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| 1    =  Join the discussion on the #Beer slack channel
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| 1    =  ''🍺 beers'' label on the Open Food Facts server repository
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| 2    =  [https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/labels/%F0%9F%8D%BA%20beers 🍺 beers]
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== Purpose ==
 
== Purpose ==
 
The purpose of this project is the:
 
The purpose of this project is the:
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*Developing the taxonomy;
 
*Developing the taxonomy;
 
*Solving inconsistencies;
 
*Solving inconsistencies;
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*To get the maximum out of beer labels
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== How to help (easily) ==
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* You can help completing Beer & Wines labels that were visually detected: https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/dashboard/beers-and-wines
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* You can help categorize beers: https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en%3Abeers
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom; font-weight:bold; background-color:#4A86E8; color:#FFF;" | Category name
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold; background-color:#4A86E8; color:#FFF;" | Help recategorize
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold; background-color:#4A86E8; color:#FFF;" | Number remaining
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold; background-color:#4A86E8; color:#FFF;" | Date of last check
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold; background-color:#4A86E8; color:#FFF;" | Checker pseudonym
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:craft-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:craft-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:flavored-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:flavored-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:abbey-beer
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:abbey-beer">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:american-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:american-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:french-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:french-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:corsican-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:corsican-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:organic-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:organic-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:brittany-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:brittany-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:beers-from-ireland
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-ireland">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:italian-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:italian-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:lithuanian-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:lithuanian-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:double-beer
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:double-beer">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:triple-beer
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:triple-beer">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:quadruple-beer
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:quadruple-beer">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:belgian-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:belgian-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:lambic-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:lambic-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:kriek-lambic-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:kriek-lambic-beers">Link</a>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:faro-beers">Link</a>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:bulgarian-beers">Link</a>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-czech-republic">Link</a>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-germany">Link</a>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:bavarian-beers">Link</a>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:amber-beers">Link</a>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:wheat-beers">Link</a>
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | en:black-beers
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:black-beers">Link</a>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:red-beers">Link</a>
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==Instructions==
 
==Instructions==
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*Complete brewery address - add the complete brewery address as Brewery Name, Streetname, Postal Code, City, Region, Country
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* Complete the information from beer bottles;
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* Complete brewery address - add the complete brewery address as Brewery Name, Streetname, Postal Code, City, Region, Country;
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* Use [https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?value_tag=en%3Abeers&type=category Hunger Games to help categorize more beers]
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* Use [https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en%3Anon-alcoholic-beers Hunger Games to help categorize more non-alcoholic beers]
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== Fields ==
 
== Fields ==
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Each product that is entered into Open Food Facts has a set of fields. What should be entered in these field is not always clear and ambigious. In order to limit this confusion the best practice is listed here. The principle is that only information available on the labels, bottle and capsule might be used. Use the language selected on the OFF Edit Product page. If you use another language to enter fiels, precede it with a lanuage specifier. Thus on the french edit page we would enter en:Wheat Beer.
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Each product that is entered into Open Food Facts has a set of fields. What should be entered in these field is not always clear and ambigious. In order to limit this confusion the best practice is listed here. The principle is that only information available on the labels, bottle and capsule might be used. Use the language selected on the OFF Edit Product page. If you use another language to enter fiels, precede it with a lanuage specifier. Thus on the french edit page we would enter en:Wheat Beer.<br />
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=== Product name ===
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=== [[Alcohol/Beers/Best_practices|Best Practices]] ===
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This is the name used on the main label. Often this is the same as the brand, so an extra specification is needed. For instance for {{product|5410228158424}} the main name is Hoegaarden, but below is specified it concerns ''Wit - Blanche'';
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Have a look at the [[Alcohol/Beers/Best_practices|best practices-page]] to see detailed information on how to fill in each field.
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=== Common name ===
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There is some confusion what to enter here. The best is to enter the product category found above/in the ingredient list. On the backlabel of {{product|5410228158424}}, it specifies Wheat Beer.
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== Enhanced Fields ==
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=== Quantity ===
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Several fields might be enhanced with information that is not found on the label.
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The contents of the bottle, often in cl. Not much confusion.
 
