Please screen reviews...

I am still very new here, and by no means am wanting to argue, but I like the "hads" as an easy way to keep track of what I have tried. Rating them is secondary, and I just haven't felt like diving into full blown reviews...probably because I'm afraid they would sound like what you're railing against, no offense intended.

 

You only accept the best but you think Hooters has great food? Now I just think you're trolling.

 

I was actually kind of suggesting that you were trolling with this whole thing... But, fine on the joke.

I just think everyone has a right to their own opinion about what's an acceptable destination for obtaining the beer they like. Why does it matter to you if they got beer at Buffalo Wild Wings? If you don't feel as though the review is relevant to you then it's more than simple to just skip to the next one.

 

Making a mountain out of an anthill my friend

 

I think that's a common problem with the NW folks. I think that's why I like living here. We are also adept at derailing threads which makes ours the best beer region in the country.

 

Yeah like it's NFL opening day, grab a beer, watch a game, and chill out.

 

I agree, I'm learning how to review the beers and my palate is growing. The 'had' feature is a good way to put down to what degree you like something, quick reference if you want to go back and review it later

 

Beer centric, what? I didn't say anything about the rating system and it doesn't matter where you drink the beer. I could review a beer while taking a dump, pretty sure the shitter is not beer centric...although now I am probably going to make mine beer centric.

 

I don't see the problem here...

Also, I feel bad that you have nothing better to do than complain about someone's review

 

I get the OP's point but we live in a country of free speech. If you don't like it, move on and stop making a deal of it.

 

The guidelines for reviewing a beer are as you stated them. But they mention nothing at all about describing the place where you bought or drank the beer.

The guidelines for reviewing a *place* do talk about a place being beer centric to even be entered into the database with a review.

Since one of the reviews that offends you is a beer review that mentions a place but is not a place review there's no need to be concerned about whether the place the person bought the beer was beer centric or not.

 

I doubt that. Don't be a snobby dick.

If you love beer you know it doesn't matter who's pouring it, as long as the price is fair, the beer is fresh, the lines are clean and the bar staff doesn't need a drool handkerchief.

 

Fortunate for you. Some family members and I went to the BWW in downtown Akron last Christmas. Nothing worth paying for on tap. No Great Lakes, no Stone, no Bells, nothing but Bud, Bud Light, Coors, Coors Light, Miller, Miller Lite, Bud Select, yadayadayada. The only beers close to craft were Guinness, an unimpressive Widmer and something else I can't remember. A few mediocre bottled craft but I don't pay premium prices for bottled beers I can drink at home. We left without drinking anything, since the purpose of our visit was to have a glass of good beer.

 

The BWW's are all going to be different. The one near me, had on tap (in addition to all macros), last time I was there

Victory Hop Devil
Troegs Sunshine Pils
Sam Adams Lager
Sam Adams Octoberfest
Great Lakes Octoberfest
Southern Tier Creme Brûlée
East end Belgian Witte

Definitely a solid selection.

 

Words to live by.

 

I have no problem with using "hads" to keep track of beers you've tried, but the problem comes in when the ratings attached to them influence the overall score/rating of a beer just as much as a well thought out, well written review by someone who obviously took the time and effort to contribute more to the site. Note: I don't review either, so I don't look down on others who don't.

Neither of the reviews quoted by Mr Fiend remotely follow the BA reviewing guidelines he later quotes, which is more the problem than the mention of BWW.

Though I am enjoying the BWW bashing.

 

I managed A Buffalo wild wings but we had the old "BWWW" phone number. We had corperate requirments but I always tried to get some "craft" or import. I ordered in Anchor Steam and the beer rep tried to talk me out if it.