Beer with multiple volumes question

I think each volume should be a separate entry. The reason being since each volume has different additions, each could have distinctly characteristics. Thus, the ratings could vary quite a bit, especially if a particular volume additions didn’t work out well.

 

Yeah, there's lots of beers like this. Each one should be its own entry. Like with these brews from Garden Path, each is a different 'edition': https://gardenpathwa.square.site/shop/garden-path-fermentation/22

 

I agree with the above, but I do think that these also need at least a brief review if it is added. It looks odd and confusing for some breweries to have a whole lot of beers listed with 0 reviews. I think even one review shows that it wasn't something that was announced and perhaps never brewed/distributed.

 

Whenever I add a beer that has something like "Vol. 2" or "No. 3" on the label I'll look it up on Untappd to see how it's listed. These listings are often added by the brewers, as are the descriptions. They're often added as soon as the beers are available.

 

I like the idea of separate entries. Personally, I think this should extend to annual releases that spend time in barrel, since the barrels may vary or the quality or length of aging may differ between batches.

Part of taking the time to review is to give consumers an idea for what they're buying. If the brewery has altered some meaningful component of that recipe and/or its aging process, it should be clearly acknowledged in the database for consumers.

 

That seems to be more a function of under utilizing BA's beer database by the general public. I'd rather see unique beers (i.e. different barrels, additives, etc.) listed separately for clarity rather than muddling up the information just to make it look more 'complete'. But would it really be complete or meaningful if each batch differed in production?

This goes back to the first quote I replied to, but that's just a function of people not actively participating in the BA beer database. There is at least one mod (I think he's a mod) who has added numerous, maybe even hundred, beers in my area despite not reviewing / rating any of them. It at least kept the database more current as to what was available locally, and made the beers available for rating / review for users. Based on another on-going thread right now, a lot of users are finding themselves having to add beers to the database, so this at least removes some of that effort.