10 Apps For The Adult Beverage Enthusiast

Get social with UnTappd! Connect with friends, check in to bars, rate and share whatever beer you’re enjoying. You can also see what beers are trending and collect badges for trying out different beers and locations.

Available for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows

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This app is helpful for both the rookie bartender and the drink master. From timeless classics to crazy new cocktails, Mixology has more than 7,000 drink recipes.

If you’re on a martini kick, you can search drinks by category. There’s also useful information for bartending, including types of glassware and terminology.

Available for iPhone, Android

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BeerCloud’s best feature is that it lets you scan barcodes on beer and then gives you useful information about that beer, including the style, description and alcohol by volume.

The app functions like a cloud-based system, where you can create and share your own custom beer lists. It also has a guide to beer styles and substyles, as well as suggested food and beer pairings.

Available for iPhone, Android

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There’s nothing quite like the taste of a fresh beer coming directly from the tap. And with Findmytap, you no longer have to be disappointed when you walk into a bar that doesn’t have your beer on draft.

Findmytap uses geolocation to find bars that carry your favorite beers both on tap and in bottles. Create a list of your favorite beers so that you can find them at home or on vacation.

Available for iPhone, Android

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Debating about whether you’re ok to drive or not? This app helps take a lot of the guesswork out of it. Just enter in your weight, the number of drinks you’ve had (either beer, wine or liquor) and the period of time over which they were consumed.

Be warned though, this is only an estimate. There’s also a GPS feature that can help locate a taxi.

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You can relax with a nice glass of wine recommended by this app based on your taste preference. It offers suggestions for which wines fit best on the holidays, at sporting events and during romantic dates. There’s also pairing suggestions for different types of meals.

Available for iPhone, Android

This app is ready for you whenever you want to hit up happy hour. It shows what happy hours in your area are happening right at the moment you’re browsing and what time they end.

You can filter what establishments you want to see based on neighborhood or area, as well as switch the time to see what other days of the week bring about sweet deals.

Available for iPhone, Android

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Are you a whiskey connoisseur? Do you wish you were Don Draper? If you answered yes to either, then this is the app for you. iWhiskey has more than 600 reviews of different types of whiskeys, including American, Canadian, Irish and Scotch. It also comes with detailed instructions for making ten core whiskey-based cocktails.

Available on iPhone

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This app lets you be the bartender in your own home. Just select what spirits you already have at home, and Liquor Cabinet brings up recipes that you can make.

If you’re looking to expand your collection, this app can also show you recipes that only require one or two more ingredients.

Available for iPhone, Android

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This app features more than 100 drinking games using coins, cards and dice. You can also shake your phone to pull up a random drinking game. Great for big parties or small get togethers alike.

Available for iPhone

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