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=== Packaging ===
 
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What is entered here is not always clear. It can be the elements of the productpackage and the make of these elements. If both are entered, it should be clear which element goed with which make. Look also at the bottle itself. In order to reduce the confusion we can do:
 
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* Bottle:green glass / Bottle:brown glass / Bottle:transparant glass. and sometimes even more detailed Bottle:brown glass:GL 72 {{product|5410228158424}};
 
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* Capsule:metal;
 
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* Box:paper
 
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=== Brands ===
 
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This is usually found on the main label. One can also add the owner of the brand. For instance for {{product|5410228158424}} this would be InBev Belgium;
 
 
=== Categories ===
 
=== Categories ===
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=== Labels, certifications, awards ===
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The categories found on a label are very limited. They can be enhanced using the [[Global categories taxonomy]].We try to define the rationale behind the categories here.
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=== Origin of ingredients ===
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==== Current taxonomy ====
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=== Manufacturing or processing places ===
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The current categories taxonomy for beer is:<br />
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This would be the address of the brewery.
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* Beverages : food that can be drunk
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=== EMB code ===
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:* Non-Alcoholic beverages
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Only enter the EMB-code, such as EMB 29293G for {{product| 3760010140017}};
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::* Non-alcoholic beers, non-alcoholic beer, Alcohol-free beer - beers with a alcohol percentage <1%
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=== Link to product page on the official site of the producer ===
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:* Alcoholic beverages - Beverages with ingredient alcohol on the label;
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This can be found on the label nowadays, although it does more than often point to the producer site. Just enter it.
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::* Beers : Alcoholic beverages based on fermentation of (malted) grains ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Ingredients wikipedia]), implying that a grain should be on the ingredient list;
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=== Best before date ===
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(beer sub category based on beer colour)
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Enter this, so any change in labeling and/or packaging can be tracked. If you can not find it on the label, check out the bottle itself.
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:::* Lager : light coloured beer;
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=== City, state and country where purchased ===
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:::* Amber beers : intermediate colour beers (fr:Bières ambrées)
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Note that this NON-productlabel information. Just enter where you have bought it.
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:::* Red beers : not sure about the definition;
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=== Stores ===
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:::* Stout : very dark coloured beers;
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Add the store name(s) where you bought the product.
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(subcategory based on production place)
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=== Countries where sold ====
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:::* Belgian beers : beers with the brewery in Belgium (fr:Bières belges)
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This is the same as the purchase country? We could add the countries/languages seen on the label.
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:::* French beers : beers with the brewery in France (fr:bières françaises)
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=== Ingredients list ===
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(beer subcategory based on non standard beer ingredients)
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This can be found on the label. Sometimes it is hidden in the text, so read everything.
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:::* Beers with fruits : beers where fruits have been added
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=== Traces ===
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::::* Cherry beer : beers where the fruit cherry has been added
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Allergy ingredients are specified separately as "contains" for instance.
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:::* Wheat beers - beers based on unmalted wheat in a large proportion ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_beer wikipedia]);
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=== Nutrition Facts Not specified ===
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:::* Strong beers : beers with a high alcohol level
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Leave this unchecked, as the alcohol percentage is a nutrition fact and always found on the label.
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(taxonomy branched based on the manufacturing scale)
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=== Serving size ===
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* Artisan Products - indicates the scale? of the manufacturing
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Usually this is the same as the bottle size (25 or 33cl);
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** Artisan Beverage Products
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=== Nutrition Facts ===
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*** Artisan Alcoholic Beverage Products (alcool artisanaux);
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Add the alchol percentage here, the other facts are not often found.
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**** Craft Beer : beers produced on a small scale. Usually this is defined on the label;
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==== Possible categories ====
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Some other categories that are found on labels:
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* Lambic;
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* Bières Irlandaises;
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* Bières de gardes;
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* Organic beers (Bières bio) - beers with a organic related label;
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* Top Fermented beers - as said on the label
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* Flavored beers (Bières aromatisées) -
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* Fruit flavored Beers (Bières aromatisées aux fruits) -
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* Bières trappistes - on the label
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* Tripel - a variety of Belgian beer. Could be viewed as a subcategory of Strong beers.
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==== Beer category statistics ====
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! Category !! @11 oct 2015
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| Beers || 684
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| Lagers || 198
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| Amber || 36
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| Fruit || 15
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| Craft || 48
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| Stout || 20
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| Strong || 27
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| Wheat || 49
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| Flavoured || 41
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| Rousses || 4
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| French || 45
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| Belgian || 37
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| Tripel || 12
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| High fermentation || 5
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| Abbayes || 9
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=== Wikipedia ===
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Links to Breweries on Wikipedia could be entered. To make clear it is external information, this link should be preceded with '''wikipedia:'''. Here is an example of how this could work: {{product|5411098110000}}.<br />
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Do not like how this works out. The field should only be used for keyword like attributes. There is not really a place to put url's such as these.--[[User:Aleene|Aleene]] ([[User talk:Aleene|talk]]) 18:59, 5 September 2015 (CEST)
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=== Open Street Map ===
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Location of breweries could be specified through an Open Street Map link. The link should then point to the brewery building (the way in OSM terms). To make clear this concerns external / non-OFF / non productlabel information is should be preceded by '''OSM:'''. Here is an example of how this could work: {{product|5411098110000}} .
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=== Barnivore ===
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Beers that are listed in [[ http://www.barnivore.com/|Barnivore]] as vegan/vegetarian could be labeled as such.
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=== Wikidata ===
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* https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2905 (RateBeer brewery ID)
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* https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2904 (Beer Advocate brewery ID)
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* https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archive/45#Barnivore_ID (Needs to be reproposed)
  
