How to use this app — tap a section to learn more
Pinch to zoom in and out. Drag to pan around the DFW area. The map covers all breweries within ~50 miles of the metroplex. Use the layer control (top right of map) to switch between Street and Satellite view.
Tap any pin to open its detail panel. Each pin is color-coded by your tracking status:
Tap the ＋ button in the toolbar to add a brewery not in the list. You'll need its name, city, and GPS coordinates (latitude/longitude). You can get coordinates from Google Maps — long-press any location to see them.
Tap a pin → tap ✓ Visited in the detail panel. The pin turns dark green on the map. Tap again to unmark.
If you've been to a different location of the same brewery chain (not the specific one pinned), tap ↩ Other Locations. The pin turns light green. These count under the Visited total but are tracked separately.
Tap ♦ Wishlist to add a brewery to your "want to visit" list. The pin turns purple. Great for planning your next outing.
Tap 🔜 Coming Soon to mark a brewery that is announced or under construction but not yet open. The pin turns yellow/gold on the map. These are distinct from your Wishlist — they're breweries that don't exist yet rather than ones you just haven't visited.
Tap ♥ Fav to mark a brewery as a favorite. Favorites get a larger pin on the map and are filterable. You can have as many favorites as you like.
If a brewery has closed, tap ⛔ Mark Closed. The pin becomes a grey square. Many closures are already pre-loaded — tap them to see when they closed and add your notes.
Each brewery has a My Notes field. Write tasting notes, must-try beers, or anything you want to remember. Tap Save notes after writing — notes sync to Google Sheets if connected.
Tap 🗑 Delete to remove a brewery you added yourself. For built-in breweries, it hides them from the map. This cannot be undone.
Rate every brewery you've visited with a tier from S (best) to F (worst). Tiers show as colored badges on map pins and appear in your Analytics breakdown.
The row of chips just below the stats bar lets you instantly filter the map with one tap. The active chip is highlighted. Tap All to reset.
Tap ⚙ in the toolbar to open the filter drawer. Here you can filter by city to see only breweries in a specific area, and combine with a status filter for more specific views.
Type in the Search bar to instantly filter by brewery name or city. Works alongside filter chips — combine search + a chip for precise results.
Tap the ☰ button in the toolbar to open the full alphabetical brewery list. This is the fastest way to bulk-update your tracking without tapping individual map pins.
Each row in the list has two checkboxes:
• Visited checkbox — tap to instantly mark visited/unvisited without opening the detail panel
• OOB checkbox — tap to mark a brewery as out of business
Your tier rating shows as a colored badge next to each brewery name in the list. Breweries without a tier have a blank space.
Tap any brewery name in the list to jump the map to that location and open its detail panel. The list panel closes automatically.
Tap the 📊 button in the toolbar to open your analytics dashboard. It updates in real time based on your current tracking data.
Your data is saved in your browser automatically, but to access it on other devices (phone, work computer, etc.) you need to sync to Google Sheets. Tap ☁ in the toolbar to open the sync panel.
1. Create a new Google Sheet
2. Go to Extensions → Apps Script
3. Paste the script shown in the sync panel
4. Deploy as a Web App (execute as Me, access: Anyone)
5. Copy the /exec URL and paste it into the sync panel
6. Tap Connect & Test
⬆ Push to Sheets — saves your current data to Google Sheets
⬇ Pull from Sheets — loads saved data (use on a new device)
The ☁ button turns orange with a pulsing dot whenever you have changes that haven't been pushed to Sheets. If you try to close the app with unsynced changes, a warning dialog appears reminding you to push first.
/exec URL somewhere safe (Notes app, email). You'll need it when setting up the app on a new device — just paste it in and Pull from Sheets to restore all your data.