HOPPR

So many new breweries

• Breweries are a rich part of American culture, allowing all groups of people to congregate together and have conversations over a relaxing beverage.
• The popularity of craft beer in the USA has created an explosion of new breweries in metropolitan areas, more than most people can keep track of.
• How can a beer lover become aware of all the great new breweries around them?

Hoppr helps solve this problem

• It's an easy-to-use app that allows the user to search a distance radius around a zip code, returning up to five randomly selected breweries.
• The randomized results help the user learn about new breweries, and also helps encourage them to interact with the app for a longer period of time. 
• The integrated Google Map allows them to spatially understand where the locations are in relation to their zip code geography.
• A corresponding results list on the left includes key information such as name, address, and phone number.

Let's check it out!

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Technologies used

1. JavaScript
2. JQuery
3. HTML/CSS
4. Bootstrap 3
5. AJAX

Challenges

1. Working with the powerful Google Maps API.
2. Incomplete data returned from BreweryDB.
3. First time trying to build robust code for a personal project.

Where it's going from here

1. Mobile-friendly responsiveness.

2. Auto-geolocation based on device's stored GPS coords.

3. Making the map zoom in on the area around the brewery marker locations.

Thanks for checking it out!