 
== Observations ==
 
== Observations ==
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* Guiness Special Export with a complete list {{Product|54004207}};
 
* Guiness Special Export with a complete list {{Product|54004207}};
 
* Grimbergen ambréé with the energie {{Product|3080216003306}};
 
* Grimbergen ambréé with the energie {{Product|3080216003306}};
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=== Alcohol prevention ===
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Some beers in France (2340.fr) and the UK (drinkaware.co.uk) show information to limit alchol consumption. This is expressed in Alcohol units.
  
 
==Discussion==
 
==Discussion==
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OK, then the question is whether we re-label an alcoholic beverage as beer, when the ingredients are right, but it is not called as such on the productlabel (malt, hops). --[[User:Aleene|Aleene]] ([[User talk:Aleene|talk]]) 19:48, 23 August 2015 (CEST)
 
OK, then the question is whether we re-label an alcoholic beverage as beer, when the ingredients are right, but it is not called as such on the productlabel (malt, hops). --[[User:Aleene|Aleene]] ([[User talk:Aleene|talk]]) 19:48, 23 August 2015 (CEST)
  
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===Address markup.===
 
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We could add markup to addresses. Add brewery:, street: postalcode:, city: region/province:, city:, country: before each element.
 
 
=== Sixpack and single bottles ===
 
=== Sixpack and single bottles ===
 
Often beer is sold in a sixpack (or more). What to do with single bottles that came from such a sixpack. Often(?) these bottles do not have a barcode, but might contain interesting information. So do we add these bottles as products without a barcode?
 
Often beer is sold in a sixpack (or more). What to do with single bottles that came from such a sixpack. Often(?) these bottles do not have a barcode, but might contain interesting information. So do we add these bottles as products without a barcode?
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===Categories===
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=== Alcohol and Health ===
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The categories taxonomy used for beer is:<br />
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On beer bottles various warnings against drinking to much alcohol can be found. There can be logo's or warnings in text.
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Beverages<br />
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==== EU ====
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- Alcoholic beverages : Beverages with ingredient alcohol as found on the label<br />
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On bottles sold in the EU there is a warning against drinking alcohol and pregnancy.
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-- Beers (ingredients branch) : Alcoholic beverages based on hops? malt?<br />
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==== France ====
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--- Amber beers : intermediate colour beers (fr:Bières ambrées)<br />
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Sometimes the URL to an explanatory site ([http://2340.fr 2340.fr]) is found.
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--- Lager : light coloured beer<br />
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On alcoholic beverages sold in France one sees the amount of alcohol (Unité Alcohol) a drink represents.
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==== UK ====
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Bottles show the link to [http://drinkaware.co.uk drinkaware.co.uk]<br />
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In addition the number of alchohol units per serving are listed (One unit of alcohol (UK) is defined as 10 millilitres (8 grams) of pure alcohol ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_alcohol wikipedia])). A formula is given to calculate these numbers (The number of UK units of alcohol in a drink can be determined by multiplying the volume of the drink (in millilitres) by its percentage ABV, and dividing by 1000.)
  
