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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.
December 19, 2024
East Kent Goldings: The “Champagne of the Hop World”
By: Giovanni Albanese
There are great hops throughout the globe. We’ve traversed the planet, taking deep dives into some of the most popular and iconic hops used in ...
December 13, 2024
The Top 5 Hop Guides of 2024
By: Ollie Team
Here are the top five hop guides we’ve created in 2024, showing everything you need to know about some of the hottest and most iconic ...
December 11, 2024
Hopzoil: Fresh-Hops Oil Extract Extends Beer Freshness by Leaps and Bounds
By: Giovanni Albanese
Not all liquid hop products are created equally. That’s why companies continue to pump out options for brewers to play around with. We’ve covered a ...
December 6, 2024
The Top 5 Hop Products of 2024
By: Ollie Team
We picked out the top five hop products that we’ve seen brewers successfully use to save time, money, and yield in 2024. See all of ...
December 4, 2024
Baltic Porter: Raising the Bar on a Classic Style
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve covered how craft breweries should have porters on their tap list. While the porter is a flavorful, lower-ABV, supremely drinkable beer, the Baltic porter ...
November 26, 2024
Winter Warmer: How to Bring the Heat During the Cold Months
By: Giovanni Albanese
We dove deep into the fall season, highlighting the U.S. hop harvest from a grower’s and brewer’s perspective and covering how to brew the best ...
November 24, 2024
Peanut Butter: Experts Divulge Best Brewing Practices
By: Giovanni Albanese
The creativity of craft has no bounds. You can tweak your recipe to create a dynamite beer with just raw materials. Or, if you’ve dialed ...
November 19, 2024
Vienna Lager: Boston Beer and Others Share How to Make a Great One
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve recently covered how to brew the best version of many European beer styles—primarily German. U.S.-based craft brewers have increasingly looked to bring styles like ...
October 31, 2024
Doppelbock: Experts Explain How to Make a Great One
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve extensively covered old-world classic styles, many of which trace back to Germany. Whether it’s a beer from a specific region like Kölsch or Berliner ...
October 21, 2024
El Dorado: How to Get the Most Out of This Tropical Hop
By: Giovanni Albanese
Many hops are wildly popular—to brewers and consumers. We covered many in this space, including Mosaic, Citra, Cascade, and Centennial. Those hops were among the ...
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July 10, 2025
Dekkers: Lighting Up the World’s Top Beverage Brands for 30+ Years
By: Giovanni Albanese
Every brewery is fighting for tap space, fridge space, and most critically: consumer headspace. And in today’s overcrowded craft beer landscape, great beer alone isn’t ...
June 19, 2025
Vendor Management Tips for Breweries
By: Adam Feingold
Taking the time to review and manage your vendors could be a little time consuming at first, but if you get into a regular cycle ...
June 11, 2025
Top 3 Brewery Software Reports You Should Be Using
By: Adam Feingold
Whether you’ve just started using Ollie or you’ve been running your brewery on it for years, one thing’s clear: your data is your secret weapon. ...
May 20, 2025
Raising Capital for Your Brewery: Do You Want It or Need It?
By: Giovanni Albanese
From the eyes of outsiders, there’s a lot of glamor on the surface of a brewery. Consumers see the slow-motion video of a crystal-clear beer ...
