{"id":1800,"date":"2011-12-13T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T05:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2011-12-12T23:52:52","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T04:52:52","slug":"tuesday-tunes-hey-bartender-theres-a-bug-in-my-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/13\/tuesday-tunes-hey-bartender-theres-a-bug-in-my-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tunes – Hey Bartender, There’s a Bug in My Beer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Ryan<\/a>Seeing as it’s Science & Social Media week, and Klout (a metric service which aims to calculate the influence you have through social media websites) thinks I’m influential about beer<\/a>, I thought I’d share with you a little about Untappd, a social network for beer enthusiasts<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Almost all the entomologists I know enjoy a nice cool beer after a day in the field or following the publication of a manuscript, and with quality microbreweries increasing their distribution distance, it’s a good time to be\u00a0 a beer drinker!<\/p>\n

\"Untapped<\/a>Untappd is really quite a simple network; you share what type of beer you’re drinking, perhaps include where you’re enjoying it or a photo, and you can provide a rating out of 5 stars and a comment, all of which can be seen by your digital drinking buddies! It’s a pretty good way to discover new beers, and of course there’s a badge system included as an incentive to try new things. This is the perfect network for all those who enjoy a little #drunksci<\/a> from time to time!<\/p>\n

I’m finding that I can find an entomologically-themed song for any topic I want to discuss, and luckily enough today is no exception! So sit back, crack a brew, and enjoy this week’s song; Hey Bartender, There’s a Bug in My Beer by Eddie Pennington & Warner Williams!<\/p>\n