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This is where to start browsing the beer engine geographically.
Clicking on this link will take you to a list of all counrties that have entries in the beer engine. The list also has columns showing how many of each type of entry exists in the beer engine.
Click on the name of a country in the list to view a list of links to towns and provinces within the country. You can also view complete lists of all the bars, brewers, beers or beershops in the country by clicking on the number in the appropriate column.
| Adding entries to the beer engine | Index | |
If you have something you want to add to the beer engine please check carefully to make sure it's not already here. The information on each bar, brewer, beer and beershop are known collectively as entries. Entries must be associated with either a town or, in the case of beers, a brewer. All the information in the beer engine is filed geographicaly under country, province then town. The site has been organised this way because in general users will be interested in a particular region or town. You can only drink beer in one place at a time.
Unless you have logged in to the site and are a trusted contributor your entry will not appears on the site until checked and approved by an editor.
| Provinces in the beer engine | Index | |
Within this website province means the first level of subdivision of a country. This means province can stand for states, counties, territories, cantons, departments or whatever.
Problems arise from countries where boundaries have a tendency to move around. The UK is particularly bad in this respect so I've decided to use the same regions as the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. If you live in a country for which the list of provinces is incomplete or just plain wrong please contact me.
If you need to add a province please take great care. Mistakes and double entries here can mess up the operation of the site and take a lot of effort to fix.
| Towns in the beer engine | Index | |
For the purposes of this website, towns is what we call cities, villages and any other concentration of human settlement. There is no way in this site of giving a town more than one name so please take great care when adding a new town to the site.
| Adding or Editing a bar | Index | |
Try to shorten any very long names if possible. For example, "Barneys world famous international beer emporium" could easily become "Barneys" without losing any useful information. For indexing, names are stripped of words like cafe, bar, the, de, het and so on. This means that Cafe Viper will be indexed under V, The Grapes under G and De Beyerd under B.
This should only be filled in when something is commonly known by two unrelated names. There's a bar in Edinburgh everyone knows as "The Diggers" which appears in the phone book as "The Athletic Arms". This would be a good use. My old local was known as "Wee Bennetts", it's real name is "Bennetts Bar". This would not be a good use. Another valid use is when a brewery is known by one name and all it's beers are sold under a different brand name. All beers from the Frise Bierbrouwerij are sold under the name Us Heit for example.
This is not the place for opinions, there's a whole review system for that. A couple of paragraphs are probably enough. Just give a factual description that would give someone who's never been an idea of what it might be like.
For consistancy include all beer taps. I know most british beer lovers will baulk at keg taps being included and most beer guides list only guest taps. Because the beer engine covers a wide range of cultures let's keep it simple.
An approximate number is fine. Most beerlists vary in number over time.
This one's a bit trickey because one country's bar snack is another's meal.
"No smoking at the bar" does not constitute "Smoking and no smoking areas". Otherwise no explanation is needed.
If you generally have to raise your voice to have a conversation, this website regards that as loud.
Most of this section needs no explanation so only fields which require it are included here.
The first address field must be completed.
Just use the number as it would be dialled from somewhere in the same country. Same goes for Fax.
To work correctly this must contain the "http://" gobldeygook or the link won't work. You can check the link by clicking on it after you click the preview button.
There are four columns because many bars in Great Britain close for part of the afternoon. This may be common elsewhere too. For most places only the first two columns are required. The form will not accept times that are not valid. The database only accepts times in pairs so if you give an opening time without a corresponding closing time it'll be ignored.
| Adding or Editing a brewer | Index | |
Try to shorten any very long names if possible. For example, "Barneys world famous international beer emporium" could easily become "Barneys" without losing any useful information. For indexing, names are stripped of words like cafe, bar, the, de, het and so on. This means that Cafe Viper will be indexed under V, The Grapes under G and De Beyerd under B.
This should only be filled in when something is commonly known by two unrelated names. There's a bar in Edinburgh everyone knows as "The Diggers" which appears in the phone book as "The Athletic Arms". This would be a good use. My old local was known as "Wee Bennetts", it's real name is "Bennetts Bar". This would not be a good use. Another valid use is when a brewery is known by one name and all it's beers are sold under a different brand name. All beers from the Frise Bierbrouwerij are sold under the name Us Heit for example.
There's probably not a lot to be said about most brewers. If you have anything of interest please feel free to share it. Again, please keep it factual. Otherwise, let the beer do the talking.
Just take care to select the correct units if you're .
Most of this section needs no explanation so only fields which require it are included here.
The first address field must be completed.
Just use the number as it would be dialled from somewhere in the same country. Same goes for Fax.
To work correctly this must contain the "http://" gobldeygook or the link won't work. You can check the link by clicking on it after you click the preview button.
| Adding or Editing a beer | Index | |
Try to shorten any very long names if possible. For example, "Barneys world famous international beer emporium" could easily become "Barneys" without losing any useful information. For indexing, names are stripped of words like cafe, bar, the, de, het and so on. This means that Cafe Viper will be indexed under V, The Grapes under G and De Beyerd under B.
