Including notes when adding a new beer

I know I've suggested it at a couple points. It would make sense to have it be a field when adding a new beer. In the past Ive just been told to submit an update once the beer is added.

 

As one of the Site Editors that processes the update requests, I can say that the submitted updates for descriptions frequently require a little tweaking before being posted (spacing, capitalization, etc.). Also, we get several submissions a day that appear to be people's review of the beer not the commercial description.

Breweries that have "claimed" their place, can edit their own descriptions.

 

It'd argue otherwise. Not only does it provide more information for consumers that is often not easy to find, but it helps with our search engine optimization (SEO).

Beer Tools > Suggest an Edit > Provide notes for consideration. Easy.

 

While I understand the desire to streamline the process (obviously, I do!), having reviewed so many submitted notes, I'm rather glad it's not user-definable (without request), the way the other fields are when submitting a new beer. Sometimes the notes submitted aren't appropriate under the site guidelines, and are being added for the sake of having a note (although I agree with Todd that, if useful information is available, every beer could use a good note!).