At any rate, though I ordered 4 beers for the tray, the bonus of having your spouse do the same is that when they don't like one of theirs, you get to have it. *Hooray!* So there I sat, with 5 distinct beers, a slice of my favorite jalapeno, mushroom & pesto pizza... And I grew frustrated (once again) with the fact that Untappd.com doesn't have a tasting/sampler option.
For those unfamiliar with Untappd (yes, correct - no 'e' in there), it's a web based program which allows you to "check in" to beers where ever you go - you can select the beer, where you're drinking, put in tasting notes, and rate the beer from 1 to 5 stars. You can also share your check-ins with Twitter or Facebook, so all your friends know where you are and what you're drinking. You can also earn "badges" for different categories... It's like Bluebirds or Boy Scouts, but better.
This is a fun, awesome tool. But the problem occurs when you're drinking more than one beer (like in a tasting flight) and you can't check in to those beers faster than one every 10 minutes. The app is designed (brilliantly) to pop up and tell you to slow down, and gives you the remaining time left until you can check in again. Now, I don't mind looking like a lush and having people think that maybe I downed 5 pints in an hour... Cause hey, if you *met* me, you'd know that was highly unlikely. But I've been unable to check in almost 50 beers this last month alone (from a tasting flight of 24, and a brew fest extravaganza of 25) because Untappd lacks a feature to allow for flights and non-pint servings. My options then are to babysit my phone (and look really rude, because all of a sudden my beer check ins are requiring more attention) or to forget even trying to enter them in (which sucks, because I like to keep track)... and these things go against the very core of Untappd's raison d'etre, which is to "drink socially," and share your beer choices with your friends. Bah.
So... What to do?! I'm hoping that someone at Untappd will eventually note my tiny whining and let me know if a feature like that is in the works, or at least let me know if it's an impossibility for their programming. In the mean time, I'll continue to take notes and squirrel them away in my desk drawer like gold in a pirate's chest.
And in case anyone cares, the beers last night (with my less than insightful comments) were:
Pyramid Curveball - mmmm, bubble gum (not estery) with floral top notes. nice and light
Mac & Jack's Two Tun IPA - something different in this one, a little rubberbandy at the top.
New Belgium Somersault - this is fine, it's kind of boring....Ninkasi Total Domination IPA - a good standard.
Deschutes Hop in the Dark CDA - mmmm chocolate and delicious. what I imagine licking a salamander to be like in a beer
We'll see what happens with Untappd... They're growing and have had over one million check ins! I'll still use the application... But I really wish they had that *one* option.
