Brazil's Cachaças on Google Maps

Brazil's most popular alcoholic drink is cachaça. In fact it is so popular that there are over 4000 cachaça distilleries in Brazil.



Guia Mapa da Cachaça is a crowd-sourced map plotting the location, photos and histories of Brazil's cachaças and cachaças distilleries. The Google Map of the distilleries allows you to find where each cachaças is made and can help you find your nearest, locally distilled cachaças.





In other news, Google LatLong revealed today that Street View of the Amazon rainforest is currently being captured. So very soon, you’ll be able to float down the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers of northwest Brazil and experience some of the most remote and biodiverse areas in the world with Google Maps Street View.



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The Beer Lovers Android Application

BeerWhere
BeerWhere is a new essential application for beer lovers who own an Android phone (an iPhone app is on the way).

Using data from the excellent Beer Mapping Project, BeerWhere uses Google Maps to show you the best brewpubs, beer bars and beer stores in your immediate vicinity.

Using the application you can use your phone's GPS to search around your current location. It is also possible to search by city or by the name of a venue.

The application even has a few social networking features, allowing you to save bars you like to your favourites and share your favourites with your friends.

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Danish Good Beer Guide on Google Maps

Danish Beer Map

The Danish beer organisation 'Danske Ølentusiaster', who have over 10,000 members, have given 57 bars in Denmark a Diploma in 2010. The Diploma awards bars where bartenders show a good knowledge about the beers they sell, the bars have a good atmosphere and the beers are served in the correct glasses etc.

Microformats.dk has created a Google Map of the bars awarded diplomas to ensure that you can always find a good beer in Denmark. Each bar map marker includes the name and address of the bar. It is also possible to view the Street View of the bar, where available.

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Quality Beer on Google Maps

PubQuest

PubQuest is a Google Maps mashup that will help you find quality craft breweries, brew houses or brew pubs wherever you are in the USA or Canada.

It is possible to search the map by state, province or city. Alternatively, it is possible to pan and zoom the map and the markers will automatically be updated.

Brew pubs are shown on the map by markers shaped like a mug, blue beer kegs indicate craft breweries and yellow beer kegs show beer houses. Clicking on any of the map markers opens an information window with the address of the establishment and a button to get driving directions.

Some Other Beer & Wine Related Maps Mash-Ups

• Livermore Valley Winegrowers
• European Beer Guide
• Real Ale Hunter
• Beer Mapping Project
• All-Things Beer Map (US)
  
• All-Things Beer Map: London (UK)
  
• Ontario Beer Hunter (Canada)
  
• Oregon & Washington Brew Maps (US)
• Tokyo Beer Bars, Brewpubs and Retail
• America's Drunkest Cities
• NYC Wine Shops
• Chicago Wine Map
• Oregon & Washington Brew Maps
• DrVino NYC
• Winegeeks Map
• More Beer and Wine Mashups

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