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Show HN - Side Project to Help You Decide What Craft Beer You Should Drink (shouldidrinkthisfuckingbeer.com)
2 points by dannowatts on May 1, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 9 comments



My immediate reaction is "Should I trust this fucking website?"

Based on my 2 minutes of using it, that's a very firm no.


any substantial reason? also, it's not about trust, it's about humor. and good beer. might help if you drink a good beer and then go visit the site again :)


Lack of transparency I guess.

If I enter a crap beer, say "heineken", I get told "no", which is fine.

If I enter random characters, say "rthjkejbfkel", I get told "no", which is not fine, because it means you are just saying no to anything that's not on your list.

So, if I enter a boutique beer that I like, say "Bluebottle" or anything from Mildura Brewery, I also get the "no", but I can't tell if it's because you're morons who don't appreciate good beer, or just ignorant about some excellent beers.

The only conclusion is I can draw is that you have a set of beers that you like, you'll say any other beer is crap (even if you've never tried it), and your suggestions are entirely opaque. I don't know why you like those beers, you're clearly not suggesting those beer based on any input I provided. That means is just a list of your preferred beers, with a front end that randomly selects a beer and an insult for me. Since I don't know you, or have any reason to trust your judgement in beer, there's no real reason to care.

Yes, it's about humor (although I don't find obscenities and insults to be particularly funny), but there's no evidence that it's actually about good beer - just beer that you happen to like with no explanation of why.


thanks for taking the time to write out a coherent answer and critique, i appreciate it. after reading through your thoughts, it's safe to say that you may not be the target demographic for the site!


It's safe to say that you may not be the target demographic for the site

I think that's almost certainly the case.


New favorite site


ha, thanks!


awesome


thank you!




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