To celebrate Untappd’s version of the Kentucky Derby, they have also released a new badge. It is available from 29 April until 1 May, the date of the running of the actual Derby.
To get it, you simply need to check into a beer from one of the following styles: Farmhouse Ale – Saison, Pale Ale, Stout, Sour, Lager, Belgian, Pilsner, Porter or Wheat.
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 Hanukkah, Merry 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!
Untappd is expecting to have its Billionth check in in the next day or two. Once this happens, you have 72 hours to check in a beer and claim this one off badge.
More info, including a related photo contest, is available here.
A quick update for October.
The month starts with Canadian Beer Day on 7 October.
The middle of the month sees the Untappd Anniversary badge, celebrating the founding of Untappd in 2010. This year will also see the I Remember My First Check-In badge, specifically for Untappd’s ten year anniversary.
Dutch Beer Week, originally postponed from May to October 2020, has now been cancelled, so we’ll have to wait for 2021 for the re-emergence of that one.
Finally, 31 October is Halloween, so enjoy the Witch’s Brew badge at month end.
We are still waiting for a release of new core badges as well, so get your final votes in and keep your eyes peeled for that one!
Untappd is currently running a badge design contest, so if you are a creative type I recommend you enter now! This is the second badge made available as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations, separate to I Remember My First Check-In.
The badge itself is for the 10th Anniversary Party, which is scheduled to be held online on 24 October between 3PM and 6PM ET. The badge itself will only be able to be earnt between those times, so it will be one of the more exclusive badges around.
For Untappd’s 10th anniversary, a version of the Untappd Anniversary badge simply wasn’t enough. Instead, they have teamed up with DogFish Head to create a sour beer recipe that is available to other brewers and homebrewers.
Of course, accompanying this is a badge – simply check into any version of this beer between 18 October and 31 December to qualify for the badge. Find out more about the project on the official site.
Untappd at Home is a new global venue created during during the Covid 19 pandemic.
It is also accompanied by a new badge. Check into any beer using the venue to claim it. It levels up as well every 5 beers, so stay safe and stay home.
Drinking Socially is untappd’s podcast. To earn the badge, check into any beer that is reviewed on the podcast this year.
The full list of beers is available on the blog.
It’s that time of the year again, time for new badges!
They’ve made us wait a bit longer than usual for this update (which is usually in November) but it has been worth the wait.
The five new badges are:
A kind of special venue badge, to get it check into a beer at a bar that is a favourite of the founders of Untappd.
The exact venues have changed over time but they include West 4th/Jane in Santa Monica and the Pony Bar in NYC.
Untappd Badges 