RIBS members use a number of a different mobile apps. We thought that we would bring to light many of the apps that we use pretty regularly. All the apps that we use are free and a number of them are for iphone or android. Of course we could go into blackberry, windows phones, paid vs. free apps but let’s be realistic we would all need a nap before the end of that discussion.
We will start our adventure at the beginning. The explosion of craft beer has breweries springing up all the time. Enter our first app.
http://drinkingsherpa.com
Available: Android/iPhone
Drinking Sherpa, like the name implies, will help you find your way to breweries, distilleries or wineries. The app will check to see how close you are to breweries using GPS positioning. Drinking Sherpa will provide insightful details about your destination, like address, phone number, and tour hours. Unlike most aggregates Drinking Sherpa does not copy and paste data, they actually partner with the breweries. This partnership allows for the results to be more accurate and up to date, this also mean they are constantly growing!
When you discover a new favorite beer why not share it with your friends? Untappd allows for you to do just that! One of the key features that keeps me coming back is unlocking the clever and fun badges they have built into the app. You also have many social features such as toasting, following friends and breweries, also tagging your location so you can meet up with fellow beer enthusiasts.
http://brewtoad.com/
Available: Everything
You have traveled to the farthest reaches to find the breweries, you have shared the location with friends and told tales of your exploits. Why not try a hand at brewing your own (probably also why you are here). Enter the Toad. Okay, okay, Brewtoad is not an app, you got me. ButBrewtoad is very mobile friendly which almost makes it better than an app! It works on any platform. All this and I haven’t told you anything about the service. Brewtoad allows you to find, build, and share home brew recipes. The simple, clean interface, and easy to build recipe guide makes Brewtoad a very powerful tool. You can always have your recipes on the go and it allows you to get feed back from other brewers that have made your recipe (if you chose to share).
We know this is not exhaustive but we just wanted to give you a tasting of the types of apps available to all levels of brewers and beer enthusiasts such as ourselves. Tell us what your go-to app is so we can all expand our beer knowledge!