The Year in Beer: Breaking Down 2019

Thanks, forgot which forum that was in, was looking at it under the regular Beer Talk forum and couldn't find it

 

This is the real point I'm emphasizing, I'll just use the headline and not try to dissect the article to suit all opinions: 21,658 New India Pale Ales.

I don't care what sort of sub-category they're in, IPA is fast becoming a synonym for "beer," (I've heard it spoken in stores and bars) and that's just not a fact.

With so many IPAs out there, it's hard for me to believe New England has pushed them all away in favor of the NEIPA only, but I don't live there so I have to rely on reports from the source.

 

I would disagree about the difficulty of uploading a beer picture. The file size limit makes sense and 150x300 is easy enough to do. There's also numerous forums posts that detail step by step instructions on how to do that if people are not tech literate.

I agree, adding notes when adding the beer would streamline it a bit, however, I understand the desire to make sure things are factually accurate.

Obviously it would be great if everyone who drank a beer took the time to write out a few notes on what they just consumed. Sadly though that doesn't happen.

 

I'd love to see some more styles get added. Kettle sour, Golden Ale, Imperial Milk Stout to name a few.

 

Thanks for the numbers. Really intriguing.

Would it be possible to get a break-down of 'new beers' per style, and possibly a break down of the current, active listings (snapshot from December 31st, 2019)?

These forums are awash with complaints of the lack of diversity within beer styles being produced. I'd like to see how that claim holds up based on the Beer Advocate database. It would also give users more comparable context in relation to their beer style consumption breakdown, as is provided by the site currently.

 

I like your post. You mention that you like to READ about “mouthfeel viscosity” yet of the 4527 Ratings that you have done only 241 are written??

 

It’s not at all easy if you don’t know how to do it. I used to upload photos of beers frequently. It was twelve steps or so, but I understood how to do it and was willing to put in the effort. Then the online editing tool I used updated and no longer worked with my phone. I’ve tried several other online editors, and haven’t been able to get them to work with my phone either.

 

Great breakdown, very interesting.
"Delurk". I believe that's the first time I've seen that word. I like it. I'll strive to delurk this year.

 

Right. Luckily, not everyone is as lazy as me.

 

21,658 New India Pale Ales vs. 5,465 New Lagers

I knew lagers were a less-brewed range of beers among "craft" brewers but crikey, seeing 'em lagging that far behind a single style of ale is pretty startling.

As a fan of brew in the 4%-and-under range, I'm also a bit bummed by the increase in the average ABV to 6.8%.

I appreciate the opportunity to have seen this breakdown. Many thanks.

 

Right and you want written reviews Hopefully you will do some so others can read them like you want to have.

 

Uhh..what? picresize.com is still active and working as is fotor. Both of which are mentioned in guides. Both should work with your phone (they work with mine). If they don't, then why are you doing it from your phone and not a computer? It takes something like 90 seconds tops to format a picture correctly using one of those websites and upload it to the BA database.

 

You beat me to this. This guy states that 'lack of beer feedback' drives him to other sites yet he is part of the very problem he brings up.

Think about how much more information this site would have if every 'ticked' a beer instead had a user who spent even just two minutes writing down some sort of description about what they drank. If one's own laziness serves to help drive them away from this website then what good would it be in trying to reel them back?

 

Love the breakdown of the entire year!! That's BeerGeek food of the gods!!
Personally I will always love my Belgians. I'm personally hoping for more diversity within the IPA categories as well. Within the New England Hazy styles you could probably have at least 5 sub styles within that style alone...but that's a discussion for another time. Thanks for all you do BeerAdvocate Bro's!!

 

Yeah it sure seems like every single brewery HAS to have at least a half dozen, typically hazy, IPAs at any time. It's what the market demands and as such brewers have little choice. If all everyone wanted to drink was Kvass then it'd be that style, and so on.

 

Try this site:

https://bulkresizephotos.com/en?resize_type=exact&resize_value=150&secondary_resize_value=300

 

It was more a commentary on the overall lack of ratings and site traffic in general.. as the article outlined. But thank for your criticism. Writing over 200 reviews is probably more than 90% of most people on the site, though.

 

1,090 beers added, 241 beers reviewed, 61 places added, 41 places reviewed, 3,000 forum posts.. man, I wish I contributed to this site...

 

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to bookmark this post and geek out on 2020's stats.

I also vote for the Belgian Beer Fest. Boston is OK for the first year. But move it around.

The multi-review feature is important because brewers should know what repeat buyers think. But, it should be simple to at least count how many times a reviewer returns to that beer. Then, give extra Karma if they check a box that at least says that they edited the review and/or revised the rating. I note that now in almost all my repeats.