adding beers question

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by fox227, Apr 30, 2013.

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  1. fox227

    fox227 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2010 California

    Often I have beers while out that haven't been entered into BA yet. I never take notes while out, even though I should get into the habit of it, so I go home and want to add a "had." Problem is that when I attempt to add a beer the website tells me that a "review is required" to add a new beer. This is confusing to me because I see beer lists here all the time with zero reviews/hads... So, THIS BEGS THE QUESTION: how does one add a beer without having to review it?
     
    #1 fox227, Apr 30, 2013
  2. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I think those were added either via a full review that was later removed or because someone contacted a site editor/bro to have the beer entered (like via a press announcement or private email).
     
    #2 dbrauneis, Apr 30, 2013
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  3. Arsenal0328

    Arsenal0328 Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2010 Missouri

    Yeah there are a lot of beers (local) that I would like to add, I'm just not one for writing an entire review about a beer.
     
    #3 Arsenal0328, Apr 30, 2013
  4. alysmith4

    alysmith4 Pooh-Bah (1,738) Feb 11, 2005 District of Columbia
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    Are you checking the archived beers too? Sometimes they're hidden in there..
     
    #4 alysmith4, Apr 30, 2013
  5. fox227

    fox227 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2010 California

    No. Because a lot of the breweries down where I live (San Diego County) are too new to even have archived beers.
     
    #5 fox227, Apr 30, 2013
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  6. CMUbrew

    CMUbrew Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 Michigan

    Interesting. I noticed beers like Founders Panther Cub and KBS Special Reserve were added with no review and wondered if the review to add policy had changed.
     
    #6 CMUbrew, Apr 30, 2013
  7. Boilerfood

    Boilerfood Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Indiana


    Saw the same thing with FFF Cat Moves and BA Black Inteligencer
     
    #7 Boilerfood, Apr 30, 2013
  8. breakingbland

    breakingbland Initiate (0) Feb 11, 2013 Michigan

    I would like to be able to do this as well. That is, add a beer as a "had" without having to write a full review.
     
    #8 breakingbland, Apr 30, 2013
  9. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Before the Hads counted I tried to enter a beer when I was at Against The Grain and I was rejected because I had not done at least 10 reviews before then. That may have changed.
     
    #9 fredmugs, Apr 30, 2013
  10. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I believe it still requires a minimum of 10 reviews but I am not sure if Quick Reviews (Hads) count towards that total.
     
    #10 dbrauneis, Apr 30, 2013
  11. 1up

    1up Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2013 District of Columbia

    The site administrators are probably entering those without reviews
     
    #11 1up, Apr 30, 2013
  12. MasterSki

    MasterSki Grand Pooh-Bah (4,848) Dec 25, 2006 Canada (ON)
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    This is correct. I added the beers from the Founders Black Party and Dark Lord Day so that people could "Had" them while their memories were still fresh, rather than wait for someone to post a full review days from now (or never). I also do this with my local breweries when they update tap lists and with festival programs.
     
    #12 MasterSki, Apr 30, 2013
  13. Boilerfood

    Boilerfood Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Indiana


    Thank you.
     
    #13 Boilerfood, Apr 30, 2013
  14. msubulldog25

    msubulldog25 Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2005 Oregon

    I concur with this... Before the 'Beerfly Guides' were phased out last summer, I was the one for Oregon (had site admin privileges for OR-related beers/places/events only) and I probably added several dozen beers without reviewing... often it was when a new release was happening (say, a new Hair of the Dog or an Upright Sole Composition or similar) where I wanted to get the name and basic ABV/style/notes into the database if known as quickly as possible so that others could begin posting reviews (or, of late, 'hads').
     
    #14 msubulldog25, Apr 30, 2013
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