Distribution Maps

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by AlpacaAlpaca, Jul 30, 2014.

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  1. AlpacaAlpaca

    AlpacaAlpaca Maven (1,384) Apr 2, 2014 New York
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    I think there should be a new feature to a beer's page here on beeradvocate. Just like we have section for availability (Fall, Summer, Year-Round, etc), I think there should be a little map where you can pin where you bought the beer. That way, users can get an easy sense of where the beer is/is not readily available.

    For the record, the idea came to me after seeing maps of bird-population-distribution :wink:
     
    #1 AlpacaAlpaca, Jul 30, 2014
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  2. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Where's the seasonal availability section? I've not seen this...
     
    #2 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 30, 2014
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  3. AlpacaAlpaca

    AlpacaAlpaca Maven (1,384) Apr 2, 2014 New York
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    It's right under Style, where it will say like Fall, Rotating, Year-Round, etc
     
    #3 AlpacaAlpaca, Jul 30, 2014
  4. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    oh, I thought you meant there was a specific page dedicated to which beers come out when...
    NEW IDEA!
     
    #4 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 30, 2014
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  5. Vogt52

    Vogt52 Initiate (0) May 25, 2014 Maryland

    Interesting Idea. I'd like to see that happen too.
     
    #5 Vogt52, Jul 30, 2014
  6. cultclassic89

    cultclassic89 Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2013 Texas

    I really like the idea of being able to pin the beer you've purchased at a specific store, brewery or establishment (which are all already on BA!). Being able to then view a map of all the places a specific beer was purchased at would be pretty cool, and would eliminate the need to look up a brewery's distribution footprint on Seekabrew (if enough people used the feature).
     
    #6 cultclassic89, Jul 30, 2014
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  7. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    Oh yeah? I bet you do think that don't you? Well, I for one think that...I think that... that this is a really great idea. Nice one!
     
    #7 MrDave, Jul 30, 2014
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  8. AlpacaAlpaca

    AlpacaAlpaca Maven (1,384) Apr 2, 2014 New York
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    Yeah man, I got thoughts... TONS of 'em.. wanna make somethin' of it??? :wink:
     
    #8 AlpacaAlpaca, Jul 30, 2014
  9. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    Yeah, that's not a bad idea. It might be quicker than what I've done in the past--For big releases like BCBS, I'd get on a local thread (Chicago), and let people know where I had just picked it up. Every second counts with some of these beers, so the faster we could get the word out, the better.

    (I feel like it's a safer bet to let a BA go grab a "whale" than to let some guy at Whole Foods grab them simply because he sees everyone else doing so, although obviously either way, it's none of my business)
     
    #9 SeanBond, Jul 30, 2014
  10. CassinoNorth

    CassinoNorth Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 New Jersey

    As long as people don't abuse the system by adding their house in California as where they got HF in a trade (got it on my porch brahhhh) , it could make for a very nice streamlined and constantly updated distribution list for breweries with some simple coding too.
     
    #10 CassinoNorth, Jul 30, 2014
  11. rlcoffey

    rlcoffey Savant (1,207) Apr 20, 2004 Kentucky

    With a color coding based on time, you could see where beers used to be too.
     
    #11 rlcoffey, Jul 30, 2014
  12. brentk56

    brentk56 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,099) May 13, 2004 North Carolina
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    Other beer sites have been doing this for years. It would be great to have both distribution and serving type (bottle, can, growler etc.) on this site as a tool for those of us who travel a lot.
     
    #12 brentk56, Aug 24, 2014
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