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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 11, 2023
Why Porters Should be on Everyone’s Tap List Right Now
By: Giovanni Albanese
Not all dark beers are sweet, barrel-aged, big-bodied stouts. For instance, the porter—a garnet- to rust-colored beer that’s light, delicious, and worth considering adding to ...
September 6, 2023
Best Ingredients to Make Mexican-Style Lagers. Hint: It’s Not Lime
By: Giovanni Albanese
For a long time, brewers have been saying that this is the “Year of the Lager.” Finally, it seems that consumers are catching up. Untappd ...
September 1, 2023
Three Ways Mash Hopping Can Improve Your Beer
By: Giovanni Albanese
Determining where you put your hops can play a huge factor in the personality of your beer. Here’s how front loading your mash with hops—mash ...
August 31, 2023
Farmhouse Ales Have Multiple Paths to Success
By: Giovanni Albanese
Sweet. Tart. Funky. Earthy. The list of ways you can describe what a farmhouse ale can be is seemingly endless. A category of its own, ...
August 21, 2023
The Key to Making the Best Pumpkin Beer Is All About Balance
By: Giovanni Albanese
We’re already well past the halfway point of the year. With fall fast approaching, many breweries turn to darker, maltier styles. But as summer transitions ...
August 17, 2023
The Keys to Creating a Well-Balanced, Drinkable Triple IPA
By: Giovanni Albanese
We know that IPA is king in the craft beer industry. Last year’s Untappd check-in data revealed that IPAs were the top-four checked-in styles in ...
August 14, 2023
Galaxy Hops: A Guide to Unlocking Tremendous Fruit Flavor
By: Giovanni Albanese
It’s no secret that IPAs are what consumers want. Untappd check-in data from 2022 verifies that with the top four styles, all of the hop-forward ...
August 9, 2023
Beer Branding 101: The Foundational First Steps to Success
By: Giovanni Albanese
If you’re reading this piece, getting into the brewing industry was more than likely a dream come true. Whether you’re producing hundreds of barrels a ...
August 7, 2023
The Best Way to Brew a Session IPA
By: Giovanni Albanese
At this point, everyone knows that IPAs control the market—whether an American IPA, hazy, double, or even cold, the consumer drinks it. Need proof? Of ...
July 31, 2023
American IPAs: An Ambiguous Style with Many Paths to Success
By: Giovanni Albanese
One of the most popular beer styles in the country, American IPAs can actually be a pretty tricky style to nail. We sat down with ...
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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 ...