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-- Origin (brewery country branch) {not specific to beer}<br />
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==== US =====
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--- Belgian beers : beers with the brewery in Belgium (fr:Bières belges)<br />
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Warning Surgeon General?
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--- French beers : beers with the brewery in France (fr:bières françaises)<br />
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=== Bottle shapes ===
 +
Would it be possible to register the shapes of a bottle? We could mesure height and maximum width to characterise a bottles shape.
 +
 
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== OFF Limitations ==
 +
The current setup of Open Food Facts has some limitations if you want to markup beer products in extreme detail. As these are extreme details, they are not really relevant to the main purpose of OFF, but you will find them listed on a separate [[OFF Beer Limitations|page]].
  
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-- Artisan Products (process branch) - indicates the scale? of the manufacturing {not specific to beer} )<br />
 
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--- Artisan Beverage Products<br />
 
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---- Artisan Alcoholic Beverage Products (alcool artisanaux)<br />
 
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----- Craft Beer : beers produced on a small scale
 
 
== Search Queries ==
 
== Search Queries ==
 
Some search queries that can be done related to beer:<br />
 
Some search queries that can be done related to beer:<br />
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* All "biere" with a geographic location  [17 results @ 24/8/15] ([http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?action=process&tagtype_0=categories&tag_contains_0=contains&tag_0=Beers&sort_by=unique_scans_n&page_size=20&axis_x=energy&axis_y=products_n&graph_title=Alle%20biere%20with%20a%20geographic%20location&map_title=All%20%22biere%22%20with%20a%20geographic%20location&generate_map=1 query]);
 
* All "biere" with a geographic location  [17 results @ 24/8/15] ([http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?action=process&tagtype_0=categories&tag_contains_0=contains&tag_0=Beers&sort_by=unique_scans_n&page_size=20&axis_x=energy&axis_y=products_n&graph_title=Alle%20biere%20with%20a%20geographic%20location&map_title=All%20%22biere%22%20with%20a%20geographic%20location&generate_map=1 query]);
 
* Alcohol distribution of  "biere"  [343 results @ 24/8/15] ([http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?action=process&search_terms=biere&sort_by=unique_scans_n&page_size=20&axis_x=alcohol&axis_y=products_n&graph_title=Alcohol%20distribution%20of%20-%20biere%20-%20in%20the%20world&graph=1 query]);
 
* Alcohol distribution of  "biere"  [343 results @ 24/8/15] ([http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?action=process&search_terms=biere&sort_by=unique_scans_n&page_size=20&axis_x=alcohol&axis_y=products_n&graph_title=Alcohol%20distribution%20of%20-%20biere%20-%20in%20the%20world&graph=1 query]);
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* Find all biere not yet categorized as beers [http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?action=process&search_terms=bi%C3%A8re&tagtype_0=states&tag_contains_0=contains&tag_0=Categories%20to%20be%20completed&sort_by=unique_scans_n&page_size=20&axis_x=energy&axis_y=products_n&action=display query];
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* Find all beer not yet categorized as beers
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[http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?action=process&search_terms=beer&tagtype_0=states&tag_contains_0=contains&tag_0=Categories%20to%20be%20completed&sort_by=unique_scans_n&page_size=20&axis_x=energy&axis_y=products_n&action=display query];
  
 
==To Do's==
 
==To Do's==
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* Clean up existing beers
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* Clean up existing beers following above best practices;
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* How can we make a beer/biere/bier search with all beers entered in all languages?
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* ANSWERED : How can we make a beer/biere/bier search with all beers entered in all languages? -> Use the categories field in a search;
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* Recycling instructions now appear in the labels field and not the packaging field. Needs to be corrected.
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* ANSWERED :  Recycling instructions now appear in the labels field and not the packaging field. Needs to be corrected. -> it is left as such for the moment;
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* In which field should the brewer be added? EMB code field is best, as it might be added to the geographic search results.
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* ANSWERED :  In which field should the brewer be added? EMB code field is best, as it might be added to the geographic search results.
 
