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Posted on November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 by kc2519

BrewGraphs is dedicated to the display of information about craft brewing, powered by the BreweryDB and RateBeer APIs. This information will be used to create a series of visually creative charts, maps, and other interactive displays to help you navigate the wonderful world of craft brewing. This information will be delivered using some exceptional visualization…

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Hop Network, Part 2

Posted on December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 by kc2519

I recently posted about developing a hop network using data from the Beer Maverick site. As I slowly add data the network graph can be refreshed and tweaked; eventually I’ll land on a combination of styles, colors, and sizes that optimize the graph for interactive exploration. For the latest rendition, we’re up to 10 hops,…

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Developing a Hop Network

Posted on December 8, 2022 by kc2519

In my last post I talked enthusiastically about the Beer Maverick site and their detailed information about hops (> 300 types). That information got me thinking about creating a hop network where each hop would be positioned based on their relationship to each of the nine aroma types identified on the Beer Maverick site. Here’s…

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The Search for Beer Data, Part 1

Posted on December 7, 2022 by kc2519

One of the challenges to providing interesting content for this site lies in the scarcity of interesting data sources on the beer industry, especially at the craft beer level. There is certainly data in the beer universe (think Untappd, Beer Advocate, BreweryDB, etc.) but not a lot that is accessible via API or traditional databases….

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Beer Types and Glassware Styles, Part 3

Posted on March 15, 2020 by kc2519

Now we’re on to the conclusion of this 3 part series, where we deliver the network graph showing the linkages between beer types and glassware styles. As noted in the prior post, Gephi is our tool of choice for creating the network graph. The key elements required for most network graphs are nodes and edges….

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Beer Styles and Glassware – Part 2

Posted on March 11, 2020 by kc2519

In the last post, we used the RateBeer API and Exploratory to gather and analyze data that matched beer styles to specific types of glassware. This gave us the ability to see some interesting patterns and to especially understand which glass styles are tied to the most popular (or obscure) beer types. In this follow-up,…

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Beer Styles and Glassware

Posted on February 16, 2020 by kc2519

We’re back after a long break! In this post, the focus is on using RateBeer API data to analyze patterns in beer volumes by style, and look at the recommended glassware for each style. Our initial analysis will be of the basic statistical variety, using our old friend Exploratory, the powerful R-based software suite. As…

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What are the Top 500 Beers?

Posted on April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 by kc2519

Now it’s time for the fun part of this series – taking our data into Exploratory and finding out about the Top 500 beers according to RateBeer users. What patterns will we see? Which styles will dominate the ratings? Will high ABV styles rule the day? We’ll be able to answer these and other questions…

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Top 500 Beers – Data Retrieval

Posted on April 7, 2019 by kc2519

In Part 1 of this series, I’m going to share how to retrieve the data that will allow us to analyze the Top 500 beers as rated by RateBeer users. As noted in the prior post, this article will focus on the steps where we retrieve and format the data for upcoming analysis. Here are…

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Top 500 Beers Mapping Project

Posted on March 31, 2019 by kc2519

My latest idea is to attempt to map top rated beers, based on the average rating given by users at RateBeer.com. Using the GraphiQL interface, I can create a query that pulls these beers (100 at a time) into a .json format that can then be copied into any code editing software. The ultimate goal…

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Analyzing Founders Beer Ratings With Exploratory

Posted on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 by kc2519

Hi, we’re back with some visual analysis of beer ratings gathered from the RateBeer API. This time around, we’re shifting our Michigan-centric focus from Bell’s to Founders to see what the user ratings tell us about Founders beers. Once again we’ll employ the powerful Exploratory platform to do our analysis. Let’s begin by using the…

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