The Week contest: Beer App - August 26, 2011

A new smart-phone app guides drinkers to the closest purveyor of beer, and can be calibrated for favorite brand and cheapest price. What should this app be called?

Researchers have developed a beer app that can point people to the best brewers for the best price.
(Image credit: J.P. Greenwood/Corbis)

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THE WINNER: EinStein

Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA

SECOND PLACE: Head-hunter

Janine Witte, New Hope, PA

THIRD PLACE: iHops

Mark Kornick, Somers, MT

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Smartfoam

Wayne Hood, Nevada City, CA

Tapquest

Martha Schwaikert, Winsted, CT

Kegslist

Tom Redder, Setauket, NY

Angry Liver

Mike Paul, Carrboro, NC

Near Beer

Tom Sheppard, Flat Rock, NC

The Beer Hunter

Alan Parven, Commerce Twp., MI

Brews Clues

Dan Schmidt, Cincinnati, OH

Heads Up

Linda Amster, New York, NY

Tap App

Nadine Lubka, New York, NY

Pin-Pint

Charmayne S. Palomba, Summit, NJ

Brewfinder

Joan Fulcomer, Lincoln, CA

Pilsnerd

Rob James, San Francisco, CA

Booze Clues

Terry Joos, Waukesha, WI

Brew Tube

Jack Duffy, Wausau, WI

Beer Chaser

Randy Seys, Mankato, MN

Broogle Maps

Patrick Barry, St. Louis, MO

Internet Brewser

Steve Dever, Caseyville, IL

iFoam

Angela James, Westminster, MD

Hops Stops

Cammy Milner, Ft. Myers, FL

Stout Scout

Kristin Caplice, Boston, MA

On Tapp

Ellen Freyman, Longmeadow, MA

Heads Up

Jenna Whitt, Springfield, VA 22153

Guzzle Maps

Brendan Egan, San Francisco, CA

Boozefound

Katie Ashman, New York, NY

Let's go to the Hops

Bill Sleeth, Cherry Hill, NJ

My Favorite Brewnet

Joan Gresh, Monument, CO

Beer View Mirror

Robert Schechter, Dix Hills, NY

imDrunk

Joe O'Leary, North Grafton, MA

PourSquare

Eve Thompson, Eldersburg, MD

Drive Me To Drink

Richard Christensen, Coldwater, MI

Can you beer me now?

Cheri Prasil, Asotin, Wa

DUI pad

Sharon Strimple, Baltimore, MD

The Enabler

Bork Maronn, Chicago, IL