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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.
September 25, 2024
Festbier: German and U.S. Brewers Explain How to Make a Quality One
By: Giovanni Albanese
Oktoberfest season has officially started with the festival in Munich, Germany, running from Sept. 21 through Oct. 6, 2024. Millions of people will head to ...
September 20, 2024
How 3 Sons Accounting Saves Two Days a Week With Ollie QuickBooks Integration
By: Giovanni Albanese
Running a successful business is challenging. Making your life easier with your day-to-day tasks is imperative so you can focus on your business’ most essential ...
September 19, 2024
U.S. Hop Harvest: A Brewer’s Guide
By: Giovanni Albanese
The U.S. hop harvest is in full swing. The energy in the craft beer industry is high this time of year, as growers showcase their ...
August 28, 2024
ESB: Experts from the U.S. and U.K. Share How to Make a Great One
By: Giovanni Albanese
Extra Special Bitter (ESB) is an enigma, lost in translation as it traversed the Atlantic Ocean from the U.K. to the U.S. Over the years, ...
August 12, 2024
Pomona Yeast: Packs a Stone Fruit Punch for Hop-Forward Beers
By: Giovanni Albanese
Every brewer understands the importance of happy, healthy yeast and making solid pitches to get a quality finished beer. Beyond the process, yeast can significantly ...
July 29, 2024
Rice Lager: A Simple Recipe Achieves Phenomenal Results
By: Giovanni Albanese
It’s no secret that light lagers are gaining traction within craft beer trends. The style has even climbed up Untappd’s Year in Beer charts, ranking ...
July 22, 2024
How Berkeley Yeast LNA Strains Improve Your Non-Alc Beers
By: Giovanni Albanese
At the start of the year, we wrote about the trends to expect in 2024, including the growing non-alcoholic beer segment. Bump Williams Consulting President ...
June 12, 2024
Amplifire™ Fresh Hop Oil: Everything You Need to Know
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve written ad nauseam about improving yield efficiency to help the bottom line. Companies globally are creating a seemingly countless number of hop innovations to ...
June 6, 2024
Blonde Ale or Golden Ale: The Keys to Perfecting the Style
By: Giovanni Albanese
With the summer season, lighter craft beers have gained traction and popularity among brewers and consumers. We’ve written about several more crushable beer styles that ...
June 4, 2024
American Pale Ale: Experts Share Secrets to Brew a Great One
By: Giovanni Albanese
Hop-forward beers dominate the craft beer industry from a consumer perspective, as evidenced by IPAs topping the charts of the latest Untappd Year in Beer. ...
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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 ...
May 13, 2025
Everything You Need to Know About Abstrax Quantum Toll Processing
By: Giovanni Albanese
When it comes to brewing high-quality craft beer, staying attuned to innovation is essential, not only to keep your brewery up to speed with recent ...
May 8, 2025
Who Won at the 2025 World Beer Cup?
By: Ollie Team
The results are in! The 2025 World Beer Cup winners have officially been announced, and once again, the global craft beer community has raised the ...
April 28, 2025
3 Ways to Attract the Gen Z Beer Drinker Through Package Design
By: Ollie Team
Gen Z—the generation born in the late 1990s and early 2000s—is a powerful consumer group today, and they will continue to be influential in the ...
