My website doesn’t like the #### character!

Yah so I found out that any bar or brewery that has the # character in the address makes the entire page crap because somewhere between Google Maps and our website the website says I don’t know what to do!  I got my developer on it.  In fact I think he just fixed it.  What a rockstar.

 

Had a great meeeting today with my marketing advisor who works over at a little company company called Coca-Cola.  He has been super helpful and is making me realize that I need to start putting more love and emotion into the website.  He is going out next week to shoot a NCAA commercial with college mascots including Buzz of Georgia Tech!

I am still trying to contact all the brewers I can to get the suggestion engine working.  Let me know if you know any brewers or distributors that woudl be willing to jump on the website and iPhone app.

 

Drink some beers tonight!

Interview with Greg Koch CEO of Stone

Video of Brian “Spike” Buckowski of Terrapin Beer Company

NEW CODE PUSH!!!

later this week! Exciting new features to be added!

Brewpot.com long awaited updates

Hey everyone,

It has felt like years.  Ok well it has almost been a year I think.  I try not to write blogs these days unless I have very important news.  The website now has a starter amount of beers listed at the establishments in the database.  One issue is taht sometimes the name in the database is not the same as the one given to me by the distributor.  Unfortunately, I have to go through and hand point each mismatch the the appropriate place, which I plan on doing next week.  You can still see where you can find a lot of beers in the city of Atlanta.  So far only one distributor’s data is uploaded and a lot of his data needs to be pointed to the right spot.  We are working on that.  We are also working on being able to search for a bar/restaurant directly and also removing the full page load when you select beer/brewery or establishment from the drop down menu.  I would say within the next few weeks, the location data will start becoming much more useful and usable so be patient and I will make a wonderful website for you all!  If you want to play with the site, searching for “Allagash White” seems to bring back nice results.

Also, I just got back from the Craft Brewer’s Conference and have fun interviews to share with you all as soon as they are edited.  My beer expert Matt Simpson interviewed Jim Koch of Sam Adams, Greg Koch of Stone, as well as brewers from Terrapin, Duck-Rabit, Nogne-O, Deschutes, Pete from Pete’s Wicked, Flosmore, Flander’s and many more!

In the meantime, follow me on twitter @Brewpot.

Thanks everyone,

Jay

Brewpot.com

A great book for homebrewing!

I have been reading a great book on homebrewing and about beer in general. It is known as the homebrewer’s bible and is written by Charlie Papazian who is the founder of the Brewers Association. It is a must read for anyone interested in homebrewing and how beer is made. I will recommend other favorite books of mine later. I highly recommend picking a copy up at the bookstore, or if you are lazy and live in a congested city, I have made it even easier for you. All you have to do is click the link below you lazy bums.

The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition (Harperresource Book)

Brewpot.com updates

The new website is set to launch in mid December, but if you know me and my past experiences with web developers, you know i’ll believe it when I see it!! I will be having a launch party for the new website sometime in February/March. Brewpot.com and this blog will be the best place to find out more about that. I promise to keep you guys updated as soon as I set those dates. Other exciting news is that I will be promoting my website at the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America out in San Diego on the dates of April 16-19. Hopefully, I will see many of you out there! Also, for those of you who do not live in the Atlanta area, I will be having a nationwide Brewpot company launch tour at various breweries around the country next summer! More details to come.  Remember as Charlie Papazian says: “Relax, Don’t Worry, Have a homebrew”