The EMB field is one of the most misused. I think it should ONLY be used for EMB codes and European sanitary stamps… --[[User:Tacite|Tacite]] ([[User talk:Tacite|talk]]) 20:44, 23 August 2015 (CEST)
 
The EMB field is one of the most misused. I think it should ONLY be used for EMB codes and European sanitary stamps… --[[User:Tacite|Tacite]] ([[User talk:Tacite|talk]]) 20:44, 23 August 2015 (CEST)
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* Some label logo's are not public domain, need to as permission to use them, or make a public domain version ourselves.
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* The Nutritional Values fields should have one for Alcohol Units (Unité alcool), which has no unit.
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[[Category:Beers]]
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[[Category:Alcohol]]
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[[Category:Category analysis]]

Latest revision as of 01:39, 10 September 2024

Back to the Alcohol project

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Purpose

The purpose of this project is the:

  • Creating a map of breweries;
  • Developing the taxonomy;
  • Solving inconsistencies;
  • To get the maximum out of beer labels

How to help (easily)

Category name Help recategorize Number remaining Date of last check Checker pseudonym
en:beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers">Link</a>      
en:craft-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:craft-beers">Link</a>      
en:flavored-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:flavored-beers">Link</a>      
en:abbey-beer <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:abbey-beer">Link</a>      
en:american-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:american-beers">Link</a>      
en:french-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:french-beers">Link</a>      
en:corsican-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:corsican-beers">Link</a>      
en:organic-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:organic-beers">Link</a>      
en:brittany-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:brittany-beers">Link</a>      
en:beers-from-ireland <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-ireland">Link</a>      
en:italian-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:italian-beers">Link</a>      
en:lithuanian-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:lithuanian-beers">Link</a>      
en:double-beer <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:double-beer">Link</a>      
en:triple-beer <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:triple-beer">Link</a>      
en:quadruple-beer <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:quadruple-beer">Link</a>      
en:belgian-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:belgian-beers">Link</a>      
en:lambic-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:lambic-beers">Link</a>      
en:kriek-lambic-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:kriek-lambic-beers">Link</a>      
en:faro-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:faro-beers">Link</a>      
en:bulgarian-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:bulgarian-beers">Link</a>      
en:beers-from-czech-republic <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-czech-republic">Link</a>      
en:beers-from-germany <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-germany">Link</a>      
en:bavarian-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:bavarian-beers">Link</a>      
en:beers-from-bremen <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-bremen">Link</a>      
en:beers-from-dortmund <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-dortmund">Link</a>      
en:beers-from-united-kingdom <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-from-united-kingdom">Link</a>      
en:amber-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:amber-beers">Link</a>      
en:beers-with-fruits <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-with-fruits">Link</a>      
en:beers-with-chestnut <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-with-chestnut">Link</a>      
en:beers-with-pear <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-with-pear">Link</a>      
en:wheat-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:wheat-beers">Link</a>      
en:black-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:black-beers">Link</a>      
en:strong-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:strong-beers">Link</a>      
en:red-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:red-beers">Link</a>      
en:beers-without-gluten <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-without-gluten">Link</a>      
en:5-beer <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:5-beer">Link</a>      
en:beers-with-low-alcohol-content <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beers-with-low-alcohol-content">Link</a>      
en:non-alcoholic-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:non-alcoholic-beers">Link</a>      
en:ginger-beer <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:ginger-beer">Link</a>      
en:non-alcoholic-wheat-beers <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:non-alcoholic-wheat-beers">Link</a>      
en:root-beer-barrels-candies <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:root-beer-barrels-candies">Link</a>      
en:beer-sausages <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beer-sausages">Link</a>      
en:beer-jams <a href="https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=category&value_tag=en:beer-jams">Link</a>      

Instructions

Fields

Each product that is entered into Open Food Facts has a set of fields. What should be entered in these field is not always clear and ambigious. In order to limit this confusion the best practice is listed here. The principle is that only information available on the labels, bottle and capsule might be used. Use the language selected on the OFF Edit Product page. If you use another language to enter fiels, precede it with a lanuage specifier. Thus on the french edit page we would enter en:Wheat Beer.

Best Practices

Have a look at the best practices-page to see detailed information on how to fill in each field.

