badge for golden and blonde Ales. Check in 5 to get the badge. Then 5 more for level 2, etc, all the way up to level 100.

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Styles that count towards this badge include Blonde Ales, Golden Ales (American, English, Ukrainian & Other), Belgian Strong Golden Ales, and Belgian Blondes.

Introduced in 2015, the badge was originally known as Blondes Do It Better before being renamed in 2017.