Over the last 2-3 months I’ve been playing with hops data from the Beer Maverick website, where they have profiles of hundreds of hops based on aroma/flavor data. This type of data is a natural for a network graph, where we can see the relationships between hops and the aroma characteristics; hops with similar profiles…
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Hop Network, Part 2
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,…
Developing a Hop Network
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…
Beer Types and Glassware Styles, Part 3
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….
Beer Styles and Glassware – Part 2
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,…