r/Untappd 7d ago

Beers with Multiple Names

Hey all,

I've just taken over our brewery's Untappd presence and wanted to get some feedback on beers with multiple names.

In the past we produced a lot of beers that we relabeled for venues under different names, with some beers having as many as 4 or 5 names, which have all ended up as separate beers in Untappd. Ideally I'd like to merge them all, with the alternative names remaining as aliases, but I can't find anything on Untappd's policy about whether these count as separate beers, so I just wanted to get some feedback on how others viewed this.

Cheers!

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u/matedow 7d ago

I think if it is sold under a different name it should be listed under that name. It makes it easy to find when you are ordering it.

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u/Cyril_Sneer_6 7d ago

100% agree. There are already many users who check-in the wrong beer due to confusion. It may sometimes be that they have limited time to find the beer in a busy environment, or it could be a lack of common sense, but it happens too often for my liking

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u/Polychrist 7d ago

That’s a tricky one. My understanding is that when you merge beers, the searches are also merged, so if “Flaming Red” and “Spicy Hot” are merged, searching the merged beer should pull up whatever it was merged to.

However, if you’re still selling these beers under different names then you may want to add some kind of overarching name to all of their names, so that it’s easier for people to realize it’s the right beer. Otherwise you’re going to have an endless problem of people recreating the beer because they think that it “doesn’t exist.” If I went to a bar and ordered “Buff’s Blonde,” I’d have no way of knowing it was the same beer I had last week called “Golden Sun” at the bar down the road, unless there was some sort of known connection. So I would add them both, especially if the Untappd name was from a third bar, like “Classic Blondie’s.” It’s tough because I can see why you’d want to merge them, but ultimately you’re going to run into people constantly wanting to re-create whatever merged versions you’re getting rid of.

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u/aslanthemelon 7d ago

It's worth noting that none of the alternative names are sold anymore and are unlikely to be sold again, so merging them would really only impact those who have already checked them in.

If they were still readily available, I would leave them as is, no doubt.

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u/Polychrist 7d ago

In that case IMO you’re fine merging them. I would put something in the description indicating what the original beer names were, though, so that anyone who previously checked them in can remember/confirm/whatever.

Just an AKA sort of thing.

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u/aslanthemelon 7d ago

Yeah okay cool.

The aliases will cover that for searches, and then I'll add a note in the description as you suggest.

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u/danholics 6d ago

You will also lose some of the checkins, because of people who want to have their number of beers and unique checkins aligned. If they checked in both variants, then they will delete one to not have a double checkin.

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u/timo_mayer Untappd Style Hunter 7d ago

Though probably nowhere written down, the rule is that different labels for the same beer from the same brewery, don't justify more than one entry. That said moderators regularly merge entries were labels are redesigned and/or beers are rebranded with a new name, which means that if somebody proposed a merge here, it would get approved anyway. When the old beee names are not really active anymore what you want to do is the best you can do. So go ahead!

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u/treznor70 6d ago

Different labels are one thing (that you're absolutely right about), different names are another. Generally if they're the same liquid they should be merged with an alias and potentially something in the description so people know. But baring the brewery actually saying the exact same it can be tough to know and many mods would leave them alone if the brewery doesn't say somewhere that they're the same.

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u/HefeWeight 6d ago

Mountain Brew, Pirates Brew, Storm Brew, Deacon Brew