"Brewer" tag for brewery associated accounts?

Idea Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by unlikelyspiderperson, Dec 9, 2022.

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  1. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Any thoughts on creating a tag to identify professional brewer/brewery accounts? I always appreciate their input and I'd be interested in following those users if there was a way to identify them.
     
  2. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    We had an "Industry" user group a while back, but it wasn't exclusive to brewers. Something like this would require a manual process with some form of opt-in and validation.
     
  3. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Yeah, might be more work than it's worth. Any sense of how many breweries have an active presence on the forums?
     
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  4. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    With the way people act on here we prolly scared them away
    I only know of KRBCEric, Terrence( bless him for putting up with all the angry old men) abd i think a Rev guy whos in the Midwest Rev Thread
     
  5. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Nope, because we don't tag them. :wink:
     
  6. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Yep, those are all people whos contributions I appreciate and I was curious to see if there was an easy way to see what other brewers were on here to see what sort of stuff they share
     
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  7. BigIronH

    BigIronH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,762) Oct 31, 2019 Michigan
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    I’m always interested in what industry folks have to say and especially so when they take the time to come to this platform to discuss a given topic. Therefore, anytime one of them identifies themselves, I “follow”. Looking through people who I follow, I believe there are at least 15 people who have identified themselves as an industry worker in the couple years I’ve been here. Not bulletproof but it’s the best way I’ve found to keep up on posts from those people. Cheers.
     
  8. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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  9. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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  10. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Reactions will be part of the next forum upgrade.
     
  11. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    As far as civility goes this place must rate near the top. The pervasive humor wins the day as always anywhere.
     
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  12. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Based on the brewers response on post that Todd posted, I disagree.
    The Sierra Nevada thread full of whiny babies would run any brewer off.
    Also with the amount of people complaining about the current beer scene I doubt any brewer would want to be here...shit even homebrewers rarely come here:rolling_eyes:
     
  13. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    I thought it was home-brewers chasing the pros away. :grin:
     
  14. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    I didn't wanna say that. Figured people would check Todd's post and figure it out, but yes Major L for the BA who tried to educate a brewer about a breweries brewing method where they worked :grimacing:

    I'm surprised at the response . Instead of saying you fucked up and apologizing he did the opposite.

    We had someone trying to share GOLD and the BAs post's caused him to deactivate .

    I would think that that kinda stuff circulates in Brewers circles and causes more harm than good to this website, but at least y'all got me:sunglasses:
     
  15. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    In that case I simply move on and pay no attention to the angst.
     
  16. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    That's what he does. He knows everything better than the pros. He loves to question people and put them on the spot, but he hates when it's done to him.
     
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  17. BigIronH

    BigIronH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,762) Oct 31, 2019 Michigan
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    Pretty sure you’ve got me blocked but there’s alot of people on this site that fit those descriptors. Beer nerdom frequently gets blown out of proportion. We all intake a ton of information and drink a ton of beer and talk to a ton of people and that doesn’t necessarily translate to smarts. That’s why I don’t even pretend to play the part. Im here for knowledge, not to be the smart guy. Cheers.
     
  18. PatKorn

    PatKorn Pundit (971) Aug 30, 2007 Hawaii

    I am a brewer, been doing it for a bit now and have also been on BA for awhile. Some of you know me. I enjoy this site to see what the customers are saying and what the trends may be. Also a great way to check to see if a beer name is taken or not. I left here for a couple years because frankly there were a bunch of dicks on here and I was over it but I came back. When people post stupid shit now being a dick I just ignore it. This is the reason 99.9% of us don't come on here. If there was a website where people could come on and bash what you do and what is your passion and what you work hard for in tough conditions you would probably never go on there again. My point? Be nice to each other and maybe take a second to think before you post some crazy shit blaming the brewer when you may not like the beer or find fault in it. Its three tier system and when the beer goes out the door we have no control over it. Mahalo all.
     
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  19. BigIronH

    BigIronH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,762) Oct 31, 2019 Michigan
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    I love reading your posts and the knowledge you share. Thanks for sticking around. Hopefully you will continue to tolerate us. Cheers.
     
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