

As many of you know, the Great American Beer Festival take place this upcoming weekend, with festivities kicking off on Thursday. For those lucky enough to be in attendance this year, you will be able to unlock our "America's Premier Beerfest (2013)" badge. All you need to do is check-in any beer at or around GABF. This one is available from October 9th through October 12th.

Now, for the rest of us, we're excited to present to you another batch of year round core badges for your unlocking pleasure. These twelve new badges feature a mix of country, location, and style based criteria and should provide you with some fun new challenges.

The new badges include:

Land of the Free

Check-in to 5 American made beers

Check-in to 5 American made beers Suds Samba

Check-in to 5 different Brazil made beers

Check-in to 5 different Brazil made beers Drink Like a Kiwi

Check-in to 5 different New Zealand made beers

Check-in to 5 different New Zealand made beers The Great White North

Check-in to 5 different Canada made beers

Check-in to 5 different Canada made beers The Gondolier

Check-in to 5 different Italy made beers

Check-in to 5 different Italy made beers Can in One

Check-in a beer at 5 different Golf Courses venues (up to Level 10)

Check-in a beer at 5 different Golf Courses venues (up to Level 10) Sky's the Limit

Check-in to 5 different beers with 10%+ abv

Check-in to 5 different beers with 10%+ abv The Gambler

Check-in a beer at 5 different Casino venues (up to Level 10)

Check-in a beer at 5 different Casino venues (up to Level 10) Home Brewed Goodness

Check-in to 2 different beers categorized as home brew

Check-in to 2 different beers categorized as home brew Photogenic Brew

Check-in to 5 beers with a photo

Check-in to 5 beers with a photo Crisp as Day

Check-in to 5 different Pilsners (up to Level 10)

Check-in to 5 different Pilsners (up to Level 10) Trip to the Farm

Check-in to 5 different Saisons (up to Level 10)

Please note that these badges are not retroactive, so you must meet each criteria going forward in order to unlock the corresponding badge.

Good luck and cheers!