I checked 22 beers in 2014 (19 of those in December), and 325 since. I spent just under a year in Canada and got to 100 unique Canadian beers just before I moved this week. I check in flights but not samples, or else I'd have a quite a bit more.
It's insane how much the bottle share I go to every other week has inflated that number. I've been using Untappd basically since it launched (Nov. 2010), so it took me a little over 4 years to hit 1000, then just over a year to 2500. Doesn't even make sense, honestly.
Working in a bar that has 50 taps of beer, the majority being 1/6th barrels meaning we go through them quickly and put on something else always 'helped' to inflate numbers. I found myself 'chasing' and paying attention to numbers when I got close to 1000 and then I was like "what am I doing? Just enjoy the beers" and haven't paid much attention since. Partially because one of my good friends is at like 4000 check ins.
Between being busy a lot on the weekends and just general laziness, I let those sours I made sit for the last 3 months. Was worried about getting some autolysis by now, but I just pulled a sample of the gose and it's tasting pretty solid. Added 4lbs of pineapple to it that I'll let it sit on for a couple weeks. The berliner is the same exact recipe, so I'm hoping that'll be good as well. Going to keg that one up in a bit.
Haha, I'll keep you in mind if I start bottling again. Kegging is so much easier, but I want to do some long term sours and big stouts that I'd rather bottle than keg.
Had an interview for an assistant manager job at a Brewdog bar yesterday. Sat and talked about beer for an hour, drank a few beers with the manager, and then I got given a bunch of free beers that "I just had to try". So I'm feeling it went pretty well!
Going to a brewhouse in Romeo today after work. They have Oskar Blues Death by Coconut and Founders Sleeper Cell on tap, I'm excited to try both.
Yeah I'd say that as well: I earned the 500 badge in March of 2014, the 1000 badge in November of 2014, and the 2500 badge in June of 2016. So 500 unique beers in 8 months, and then 1500 more unique beers in 15 months. Damn.
Going to Nashville tomorrow for a wedding, wedding is gonna have this served so I'm pretty excited otherwise, I hope to find some cool breweries / beer while there as well!
Hey, I'm coming to LA next weekend. Any new places opened up since last year that I should hit? I definitely want to do the Smog City/Monkish/Phantom Carriage circle again.
There's two new ones near that triangle called Scholb and Cosmic, but I haven't had time to check them out yet so I have no opinions there... my #1 is always The Bruery, but it's a bit of a drive of course, they just opened Bruery Terreux though which is all sours/saisons, I really really want to go there ASAP. And Firestone Walker opened in Venice Beach, their barrell aged and sours are top notch
So I've spent the last few weeks since I got back from San Diego trying to figure out how I can move to the States and start up some form of job in a brewing capacity. Sadly the US government seems intent on not allowing people into your country. Right now I'm currently looking into a two year brewing degree in Copenhagen. The course is taught by brewers from Mikkeller, Carlsberg and Amager Bryghus to name a few. Definitely might be worth postponing moving to the States in order to get a brewing degree. Would give me a big foot in the door.
That's awesome, dude. Best of luck. I like my job, but I still always debate taking a brewing course and trying to break into the industry.