This should only be filled in when something is commonly known by two unrelated names. There's a bar in Edinburgh everyone knows as "The Diggers" which appears in the phone book as "The Athletic Arms". This would be a good use. My old local was known as "Wee Bennetts", it's real name is "Bennetts Bar". This would not be a good use. Another valid use is when a brewery is known by one name and all it's beers are sold under a different brand name. All beers from the Frise Bierbrouwerij are sold under the name Us Heit for example.
This is not the place for opinions, there's a whole review system for that. If you're one of these people who can properly describe a beer in words we'd all like to see your tasting notes. If not, a brief description of style, color or whatever will do.
Alcohol By Volume is currently the most common way of quantifying the strength of a beer. I don't have any convertors for other systems so make sure its ABV before you enter it.
There are four (4) seasons in a year. I haven't come up with a name for beers that appear for one month every year. I'm sure some marketing department somewhere is working on it.
(Bio, EKO, Eco) Only check this box if the beer in question can carry the logo of the local certification agency.
| Adding or Editing a beershop | Index | |
Try to shorten any very long names if possible. For example, "Barneys world famous international beer emporium" could easily become "Barneys" without losing any useful information. For indexing, names are stripped of words like cafe, bar, the, de, het and so on. This means that Cafe Viper will be indexed under V, The Grapes under G and De Beyerd under B.
This should only be filled in when something is commonly known by two unrelated names. There's a bar in Edinburgh everyone knows as "The Diggers" which appears in the phone book as "The Athletic Arms". This would be a good use. My old local was known as "Wee Bennetts", it's real name is "Bennetts Bar". This would not be a good use. Another valid use is when a brewery is known by one name and all it's beers are sold under a different brand name. All beers from the Frise Bierbrouwerij are sold under the name Us Heit for example.
Surely there can't be a whole lot to write about most beershops. A brief description of the shop and the types of beer they sell will suffice.
Most of this section needs no explanation so only fields which require it are included here.
The first address field must be completed.
Just use the number as it would be dialled from somewhere in the same country. Same goes for Fax.
To work correctly this must contain the "http://" gobldeygook or the link won't work. You can check the link by clicking on it after you click the preview button.
| Using simple search | Index | |
Searching is very simple. Just type part of the name of whatever you're looking for in the box and click the go button. The search is not case sensitive. For example, if you want to try and find The Dog and Duck type in 'dog' or 'duck' and when you click 'find entries' you will see a list of matches. Don't bother typing in words like cafe, bar, the, beer or bitter, just use part of the name. If you want to find Robinson's Best Bitter searching on 'robi' will suffice. You can get to the beer through the brewer's entry. If it doesn't appear in the list of matches then it's not in the beer engine.
| Using search | Index | |
Searching is very simple. Just type part of the name of whatever you're looking for in the box and click the appropriate button. The search is not case sensitive. For example, if you type in the letters 'ran' and click on 'brewers' you might see the following list. The part of the name matched in the search has been highlighted.
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Don't bother typing in words like cafe, bar, the, beer or bitter, just use part of the name. If you want to find Robinson's Best Bitter searching on 'robi' will suffice. You can get to the beer through the brewer's entry. If it doesn't appear in the list of matches then it's not in the beer engine.
| Adding an image | Index | |
The purpose of an image in an item's entry should be to help identify the item in question. Bottle labels, pump clips, bar signs, logos, exterior photographs and photos of bottles are all suitable.
There is no formal limit on image size but any over large images will be reduced in size. If you have an image that you think is suitable, but don't have the graphic skills to prepare it, upload it anyway. If it's workable someone will prepare it for publication.
To add an image you first have to find it on your computer. When you click the 'browse' button your computer should open a file browsing window to enable you to select the image. Once you have selected the image click the 'upload' button to send the image to the beer engine.
The image will not appear in the entry immediately as all images must be approved by an editor before publication.
| Accounts | Index | |
An account is basicaly your identity within this website.
| Login | Index | |
Before you can login you need a beerengine account. You can obtain an account by clicking on the 'join us' link and following the instructions. When setting up your account you will be asked to choose a username and password. Within the beerengine you will be identified by the name you enter in your user profile and not your username.
Accounts help the editors of this site to identify users who have added quality information. Top quality contributors will be invited to join the editorial team. Although they do not yet exist, new features are planned for the beerengine which will require an account.
If you have lost your password send an email to accounts@beerengine.com containing your username and a new password will be sent to you at your registered email address.
| Feedback | Index | |
If you have any comments on any aspect of this website please use the feedback form to pass them on. Especially welcome are reports of any problems you encounter. The beer engine is still very young and probably full of bugs.
| Clipboard | Index | |
The clipboard is simply your own personal list of beer engine entries. It only works if you're logged in. Your clipboard is saved so you'll find the same list next time you log on.
If you are logged in you will see a clipboard icon 
appear when viewing any entry. Clicking on this will add the entry to your clipboard. You can view your clipboard by clicking on the clipboard link on the main menu. When viewing your clipboard you can delete any entry by clicking on the 