Beer tasting apps
  • BenvarineBenvarine
    Posts: 1,606
    Who uses and could recommend a good tasting app? I have been searching in the Apple App Store. I found a few, most seem to be missing some essential elements. If you put them all together, it would be great, like Voltron. One app has a barcode scanner which would be cool for bottles. One had a way to photo the labels. Some you could link to Facebook, twitter, email. Most had very simple rating systems, which is lacking. Some didn't have a way of actually rating, simply good or bad. I'd like a way to categorize easily, on the go, reference easily, tasting notes, etc.
  • jlwjlw
    Posts: 16,454
    I haven't found a great one. Been playing around with building an app but I'm not very good at so it probably will never get published.
  • BenvarineBenvarine
    Posts: 1,606
    I just found another one. Tasting Beer. It is $12.99, but is the book by Randy Mosher as well an app that can record your personal tasting. Also syncs between iPhone and iPad. Any use it?
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,582
    I don't have an ipad or iphone, but it sounds like an app worth trying out.
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • frydogbrewsfrydogbrews
    Posts: 44,679
    mention voltron anywhere in a thread and my brain just starts cycling through the music that plays voltron until i hear "and i'll form the head!" god i love that show.
  • scoobscoob
    Posts: 16,617
    frydogbrews said:

    mention voltron anywhere in a thread and my brain just starts cycling through the music that plays voltron until i hear "and i'll form the head!" god i love that show.



    Awesomeness animated!

    I use my BJCP app, I pull up the style so I know what to expect more or less, then I can decide if I want to try it.

    Not a cool app but its what I use. Someone smart needs to develop an app that is like wiki for your phone, people scan a barcode on a beer and review it, this builds the database accessible from the web
    Jesus didn't wear pants
  • frydogbrewsfrydogbrews
    Posts: 44,679
    azscoob said:

    frydogbrews said:

    mention voltron anywhere in a thread and my brain just starts cycling through the music that plays voltron until i hear "and i'll form the head!" god i love that show.



    Awesomeness animated!

    I use my BJCP app, I pull up the style so I know what to expect more or less, then I can decide if I want to try it.

    Not a cool app but its what I use. Someone smart needs to develop an app that is like wiki for your phone, people scan a barcode on a beer and review it, this builds the database accessible from the web


    its seems like this should already exist from ratebeer or beeradvocate, if it doesn't someone do it and get rich!
  • scoobscoob
    Posts: 16,617
    frydogbrews said:

    azscoob said:

    frydogbrews said:

    mention voltron anywhere in a thread and my brain just starts cycling through the music that plays voltron until i hear "and i'll form the head!" god i love that show.



    Awesomeness animated!

    I use my BJCP app, I pull up the style so I know what to expect more or less, then I can decide if I want to try it.

    Not a cool app but its what I use. Someone smart needs to develop an app that is like wiki for your phone, people scan a barcode on a beer and review it, this builds the database accessible from the web


    its seems like this should already exist from ratebeer or beeradvocate, if it doesn't someone do it and get rich!


    I lack the brains for that, but the idea is solid
    Jesus didn't wear pants
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,582
    frydogbrews said:

    azscoob said:

    frydogbrews said:

    mention voltron anywhere in a thread and my brain just starts cycling through the music that plays voltron until i hear "and i'll form the head!" god i love that show.



    Awesomeness animated!

    I use my BJCP app, I pull up the style so I know what to expect more or less, then I can decide if I want to try it.

    Not a cool app but its what I use. Someone smart needs to develop an app that is like wiki for your phone, people scan a barcode on a beer and review it, this builds the database accessible from the web


    its seems like this should already exist from ratebeer or beeradvocate, if it doesn't someone do it and get rich!


    thats a lot of work.. and i cant really think of how it would be monetized to a substantial profit.
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • scoobscoob
    Posts: 16,617
    Lakewood said:

    frydogbrews said:

    azscoob said:

    frydogbrews said:

    mention voltron anywhere in a thread and my brain just starts cycling through the music that plays voltron until i hear "and i'll form the head!" god i love that show.



    Awesomeness animated!

    I use my BJCP app, I pull up the style so I know what to expect more or less, then I can decide if I want to try it.

    Not a cool app but its what I use. Someone smart needs to develop an app that is like wiki for your phone, people scan a barcode on a beer and review it, this builds the database accessible from the web


    its seems like this should already exist from ratebeer or beeradvocate, if it doesn't someone do it and get rich!


    thats a lot of work.. and i cant really think of how it would be monetized to a substantial profit.


    A few million 99 cent downloads should do it.
    Jesus didn't wear pants
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,582
    azscoob said:

    Lakewood said:

    frydogbrews said:

    azscoob said:

    frydogbrews said:

    mention voltron anywhere in a thread and my brain just starts cycling through the music that plays voltron until i hear "and i'll form the head!" god i love that show.



    Awesomeness animated!

    I use my BJCP app, I pull up the style so I know what to expect more or less, then I can decide if I want to try it.

    Not a cool app but its what I use. Someone smart needs to develop an app that is like wiki for your phone, people scan a barcode on a beer and review it, this builds the database accessible from the web


    its seems like this should already exist from ratebeer or beeradvocate, if it doesn't someone do it and get rich!


    thats a lot of work.. and i cant really think of how it would be monetized to a substantial profit.


    A few million 99 cent downloads should do it.


    dancing ponies that follow the moves of your fingers get millions of downloads. Practical, useful apps that serve a purpose get a few thousand.

    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,582
    i need to write a dancing ponies app.
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,582
    (Dancing Ponies is a registered trademark of homebrewforums.net all rights reserved)
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • C_BC_B
    Posts: 88,972
    Lakewood said:

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    Ha
    "On it. I hate software." ~Cpt Snarklepants
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