Pikeworks
Beer Vault
In testing
Every beer, ranked properly.
Scan the can, rate it, and Beer Vault works out where it sits against everything else you've drunk. Your log lives on your phone. A scan or a search asks two public beer databases about that one beer, and friends see only what you choose to share.
Android, iPhone later
Not out yet. It's in closed testing on Google Play, so you can't download it yet. Help test it and you can. Email me and I'll let you know when it is.
What it does
A beer log that is yours first.
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Check in in seconds
Search more than 350 well-known beers, scan the can or bottle, or type your own. Rate it out of five, or go deeper with marks for look, aroma, flavour, mouthfeel, head and temperature.
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Ranked, not just starred
Stars get crowded. After a check-in it asks "better or worse?" against beers you rated the same, and the new one takes its exact place. You get a score out of ten, overall and within any style.
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Friends, if you want them
Friends come with a free Pikeworks account, one sign-in for every Vault. Add people with a link, their handle or the code on their phone. There's no directory and there are no strangers, and a check-in goes to them only when you choose.
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A list of what to try next
Keep the beers you mean to try on a list, with who put you onto each one. Check it in later and it ticks itself off.
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A style passport and a flavour wheel
All 97 styles in eleven families, from cask bitter to gueuze, stamped as you try them. Tap one for the right glass, the serving temperature and what to eat with it. And around ninety tasting words grouped by where the flavour comes from.
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Your log is yours
Your log lives on your phone. Backup, cloud backup when you sign in, and CSV export are free, always. Coming from Untappd? Importing your history is free too.
What it costs
Beer Vault is free and has no adverts. One payment unlocks the extras, if you want them.
- Price
- Free
- Purchases
- Beer Vault Pro, and the looks. One payment each, not a subscription.
- Adverts
- None, ever.
The log, the ranking, the style passport with its serving guide, the flavour wheel, your year in beer and the monthly challenge are all free. So are backup, CSV export and importing from Untappd, because charging someone to move their own records in or out would be a poor way to behave.
Friends are free too, and optional. No check-in goes to friends until you turn them on.
Beer Vault Pro is one payment for your taste profile, what to try next, the brewery table and month by month history.
Looks are separate small purchases. Beer Vault comes in stout black and old gold; the rest take their colours from well-known labels and are named after the places they come from.
Drink responsibly. This app counts, it does not encourage: every challenge is about trying something different rather than drinking more, and nothing is ever ranked by how much you got through.
Privacy and support
Your log lives on this phone, and if you sign in to a Pikeworks account, a private copy of it, photos included, is kept with your account so you can get it back. Looking a beer up by barcode or name asks two public beer databases about that one beer and nothing about you, and feedback sends what you type. A Pikeworks account and friends are optional; friends see a check-in only when you choose to share it, and a note, photo or venue only when you switch it on for that check-in. The full privacy policy says exactly what is kept and what is sent.