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Collect. Display. Compete.

Badges are how BREWTANICA™ keeps score of exploration rather than consumption. Discovery and contribution are worth more than volume alone.

  • Nine volume tiers

    Page One at Amber, through to Editor Emeritus at Malt Royalty, the highest level.

  • Pioneer firsts

    The first scan of a beer earns a badge nobody else can hold.

  • Pattern badges

    Several criteria at once: a style across countries, a set across types.

  • Shareable

    Every badge has a share card. Your collection is yours to show.

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BREWTANICA badge collection: your score broken into badge points, scans, entries and countries, above featured badges including First Scan and B.E.E.R. Member

The nine volume tiers

From Page One to Editor Emeritus

  • Page One badge
    Page OneAmber
  • Cited Source badge
    Cited SourceWood
  • Cross-Reference badge
    Cross-ReferenceAluminum
  • Peer Reviewed badge
    Peer ReviewedBronze
  • Contributing Editor badge
    Contributing EditorSilver
  • Section Chief badge
    Section ChiefGold
  • Volume Author badge
    Volume AuthorPlatinum
  • Editor-in-Chief badge
    Editor-in-ChiefDiamond
  • Editor Emeritus badge
    Editor EmeritusMalt Royalty

Thirteen categories

Each rewards a different kind of exploring

  • B.E.E.R. Program badge

    B.E.E.R. Program

    Founding-member badges: the B.E.E.R. Member mark, First Scan (Beta), Beta Brewer, Century Pioneer, and the beta contributor ladders.

  • Volume badge

    Volume

    Nine tiers for unique beers scanned, from Page One to Editor Emeritus.

  • Contribution badge

    Contribution

    Pioneer badges for adding beers nobody had entered. Finite by design: the first entry is yours for good.

  • Beer Type Mastery badge

    Beer Type Mastery

    Twenty-two families, one per beer type: Hop Head, Dark Side, Monk Mode, Sour Power, Zero Proof, Mother Grain, Milky Way and more.

  • Geography badge

    Geography

    Globetrotter: breadth across countries, from Border Crossing upward.

  • ABV badge

    ABV

    Strong Arm, Heavy Lifter and Extreme Explorer for the high-strength end of the shelf.

  • Regional Discovery badge

    Regional Discovery

    Passport: states and regions, starting with your First Stamp.

  • Pronoun badge

    Pronoun

    Trailblazer: the first of your pronoun group to reach each tier.

  • Timing badge

    Timing

    Seasonal: Right Place, Right Time, for seasonal and limited releases.

  • Special badge

    Special

    One-offs that mark a moment: First Scan, Century Club, Millennium Scanner, Anniversary, Brewmaster.

  • Venue badge

    Venue

    Seven families for where you drink: Pilgrimage, Guest Book, Tap Scholar, Founding Pour, Homebrewed, Source Trail, Tap to Bottle.

  • Pattern badge

    Pattern

    Compound achievements across categories: Polyglot, Continental Shelf, Full Spectrum, The Completionist, Renaissance Drinker, The Librarian, Encyclopedia Complete.

  • Brewery badge

    Brewery

    Brewery Devotion: depth with a single brewery, from Regulars Only upward.

How badges feed your score

Rarer tiers are worth more

Every badge adds to your score alongside scan activity, encyclopedia entries, countries explored and community validation. The full breakdown, including how pattern badges work and why community engagement carries the most weight, is on How BREWTANICA works.