Enhanced Fields

Several fields might be enhanced with information that is not found on the label.

Categories

The categories found on a label are very limited. They can be enhanced using the Global categories taxonomy.We try to define the rationale behind the categories here.

Current taxonomy

The current categories taxonomy for beer is:

  • Beverages : food that can be drunk
  • Non-Alcoholic beverages
  • Non-alcoholic beers, non-alcoholic beer, Alcohol-free beer - beers with a alcohol percentage <1%
  • Alcoholic beverages - Beverages with ingredient alcohol on the label;
  • Beers : Alcoholic beverages based on fermentation of (malted) grains (wikipedia), implying that a grain should be on the ingredient list;

(beer sub category based on beer colour)

  • Lager : light coloured beer;
  • Amber beers : intermediate colour beers (fr:Bières ambrées)
  • Red beers : not sure about the definition;
  • Stout : very dark coloured beers;

(subcategory based on production place)

  • Belgian beers : beers with the brewery in Belgium (fr:Bières belges)
  • French beers : beers with the brewery in France (fr:bières françaises)

(beer subcategory based on non standard beer ingredients)

  • Beers with fruits : beers where fruits have been added
  • Cherry beer : beers where the fruit cherry has been added
  • Wheat beers - beers based on unmalted wheat in a large proportion (wikipedia);
  • Strong beers : beers with a high alcohol level

(taxonomy branched based on the manufacturing scale)

  • Artisan Products - indicates the scale? of the manufacturing
    • Artisan Beverage Products
      • Artisan Alcoholic Beverage Products (alcool artisanaux);
        • Craft Beer : beers produced on a small scale. Usually this is defined on the label;

Possible categories

Some other categories that are found on labels:

  • Lambic;
  • Bières Irlandaises;
  • Bières de gardes;
  • Organic beers (Bières bio) - beers with a organic related label;
  • Top Fermented beers - as said on the label
  • Flavored beers (Bières aromatisées) -
  • Fruit flavored Beers (Bières aromatisées aux fruits) -
  • Bières trappistes - on the label
  • Tripel - a variety of Belgian beer. Could be viewed as a subcategory of Strong beers.

Beer category statistics

Category @11 oct 2015
Beers 684
Lagers 198
Amber 36
Fruit 15
Craft 48
Stout 20
Strong 27
Wheat 49
Flavoured 41
Rousses 4
French 45
Belgian 37
Tripel 12
High fermentation 5
Abbayes 9

Wikipedia

Links to Breweries on Wikipedia could be entered. To make clear it is external information, this link should be preceded with wikipedia:. Here is an example of how this could work: (see product 5411098110000 m).

Do not like how this works out. The field should only be used for keyword like attributes. There is not really a place to put url's such as these.--Aleene (talk) 18:59, 5 September 2015 (CEST)

Open Street Map

Location of breweries could be specified through an Open Street Map link. The link should then point to the brewery building (the way in OSM terms). To make clear this concerns external / non-OFF / non productlabel information is should be preceded by OSM:. Here is an example of how this could work: (see product 5411098110000 m) .

Barnivore

Beers that are listed in [[ http://www.barnivore.com/%7CBarnivore]] as vegan/vegetarian could be labeled as such.

Wikidata

Observations

While entering the beers, we make various observations and conclusions, which are nice to keep; List them in this section.

Nutritional values

The nutritional values are rarely found on beers. Exceptions are:

Alcohol prevention

Some beers in France (2340.fr) and the UK (drinkaware.co.uk) show information to limit alchol consumption. This is expressed in Alcohol units.

Discussion

Non label information

In order to complete a brewery map, information not found on the label must be added. This could be indicated by the prefix added:

Reinheitsgebot

Beers in Germany can only be called beers if the adhere to the Reinheitsgebot, i.e. beer ingredients can only contain water, malt and hops. Thus a product such as Lammsbrau is not labeled as beer, whereas in other countries it is.

