Finally, we can now add missing beers to closed breweries

Blog Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by Todd, Aug 27, 2025.

  1. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Hey, everyone!

    Not being able to add beers to closed breweries has been a long-standing rule, and one that's become more of a hassle in recent years due to the rise of closures and those wanting to add missing beers; especially for recently closed breweries and aged offerings.

    (Even more frustrating for me was that my own code wouldn't even allow me to add the beer for you without opening the brewery, adding the beer, and then closing it again or manually adding it to the database, neither of which were ideal solutions.)

    Good news! Today I finally pushed an update to support this.
    1. Direct. Mods, Pooh-Bahs, and Society members can directly add missing beers to closed breweries. From the brewery page: Update Brewery > Add Beer. Entries will also be automagically tagged as retired.
    2. Report. Users who don't have access can submit a report from the brewery page: Update Brewery > Report Update > Add Beer. Please provide the beer name, style, ABV (if known), and description (if available) in the text box. The mod team will then review and handle your report.
    Eventually, I'd like to give everyone direct access, but let’s see how all of this goes first.

    Questions? Issues? Let me know.

    Also, my bad. I should've pushed this update ages ago. :grimacing:
     
  2. Tucquan

    Tucquan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,116) Oct 11, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Thanks, Todd . . . this is a real nice improvement!
     
  3. StonedTrippin

    StonedTrippin Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,880) May 28, 2011 Colorado
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    Unreal update, thanks for this!
     
  4. BillAfromSoCal

    BillAfromSoCal Pooh-Bah (2,415) Aug 24, 2020 California
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    Good fix. I like the idea of letting a subset of members take it for a test run before opening it to all members.
     
  5. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    Naw, it's just marketing to try to get more members into this great club that we're in, The Society. :wink:
     
  6. muchloveforhops3

    muchloveforhops3 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,999) Apr 5, 2009 Montana
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    Awesome! Appreciate your efforts, @Todd :beers:
     
  7. CoasterRider

    CoasterRider Pooh-Bah (2,684) Nov 18, 2023 Washington
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    I like this new feature and there are a couple of breweries that didn't list all the beers I had from them but now the hard part, trying to remember the breweries and the beers. I've got a list printed out of the beers I've had from RateBeer.com, but when you have rated so many beers it's hard to go back and find them.
     
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  8. zotzot

    zotzot Grand Pooh-Bah (5,182) Feb 22, 2015 Vermont
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    Sounds like a good addition.
     
  9. hopley

    hopley Pooh-Bah (2,912) Feb 24, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Good update!
     
  10. ttoadee

    ttoadee Pooh-Bah (2,152) Dec 26, 2024 Texas
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    Worth the wait.
     
  11. colts9016

    colts9016 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,391) Jul 2, 2007 Idaho
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    Thank you so much, I have beer from closed breweries that I would like to review.
     
  12. WillieThreebiers

    WillieThreebiers Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,203) Apr 26, 2012 Connecticut
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    Now all I have to do is remember what I drank...
     
  13. Iggy88

    Iggy88 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,176) Dec 17, 2022 Ohio
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    I like this new addition. But, there is another change that may or may not be related to this update. I noticed that now when I add a new beer to the regular database, there is no longer an option to include a description/notes like there used to be. I realize that I can then submit the description/notes as an update for the mods to review and attach to the listing. This just seems to be making more work for the mods when I could just as easily do it myself. Is this intentional?
     
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  14. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
    STAFF Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah

    Good catch. It was related to this update, which impacted access to adding notes. Just applied a fix. Should be working now for Mods, Pooh-Bahs, and Society.
     
  15. Iggy88

    Iggy88 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,176) Dec 17, 2022 Ohio
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Thanks for the fix.
     
  16. muchloveforhops3

    muchloveforhops3 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,999) Apr 5, 2009 Montana
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    I noticed that as well- Thanks for the quick fix @Todd!
     
  17. Radome

    Radome Pooh-Bah (2,919) May 24, 2009 Florida
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    Thanks, Todd! I dig your relentless pursuit of Beer Advocate perfection!
     
  18. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Just applied nearly 60 reports for updating beer descriptions of beers added since the update / before the bug fix. :grimacing:
     
  19. jjamadorphd

    jjamadorphd Pooh-Bah (2,496) Jul 21, 2012 Florida
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    Thanks for the update!
     
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  20. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    Nice! I LIKE it!
     
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