1000 Not Out
A SELF-INDULGENT CELEBRATION…
On 4 August 2011 I joined Untappd – 524 days later I logged my 1000th unique beer
Untappd awards badges when certain criteria are met and at the moment there are 8 badges offered for drinking unique beers – here’s the details of how I achieved the 1st 7:
NEWBIE – 1 UNIQUE BEER
4 August 2011 – Milk Stout [4.5%] by Bristol Beer Factory – The Carters Rest in WroughtonAPPRENTICE – 25 UNIQUE BEERS
9 August 2011 – Honker’s Ale [4.2%] by Goose Island – The Cottage in HicklingJOURNEYMAN – 50 UNIQUE BEERS
20 August 2011 – Hop Devil [6.7%] by Victory – The Colston Yard in BristolARTISAN – 100 UNIQUE BEERS
10 October 2011 – Delirium Tremens [8.5%] by Huyghe – The Colston Yard in BristolMASTER – 200 UNIQUE BEERS
25 November 2011 – Death Star [4.2%] by Black Hole – The Glue Pot in SwindonLEGENDARY – 500 UNIQUE BEERS
12 May 2012 – Stonewall IPA [6%] by Croocked Moon – Fermentoren in CopenhagenEXTRAORDINARY – 1000 UNIQUE BEERS
9 January 2013 – Scarlet Fever [4.8%] by Wild Beer Co – The Red Lion in Cricklade * * *The breweries that have made the greatest contribution to the 1000:
Nøgne Ø – 9 beers Hop Back – 9 beers Brodie’s – 10 beers Hall & Woodhouse (Badger) – 11 beers Great Divide – 11 beers Hop Kettle – 14 beers The Kernel – 15 beers Wadworth – 21 beers Bristol Beer Factory – 23 beers Mikkeller – 30 beers Arbor Ales – 38 beers BrewDog – 62 beers* * *
The places that have made the greatest contribution to the 1000:
Ramada Downton (Denver) – 11 beers Post Office Vaults (Birmingham) – 11 beers Port Street Beer House (Manchester) – 11 beers Great British Beer Festival 2012 (London) – 11 beers BrewDog (Bristol) – 11 Beers The Glue Pot (Swindon) – 12 beers Beer Temple (Amsterdam) – 15 beers Three Tuns (Bristol) – 17 beers BrewDog Camden (London) – 19 beers The Euston Tap (London) – 20 beers Beer Celebration 2012 (Copenhagen) – 26 beers The Red Lion (Cricklade) – 59 beers * * *The 8th badge is called Elite and it’s awarded for having 2500 unique beers… give me a couple of years and I’ll let you know how I achieved it…
Rock n Roll Beverage 
I started using Untappd just before Christmas. It was when I came to do my Golden Pints that I realised just how many beers that I must have forgotten… Nice I’ve a long way to go to catch you but I’m working on it 🙂
It is a great memory aid. It took me several half finished pints of Ruddles County before I finally remembered that it’s horrible stuff… of course, that was many years before the invention of iProducts and other cool gadgets and I was never gonna go down the beer notebook route
an inspiration to all those who sail on the good ship *Beer*! What’s your favourite and best beer so far?
Keep the faith, brother.
I was gonna answer this but then I thought it might make a good blog post… stay tuned!
Cheers
I love the simplicity of this post. What I’ve had and where I’ve had it. Great.
If I could improve upon Untappd, I’d put who I’m with in there. Beer is a great convivial drink, and sometimes it’s just great to sit and think “Aah yeah, I had that pint of “x” with old wotsit. Wonder what he’s doing now? Then seek out an old (or not so old) companion for another pint of whatever.
Anyway, rose tinted spectacles turned off. Looking forward to some beers with you this year as I hurtle toward my own 1000 not out 🙂
Cheers!! Chris
That is a great idea for an Untappd update – you should go on the forum and suggest that they should add a feature that allows you to tag your friends