Return of the Beer Review

Reviewing a beer more than once sounds like a good idea for some.

 

I think vintages are what would interest me the most, thanks.

 

BA reviews, for most, continues to be the gold standard on whether or not a beer is “good.” Taking it a step further, there are certain reviewer’s I look specifically for on beer reviews.

That said I’m just not interested in someone’s ticks.

 

hm, I used to be way better with reviews, but then started reviewing my behavior and found I was doing this when I was out with family and friends and didn't want to become that guy. So in those instances now I usually tick so I can have a reference next time I see that beer, think about buying that beer, etc. 20% of these usually end up becoming reviews after the fact. But I trust the general judgement of the community on this

 

I have a few ticks in my list, mostly because I wanted to remember a beer, but didn't have the opportunity to take notes.

Will they be removed? Do I need to revisit these ones and add reviews?

 

My personal opinion is that you will end up with a lot less useful data. There are many times when people just don't have the time to do a full review but the numerical input is useful.

 

@Todd Read that, but wasn't sure it applied to "ticks" or short reviews -- but I guess zero characters is still less than 150.

 

I’m in favor of anything that helps to increase the number and quality of reviews. Numbers on their own mean very little and tell us next to nothing about the beer. I’m not a very good reviewer but I do type in some notes about every new beer I try—basically just my first impressions as well as any changes I notice as the beer warms a bit (particularly with big beers). If I’m in a situation where reviewing is awkward (social settings etc.) I generally just don’t bother, or try to just make mental notes to record later.

 

Damn! Now you tell me!

 

I am a self proclaimed ticker, I know I know, don't hate me. I enjoy being able to rate a beer without always having to take 5 mins or so to verbalize each one, especially when out and about. Beers I find exceptional or unique or down right bad are ones I typically review, or if I'm on a review kick that day. I would think most of us here are fairly educated about beer and so their tick is still just as useful a data point as a 500 character review. I like being able to track what I have had over time, sometimes amaze (and worry) myself. Plus the OCD in me won't let me not count a beer so there is that.

I think maybe a 200 character threshold might be a nice compromise for getting more serious reviews rather than 250. Sometimes I struggle getting to 150 on a beer as I am not the best at putting what I am experiencing to "paper". The vintage option is something I definitely am behind with.

Just my two bits on the subject.

 

You can always UT in the moment, and use the pic and notes to write a review here later.

 

Initial thoughts:

I only contribute reviews, not ratings, and have done so for a number of years now. (In fact, I normally have the check box ticked to hide ratings when I am looking up a beer. Ratings are just not useful to me, since the mere fact that some person liked a beer, or didn't like a beer, contains no useful information by itself.)

HOWEVER...

That is not how I started, and I suspect a lot of people will (like me) not just jump into writing reviews. They (like I did) need some place to start their own evaluation abilities and confidence.

Personally, I do not think Untapped will fill that role, since it is mostly for the tickers on social media, as you say, not those tasting the beer with purpose.

 

Oh, and I like the idea of being able to review a beer more than once.