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,…
Tag: beer
The Search for Beer Data, Part 1
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….
Analyzing Founders Beer Ratings With Exploratory
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…
SRM Beer Color Chart
Here’s a chart detailing approximate colors for 175 beer styles. A few of these are educated guesses, while many more come from the Brewer’s Friend site or are created using a combination of SRM ranges and the Brewer’s Friend chart. All done with some simple Excel formulas. Enjoy!
Learning the RateBeer API
Yet another chapter in teaching an old dog new tricks, as I learn to query results using the GraphiQL language for the RateBeer API. For those not familiar with RateBeer.com, it is a major site providing a wealth of information about beers and breweries, powered by a large user community. The API provides a window…
Welcome to BrewGraphs!
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…