taste_test.rb

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

SERVICE_LOC="http://173.230.142.215:3000"
ENDPOINT="#{SERVICE_LOC}/taste"

uri = URI(ENDPOINT)

taste = {
          "beer_id" => 1,
          "device_guid" => "ABCD124",
          "age" =>  28,
          "lat" => "39.236",
          "lon" => "-82.015",
        }

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri, initheader = {'Content-Type' =>'application/json'})
req.body = taste.to_json
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port) do |http|
  puts http.request(req).body
end