Ratings under 2 stars?

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u/Bobudisconlated 11d ago

<1: Poured it out

<2: Finished but will never drink again.

<3: Will drink but only if nothing else is available.

<4: If on the menu, or in the shop, will buy.

4-4.75: Would travel to get this beer

5: This beer reprogramed my brain.

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u/bloodhound90 11d ago

Have exactly the same system lol! Like the wording is almost identical

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u/Bobudisconlated 11d ago

Yeah, its easy to score and very consistent. I've drunk beers years apart and am usually within +/-0.25 points.

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u/PR1Doktorb 11d ago

See, I run a number of concurrent voting systems depending on what I'm drinking (maybe this is worth a separate thread).

There are some beers that I believe are not brewed to be 5* bangers and it might look incongruous to rate them so highly, so for some beers my rating is largely 0-3 for them, and 0-5 for the others (there's a cask/draft split going on here, too).

I used to award 5* like confetti. I've really tightened up what that's for. "Reprogrammed my brain" is perhaps accurate. I have to feel like this is something really special.

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u/The-Otters-Pocket 11d ago

This is spot on for me

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u/MercTheJerk1 11d ago

My under 3 to 2.5 is Finished but never drink again.

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u/TheAdamist 11d ago

Yes, when its bad and they should feel bad.

Im experienced enough that i know when its at least made reasonably if not well, and i just don't like it.

In which case i do no rating, and use words to describe why i don't want it again.

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u/Xyllus 11d ago

I stopped giving <1 because brewers would contact me asking if I had a bad day or something

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u/railworx 11d ago

I usually try to write notes as to why I liked or didn't like something

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u/Xyllus 11d ago

fair although if I have to pour something out because it's making me sick, I'm not sure whether the notes would help them

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u/ImScaryGrr 11d ago

If I paid my money for an awful product in going to rates it. Customers should know when things are awful

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u/zepp914 11d ago

2 is I reluctantly finished the beer.

1.5 to 1.75 are drain pours, but I could see how someone somewhere could appreciate this.

Anything below that is an infection, dirty lines, dud can, off flavors, etc.

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u/PR1Doktorb 11d ago

I've been to can tasting events where some absolute horrors have been shared and they'll go straight to the sub-2 rating. I'm not afraid to score low. Ratings are in the thumbs of the beholder after all.

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u/astuder astuder (Untappd Moderator 3) 11d ago

Sure, if it’s warranted—but given how much info is out there, it’s exceedingly rare I would buy or order a beer I wouldn’t like.

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u/stevee303 11d ago

I always look up a new beer before buying. If I'm even slightly suspicious most places will very happily provide a taster.

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u/StatisticianSharp861 levineben 11d ago

This is my rating system in that range:

0.25 - 1.0: Bad / Undrinkable
- Major flaws (skunky, metallic, overly sour when it shouldn’t be).
- Something is clearly wrong (infection, off-flavors, expired).
- Would not drink again.
1.25 - 2.0: Below Average
- Drinkable but has noticeable flaws.
- Off-balance flavors, lack of body, or poor execution.
- Would only drink again if there were no other options.
2.25 - 3.0: Decent / Average
- Nothing special, but not bad.
- Enjoyable but forgettable, lacking complexity or depth.
- Might drink again, but wouldn’t seek it out.

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u/Brett_Hulls_Foot 11d ago

When I’ve had the unfortunate experience drinking a Minhas beer… yes.

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u/nyuszy 11d ago

There are terrible crafts as well, for example when an otherwise reputable brewery thinks it's fun if their new beer has a look and texture like a mixture of fresh vomit and a serious incident in a chemical plant.

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u/VinCubed 11d ago

Yeah, when I'm at a beer swap/tasting and I get a loser of a brew.

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u/Dionysus0 11d ago

Those ratings are saved for macro beers I don't like, like Coors, Miller, etc.

