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A. We have set up a complex algorithm that creates correlations between users and different types of beers. Our recommendations are produced based on other users' ratings of similar and exact beers. The more beers your rate the more customized and accurate our recommendations will be.
A. Start rating some beers! We have two ways to get you started: We'll show you a random selection of beers others are rating - Here
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If you know beers you have had, search for them and rate them - Here
A. One of two things: Either you misspelled what you were looking for; or you found a beer that isn't in our database of over 40,000 beers - congratulations. Tell us about it! Visit the Contact Us page and select the category of 'Missing A Beer'.
A. No, in fact the more beers you rate the better. The Beer Genome will identify your taste for beer and provide recommendations based on other users' ratings. The more you rate and the more everyone else rates, the more customized our recommendations will be.
A. Rate everything you've had. If there's a beer you don't like, rate it as such. Both your good and bad ratings will be used when we make recommendations about other things you would like.
A. If you are brand new to the site, we most likely haven't run our algorithm on your ratings - and therefore don't have and recommendations for you yet. If you are brand new, give it some time and it will refresh - our recommendations are updated approximately every 3 hours, but we'll do it more often if a lot of people are rating. If you aren't new, then you need to rate some more beers!
A. Because we don't charge our users (you) for using our website, we have a limited amount of resources at our disposal. As a result, our server can't handle us constantly generating recommendations. We could set something up that runs real-time, but the recommendations would not be as good as they are using our current method.
A. Yes, we have a Beer Buddies system on The Beer Genome. You can search for other users by name or email address, become their Beer Buddy!
A. Once someone is your beer buddy you will be able to: see all of the beers they have rated, see all of their beer buddies, and recommend beers to them that you think they should try.
A. Click on the 'Forgot Password' link and a new password will be send to the email address you registered with.
A. The Beer Genome is an online community that produces beer recommendations based on individuals' taste and preferences. For more information, see our About Us for more information.