Online beer menu poll

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Untappd

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I use this app only.

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Do you check out a restaurant/bar's beer menu online either to browse what's available or even to make a decision on where to go?

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I used to, but it seems like most of the time they aren't up to date (Chimes East is the worst) so it's not really worth it to me

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If yes, which online site do you prefer? Untappd? Taphunter? BeerMenus?

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I thought BeerMenus was great but no one seems to use that one anymore. Untappd is probably good but I don't have the app so I can't view it

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Do you check out a restaurant/bar's beer menu online either to browse what's available or even to make a decision on where to go?

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Nope, never.

I only check beer menus online when I'm at a place and they direct me online for the most up to date information. In which case I look at whichever one they are using and updating. And even then I find that they are rarely 100% up to date.

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Untappd

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and yes... the beer menu is part of my decision

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For the beer people here.

Do you check out a restaurant/bar's beer menu online either to browse what's available or even to make a decision on where to go?

If yes, which online site do you prefer? Untappd? Taphunter? BeerMenus?

Doing a little research here and appreciate the responses.

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What do you do Mr. Beer person? I know this has not just crossed your mind.

Honestly, no. If I’m in my hometown, I usually have a good idea of what places will have. And I know the spots that consistently have good beer, whatever it is.

And if I’m traveling, I’ll usually try to go to breweries rather than bars for beer, and since I’m there to try new things I don’t need to see what they’ve got since it’s all new to me.

No. I will occasionally go someplace if I know they have a specific beer I want to try. But I generally just go to a place likely to have a decent selection but not knowing exactly what they have.

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At a restaurant, I'm there for the food.

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So a restaurant's beer (as well as wine and spirits) selection has zero influence over whether you're more or less likely to visit it? Serious question.

So if restaurants A & B both have the same dish that you like equally, are located the same distance from your house, but restaurant A has a well curated beer/wine/liquor selection, while restaurant B puts no effort into their alcoholic beverage selection, it's still a flip of the coin as to which place you'd go to?

Just curious.

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but it seems like most of the time they aren't up to date

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Bingo, I just go in and look at the tap handles like a good tourist.

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So a restaurant's beer (as well as wine and spirits) selection has zero influence over whether you're more or less likely to visit it? Serious question.

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It does influence me, but it's more of a "oh and they have ________ on tap too." So not a deciding factor necessarily.

Edit: In my experience places that have good beer/alcohol menus are places that put thought into other things so I'm probably more likely to go anyway. Make sense?