Get a Free Pack of 12 Beers for Bitterness on Twitter
Of course, there is all this nice local news about how the pandemic “brought out the best in people,” and while it can sometimes be the case, many people still feel bitter about it all. If you shared your bitterness on Twitter, you may have gained (or lost) a few followers, but more importantly, you could have got yourself a free beer. Here’s what you need to know.
How to get free beer
The process is pretty straightforward. First go to IBU-O-METER.com and submit your ID on Twitter. The Hop Valley Brewing Company (sponsoring this giveaway) will then generate an IBU score (these will be Internet Bitterness Units) based on how bitter you have been on Twitter lately.
But regardless of your outcome, you’ll get a discount on a free 12-pack of one of the four Hop Valley IPAs (which, for context, should be less bitter than regular IPAs). If you are unfamiliar with the brand, you can use this beer finder tool to find the location in your area where it is sold.
Typically you buy 12 packs of beer and then mail in a Hop Valley receipt for a refund to be processed via PayPal or Venmo. Beer purchases must be made by May 31, 2021, and a receipt must be sent by June 7, 2021.
How exactly are your tweets rated for bitterness?
So who or what evaluates your bitterness level? Here’s an explanation from an email from the Hop Valley Brewing Company to Lifehacker:
Technically speaking, using a sophisticated machine learning algorithm, we can analyze the text contained in your tweets and determine the overall mood (positive, negative or neutral) based on a pretrained historical dataset. The IBU-O-Meter then assigns a score (0-100) based on the overall ratio of positive to negative tweets (maximum 100). Not too technical, you submit your descriptor, the computer magic happens, evaluates your tweets, and then assigns you an IBU score.
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Obviously, you must be at least 21 years old to participate and there is a limit of one discount per phone number. Here are the rest of the conditions . Some states have slightly different rules, so you can check them out.