I am definitely no professional on the topic (nor a lawyer), but I believe that this no necessarily more true. See the following excerpt from the German Wikipedia:

Was als Bier bezeichnet werden darf, regelt die Bierverordnung (BierV) von 2005. Demnach ist die Einhaltung der im Vorläufigen Biergesetz normierten Herstellungsvorschriften maßgeblich. Besonders strenge Vorschriften gelten nur noch für die untergärige Bierherstellung in Deutschland für den deutschen Markt. Hersteller von importiertem Bier sind aufgrund des nach dem Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofes von 1987 angepassten deutschen Rechts nicht an diese Vorschriften gebunden; auch deutsche Brauereien können davon abweichen, wenn sie untergäriges Bier für den Export produzieren, oder für „besondere Biere“ eine Ausnahmegenehmigung erhalten.

And the following from the English Wikipedia:

Thus, German breweries continue to comply with the Biergesetz, and often claim compliance with the Reinheitsgebot even when it is patently incorrect (for example, for Wheat beer which were prohibited by the Reinheitsgebot). Thus the Reinheitsgebot has become a valuable marketing tool. Until superseded by a change in EU law, the Reinheitsgebot was also enforced in Greece from the early 19th century due to a law by the first Greek king, Otto (originally a Bavarian prince) that had remained in effect for over a hundred years. The law drew criticism from foreign brewers as a form of protectionism that allowed Germany to prohibit beers from Belgium and England which contained sugars, grains such as Corn and Rice, and clarification and fining agents.

--hangy (talk) 16:11, 23 August 2015 (CEST)

OK, then the question is whether we re-label an alcoholic beverage as beer, when the ingredients are right, but it is not called as such on the productlabel (malt, hops). --Aleene (talk) 19:48, 23 August 2015 (CEST)

Sixpack and single bottles

Often beer is sold in a sixpack (or more). What to do with single bottles that came from such a sixpack. Often(?) these bottles do not have a barcode, but might contain interesting information. So do we add these bottles as products without a barcode?

Alcohol and Health

On beer bottles various warnings against drinking to much alcohol can be found. There can be logo's or warnings in text.

EU

On bottles sold in the EU there is a warning against drinking alcohol and pregnancy.

France

Sometimes the URL to an explanatory site (2340.fr) is found. On alcoholic beverages sold in France one sees the amount of alcohol (Unité Alcohol) a drink represents.

UK

Bottles show the link to drinkaware.co.uk
In addition the number of alchohol units per serving are listed (One unit of alcohol (UK) is defined as 10 millilitres (8 grams) of pure alcohol (wikipedia)). A formula is given to calculate these numbers (The number of UK units of alcohol in a drink can be determined by multiplying the volume of the drink (in millilitres) by its percentage ABV, and dividing by 1000.)

US =

Warning Surgeon General?

Bottle shapes

Would it be possible to register the shapes of a bottle? We could mesure height and maximum width to characterise a bottles shape.

OFF Limitations

The current setup of Open Food Facts has some limitations if you want to markup beer products in extreme detail. As these are extreme details, they are not really relevant to the main purpose of OFF, but you will find them listed on a separate page.

Search Queries

Some search queries that can be done related to beer:

  • Find all "biere" in the world [410 results @ 24/8/15] (query);
  • Find all "bier" in the world [33 results @ 24/8/15] (query);
  • Find all "beer" in the world [242 results @ 24/8/15] (query);
  • Find all biere with the label "en:Not advised for pregnant women" query;
  • Find all biere with the packaging code "en:Green Dot" query;
  • All "biere" with a geographic location [17 results @ 24/8/15] (query);
  • Alcohol distribution of "biere" [343 results @ 24/8/15] (query);
  • Find all biere not yet categorized as beers query;
  • Find all beer not yet categorized as beers

query;

To Do's

  • Clean up existing beers following above best practices;
  • ANSWERED : How can we make a beer/biere/bier search with all beers entered in all languages? -> Use the categories field in a search;
  • ANSWERED : Recycling instructions now appear in the labels field and not the packaging field. Needs to be corrected. -> it is left as such for the moment;
  • ANSWERED : In which field should the brewer be added? EMB code field is best, as it might be added to the geographic search results.

The EMB field is one of the most misused. I think it should ONLY be used for EMB codes and European sanitary stamps… --Tacite (talk) 20:44, 23 August 2015 (CEST)

  • Some label logo's are not public domain, need to as permission to use them, or make a public domain version ourselves.
  • The Nutritional Values fields should have one for Alcohol Units (Unité alcool), which has no unit.
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