Windows Phone App Review: RateYourBeer

RateYourBeer for Windows Phone

Like beer? If so, accept a look at the Windows Phone app RateYourBeer. It's a one stop source for beer brands and if y'all see something you like, you can chime in and share your comments. The app was originally released on the U.K. Windows Phone Marketplace and it has been recently unleashed on to the Market place in the U.S., Canada, Commonwealth of australia, New Zealand, Germany and France.

RateYourBeer is our own Jay Bennett'southward home mash and was his first venture into Windows Phone development. It's a clean cut, straight forward app that presents a salubrious amount of beer information. Oh, and as a way of giving back to the Windows Phone customs Jay has open sourced the RateYourBeer API. Jay wanted to open up up the API to everyone who might desire to try their hand at Windows Phone development. You lot tin can observe all the API information here at Jay'due south Blog and hitting the intermission to learn more about RateYourBeer.

When was there a massive explosion of beers? I never realized beer brands were so vast. Then again, when yous buy beer at the local Convenience Store Bud, Miller and PBR were the brands of option. RateYourBeer is a unproblematic Windows Phone that will help you lot navigate the various brands, run across what other users think of the beer, and let you charge per unit the beer likewise.

RateYourBeer Main Pages

The main pages for RateYourBeer include:

Recent Page: The Recent Folio displays the almost recent comments and ratings on a detail beer make.

Catalogue Page: Here is your alphabetical listings of all the beers covered by RateYourBeer. The listing does have alpha tabs to assist navigate effectually the list.

Search Page: If you're looking for a particular beer brand, here is your keyword search field.

Updates Page: Here you will find any information on updates to the RateYourBeer app.

Along the bottom of the main pages you volition find a few button controls that will let you lot contribute a beer listing, view your favorite beers, log into your RateYourBeer account (free), and refresh the screen. From the three-dot card yous will meet links to the About Page and Settings. RateYourBeer'southward setting allows y'all to plough on/off connecting to the RateYourBeer'south server via IP.

RateYourBeer Contributions

When you find a beer that interests you, just tap on the listing and you lot volition be sent to the beer page. Here you lot will be able to view the beers details and charge per unit the beer yourself. Details includes the alcohol by volume pct (abv%), the average rating, type of beer (stout, ale or lager), state of origin, and who contributed the beer. The listing page will likewise have a photo of the beer (oftentimes an empty glass with the canteen next to it) for a visual reference. At the bottom of the details folio you have the options to tag it as a favorite or remove the favorite designation.

When you find a beer that interests you that hasn't been listed, all you demand to practice is tap the contribute push from the master pages. You practise have to be a registered with RateYourBeer (free) to add to the beer catalogue.

RateYourBeer is a nicely laid out app that does offer a decent amount of information on the wide variety of beers out in that location. RateYourBeer is user driven in that the beers listed come from those with first hand feel with the beverages. It adds a social aspect to the app and a personal touch to the beer catalogue'south listings. The app covers over 100 beers which represents a decent following (either that or someone is out there drinking a lot of beer). With the app expanding into other Marketplace regions, wait for the beer listing to proceed its growth. I'm waiting for the kickoff Filly .45 list!

All in all, RateYourBeer is a decent app for your Windows Phone. Information technology's not going to appeal to everyone but if you are a connoisseur of beer, information technology may come in handy. RateYourBeer is a complimentary app that y'all can find hither at the Windows Telephone Marketplace.

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