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As a brewer, it’s important to stay on top of the latest craft beer trends and brewing techniques. Staying on top of these trends allows you to come up with new products that beer enthusiasts gravitate towards.
From understanding new hop variety flavor profiles to the latest tips on how to make your IPAs more robust – the team of Ollie makes it easy to stay on top of everything new in the craft beer scene.
The Ollie team frequently interviews some of the best and well known brewers in the industry to come up with brewing tips that will truly help your products reach their fullest potential. Ollie understands brewing – the software was built by a brewer and many of the team are brewers themselves!
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Our Best Brewing Tips Content
Our team has handpicked some content and guides on the latest in craft beer to make sure you and your brewery stay in the loop.
April 3, 2023
What Brewers Need to Know About a Surplus of Hops in America
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
A new report from the Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson shows a surplus of hops in America. Here’s what you need to know ...
March 31, 2023
LalBrew NovaLager™: The Best New Lager Yeast Available Right Now
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
A new hybrid lager yeast, Lallemand’s LalBrew NovaLager™ produces cleaner fermentations in less time with a unique, crisp profile. ...
March 29, 2023
The Five BIG Advantages of Brewing With HOPSAUCE™
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
HOPSAUCE is following the trend like SPECTRUM, FLEX, SALVO, and Icognito as another hop extract. Learn about this exciting product from the New York Hop ...
March 17, 2023
RTDs Are on the Rise. What Should I Do As a Brewery?
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
According to the alcohol e-commerce site Drizly, RTDs within the spirits category gained a +400% share year over year from 2019 to 2022 on the ...
March 10, 2023
The 10 Best Tips for Brewing SMaSH Beers
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Malt, hops, water, and yeast, the four ingredients that make up a traditional beer. And while we’ve seen styles expand on that core—everything from smoothie ...
March 8, 2023
The Best Ways to Brew a Smoothie Beer
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Hop-forward styles remain top of mind for many breweries around the country. But it’s also good to take a moment and remember that hops aren’t ...
March 3, 2023
What Is FLEX®? The Easiest Alpha Acid Hop Extract
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
As a flowable extract—hence FLEX—this is a 100-percent, all-natural, concentrated alpha hop product from John I. Haas that is easy to ship and easy to ...
February 27, 2023
Hop Report: How Hops Performed in Europe in 2022
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Last week, we covered how hops performed in the United States in 2022. Overall, the U.S. accounted for 61,177 acres of hops in 2022, a ...
February 24, 2023
Hop Report: How Hops Performed in the United States in 2022
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Undeniably, hops are hot. Now more than ever consumers are clamoring for the tiny little green cones that give your beers their characteristic aroma and ...
February 3, 2023
Could Hop Water Be the Next Big Trend in Craft Beer?
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Just hops and water in a can or on draft, hop waters are a seemingly simple non-alcoholic beverage that have quickly made a huge splash ...
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January 17, 2025
Brewer to Brewer Podcast: How Brewing Respect is Earned: Quality and Innovation
By: Ollie Team
We are thrilled to sponsor this week’s episode of Brewer to Brewer from the great team at All About Beer. What happens when you get ...
January 13, 2025
What’s Brewing for 2025: Trade Marketing Trends to Elevate Your Craft
By: Ollie Team
As 2025 approaches, the craft beer industry finds itself at a pivotal moment. Breweries aren’t just competing for shelf space and consumer eyes; they’re vying ...
January 3, 2025
A Perfectly Dosed Solution for Increasing Revenue in the Craft Beer Industry
By: Giovanni Albanese
You can point to several things within the craft beer industry that could be considered the most essential element of the business. Obviously, making a ...
December 31, 2024
The Top 5 Most-Read Ollie Articles of 2024
By: Ollie Team
We picked out the top five most-read Ollie articles of 2024, from the top craft beer trends to a new product removing diacetyl and hop ...
