RateBeer - Which brew is for you?
Ever wish you could harness the power of the collective intelligence to help you find that perfect stout or pale ale? RateBeer may well be the link to help you find that ultimate brew. Touting itself the most accurate and most-visited source of beer information, Rate Beer has an impressive index of beers which are all, well, rated.Beers can be viewed by latest ratings, category (such as style and country of origin), a top 50 list, annual top beer lists, and any beer or brand you want to search for to see how it fares against the rest of the world of beers. There is subscriber style "premium content" on the site, which mostly revolves around additional rankings like "Beer God's Top 50 Beers" and rankings by state. But all the core features of the site are available for free - which is perusing the main rankings and contributing your own ratings of beers you have enjoyed.
The site also has an event calendar that is fairly stocked with beer-related events, a guide to beer in different areas utilizing Google Maps by highlighting the best places to down a brew around town, and forums for those that like talking about beer almost as much as they like imbibing it. The only downside that we perceive is that the layout and interface are somewhat unintuitive, especially for those of us who are sensitive to usability. But, it's no deal breaker, and is far outweighed by the volume of information and ratings available on the site. Happy brew hunting.
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Barmalej said 10:49PM on 5-31-2008
IMHO beeradvocate is way better.
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jfjb said 11:04PM on 5-31-2008
Anybody old enough to remember the BBS days?
There was that "beer" TXT file circulating in the mid-80s, it detailed "50 reasons why beer's better than wumen."
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The_Steven said 1:07AM on 6-01-2008
Yep.
And I can still whistle 110 baud handshake.
poopy_pants said 4:07AM on 6-01-2008
i remember that txt file floating around BBS's..... i had a speedy 2400 baud B-)
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jfjb said 8:39AM on 6-01-2008
ok, i thought I was the last one who had a coupler ::-))
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justin said 1:51PM on 6-01-2008
wow you guys are Old...enough to drink beer.
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AlexCuse said 10:02AM on 6-02-2008
I second the preference for beer advocate. It's also free!
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Matthew said 10:28PM on 6-01-2008
...and once you've rated your favorite beers, head on over to liquorliker.com to see if they're on sale in your area. What's that? There's no listing for your favorite beer?! Outrageous! Why not sign up for a free account and add it yourself? While you're at it, add the stores in your area, and encourage them to post their sales for the whole world to see!
http://www.liquorliker.com/
Thanks,
Matthew
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chesama said 1:21PM on 6-02-2008
there's also http://www.greatbrewers.com, which doesn't have a beer rater, but has a beer sommelier...which is way better, i think. put in what kind of food you're having, it'll tell you what beer will go best with it. and if you're in certain areas (right now i think it's parts of wisconsin, all of new jersey, new york and massachusetts) it'll tell you where in or near your zip code you can get the beer. i could care less about how someone else rates a beer, honestly. it's all about my taste.
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