2020 is almost over! November also brings a small haul of seasonal badges.
Sadly, no Election Day badge this year, however look out for International Stout Day on Thursday the 5th and Veterans Day on the 11th.
Finally, the Beer-giving badge should be avaliable for the 26th November.
National Beer Day celebrates the end of prohibition in the United States. The Act ending the prohibition of alcohol was enacted on 7 April 1933, having been signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt two weeks earlier.
However, the act didn’t take effect immediately, meaning that alcohol was illegal in the USA from January 1920 until December 1933.
To claim this badge, simply check into any beer on National Beer Day.
Introduced in December 2019, have 5 American Wild Ales, Brett IPA’s, Wild Ales – Other or Brett Beers to claim this badge.
Brett stands for Brettanomyces, a type of wild yeast that can infect fermenting beer – usually its unwanted but for these beers it’s a deliberate, or at least encouraged, addition.
They share some similarities with traditional Belgian styles like Lambics and Flanders Oud Bruins, so can be seen as a modern craft twist on these styles.
One of the weirdest Wild Ale brews has to be Beard Beer by Rogue Ales. The beer was fermented using yeast harvested from the head brewers beard!
A sponsored badge celebrating breweries from Grand Rapids, better known as Beer City, USA.
Check into any 5 beers from the list of breweries to claim the badge. There’s some big names on the list, such as Founders, Jolly Pumpkin and, of course, the Grand Rapids Brewing Company.
An unofficial holiday in America, the first Sunday of February is Superbowl day. Check into any beer on the day to claim the badge.
The championship game of the NFL, this year the Superbowl is set for the 2nd of February.
The fourth Thursday of November is kind of a big deal in America. Thanksgiving is really the national holiday, bigger than Christmas or Independence day. Check in any beer on the day to celebrate with the Beer-giving badge.
Thanksgiving celebrates the end of the harvest was first celebrated in 1621 by the pilgrims who founded the USA. It was proclaimed a federal holiday in 1863 and has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November since 1942.
This year it falls on the 28 November, so be sure to check in a beer and claim the badge.
“Where’s the party at bro? That’s at least three cheap beers that college kids love and can afford.”
This was essentially a version of Lite Weight but for cheap American lager. To earn it you needed to check in Natural Light (Anheuser-Busch InBev), Keystone Ice (Molson Coors) and a Pabst Blue Ribbon, all at venues with a primary category of Other – College & Education.
The badge was retired in 2015, because it was both too American centric and also it kind of promoted underage drinking (as the drinking age is 21 in the USA).
Check in a beer on the 11 November to gain the Veterans Day badge.
Veterans Day is an American holiday for honouring their military veterans. The date is known as Rememberance Day or Armistice Day in many other parts of the world and marks the end of World War One on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
This Untappd badge is for the US presidental elections, which occur every 4 years.
Election day in America is always on the “first Tuesday after November 1”, which means somewhere between 2 November and 8 November.
The next election is scheduled for 3 November 2020, so get ready to vote, drink, and earn the badge.
Have 5 beers that are classed as a Pumpkin/Yam beer to earn this one.
This is a very American tradition and is rather associated with a certain Thursday in November. Spices like cinnamon or cloves are also often added to the brew.
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