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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.
May 1, 2024
Schwarzbier: How to Perfect This German-Style Dark Lager
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve written about the best way to brew several traditional European beers: Märzen, Czech pilsner, Belgian tripel, helles lager, and Berliner weisse, to name a ...
April 29, 2024
SubZero Hop Kief: A New Liquid Dry Hop Extending Day One Freshness for Months
By: Giovanni Albanese
While innovations with hop products improve flavor and aroma, the name of the game is yield. Flowable hop innovations—we’ve covered a lot of them, including ...
April 24, 2024
Brewing with Coconut: A Guide to Using This Tropical Fruit in Beer
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve provided several top guides featuring brewers’ insights on crafting beers with adjuncts, including honey, fruit purees, and chocolate. Another popular ingredient, coconut, whether used ...
April 22, 2024
Saison: Experts Explain the Best Ways to Brew One
By: Giovanni Albanese
From the French word for “season,” saison is a refreshing, crisp, and dry beer generally lower in ABV. Much like farmhouse ales, saisons have morphed ...
April 11, 2024
RipeLocker: Innovative Technology Extends Wet Hop Season
By: Giovanni Albanese
There’s something about enjoying a wet hop beer like no other. The hop harvest in the U.S. is treated like the holiday season for the ...
April 4, 2024
YCH DynaBoost™: Everything You Need to Know About the New Flowable Hop Product
By: Giovanni Albanese
There is no shortage of innovations available to craft brewers. When running a successful brewery, making beer often boils down to maximizing yield and putting ...
March 28, 2024
How Can ALDC Prevent Diacetyl and Hop Creep?
By: Giovanni Albanese
Tight brewing processes are always crucial for creating great beer. However, adding ways to shore up any would-be issues before they arise is also helpful. ...
March 26, 2024
Berliner Weisse: Experts Share Multiple Ways to Make a Great One
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’re officially into spring now, and the change in the seasons requires more refreshing beer. We’ve written much about sour beers, including the smoothie and ...
March 25, 2024
How to Make Your Best Beer Schedule and Calendar
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve written a plethora of articles explaining the best ways to brew different beer styles. Most recently, we covered dry Irish stout, cream ale, barleywine, ...
March 13, 2024
Is Nitro Beer Growing in Popularity?
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve highlighted many ways to take a stout, such as an imperial stout, pastry stout, or tried-and-true dry Irish stout, and elevate it, whether using ...
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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 ...