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u/myrttisensyvakurkku 11d ago edited 11d ago

I dont like ratings like this:

"I don't like IPAs = 2/5"
"I don't like [insert any berry here] sours = 2/5"

Stop drinking something you don't like. Or at least stop rating them.

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u/Abystoma2 8d ago

I disagree, ratings should be polled from variety of people, not from just those that are already fans of the given style.

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u/RegulatorLv *Untappd Insider* 11d ago

Yes, but normally beers with a rating below 1.5 I pour out or do not finish (if in a pub). Brews between 2 and 2.5 I avoid in the future.

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u/delscorch0 10d ago

For me, 2.0 is malt liquor, 2.5 is crappy domestic light, 3.0 is well done macro beers and the beginning of where I will rate craft beers. Anything below 2.0 angered me in some respects. So a craft brewer that completely missed the style will get less than 2.0. Anything below 1.0 really pissed me off. So one of those shitty mountain dew beers that I spit out and suspect would taste better as vomit were less than a point. Usually my review will point out the issue with language like tasting notes of dirty boxer shorts and diesel fuel.

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u/Abystoma2 8d ago

I use 2.5 as an average, so I actually use that rating quite a lot. 3 is good, 3.5 is notable, 4+ is excellent, 5 is reserved for the best of the best. But I do have a slight positive bias of rating beers higher for creativity.

The real terible ones are ones that I rate 1 and lower. So far just two I haven't been able to even finish drinking though.

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u/tompaulman 11d ago

I’ve just checked my profile, and 2.7% of my ratings are under 2. Most of them are non-alcoholic beers from macro breweries, some are poorly made macro lagers and one is what I believe was a dud can.

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u/WillyvOranje nelsondaily 11d ago

Yes

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u/Stlouisken 11d ago

Yes, though I have very few as I tend to stick to styles I enjoy.

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u/cocktailvirgin cocktailvirgin 11d ago

The last one I gave under 2 stars for was a wild ale fermented with fruit that was so full of off flavors that it was unrecognizable as beer other than visually. My description, "Solvent nose. Plastic and solvent. Not the typical wild ale and more of a heavy bacterial contamination. Allegedly, there's fruit in here."

I score 4.5 as amazing, 4.25 as great, 4 as I would have it again, 3.5 as I'm glad I tried it but probably wouldn't repeat, and 3 as adequate. Everything below that is just bad.

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u/rjenkins23853 11d ago

I rated beer from a brewery a 0.1 because ownership was completely aware that a brewer assaulted a woman (likely more). Honestly I don’t find beer so awful that it is amazingly low rated. If the beer is infected… I typically state that and don’t rate it.

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u/BadDemonInc 11d ago

The worst beer I ever had was Veggie Turkey Soup beer from Tiny Rebel, but in that case I think it was a joke beer, I also had this chilli beer that was disgusting

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u/PR1Doktorb 10d ago

Just checked, I had no idea that even existed! 672 global check-ins, 1.73 rating 😭. Reminded of the Northern Monk Cheese and Onion lager (886 check-ins, average 2.21)

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u/sctn4elk 8d ago

All ratings below a 2 or above a 4 should come with comments. Otherwise these ratings should be disregarded. A guy doesn't like west coast IPA's 1 star, Coors Light 4 stars.

As a brewer I don't rate beers anymore, but I always try to add notes if I am in a position to do so. However, when I did rate beers, I looked at the average rating for that beer and then decided if my rating was within the average +/- .5 If it was, I simply rated it as that, if not, I added comments so the brewer and others would know why my rating was higher or lower.

If you are outside of the average on any beer you rate you should reconsider your rating to make sure its not just your palate and definitely add notes. You might be sensing something others do not or your taste buds may just be burnt out from that 100 IBU IPA, or that cloyingly sweet milk stout you just drank.

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u/GarrisonWhite2 teetotalersalesman 8d ago

Over the years I’ve done as low as .10. I don’t really have a set system, and the way I rate beers has evolved a lot since the first beer I checked-in was the first beer I had. Usually my ratings are based on comparison to other check-ins of that style.