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How to Identify, Measure, and Control Craft Beer Canning Quality

Hedashot for Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture and Untappd
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: February 1, 2023
Without a doubt, for the last decade or so, cans have been the king of craft beer packaging with more folks looking for an easy way to take their beer on the go. In fact, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute, beverage can production across all segments jumped six percent
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Ohio Craft Brewers Association Fights for Advocacy in Franchise-Law State

Hedashot for Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture and Untappd
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: January 30, 2023
Your local guild does everything from fighting for better industry laws on your behalf to creating a network of reliable resources available at your fingertips. ...
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Generate TTB Reports in 30 Seconds or Less With Ollie Ops and Ollie Order

Hedashot for Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture and Untappd
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: January 27, 2023
Generating quarterly reports for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) can be one of the most frustrating and time-consuming tasks for a ...
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What Is Salvo™? And the Best Ways to Brew With It

Hedashot for Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture and Untappd
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: January 25, 2023
With the ability to add a huge punch of aroma and very little to none of the bitterness, Salvo is a great pourable alternative for ...
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The 9 Advantages of Using QR Codes in 2023

Hedashot for Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture and Untappd
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: January 23, 2023
Although QR codes have actually been around since the ‘90s, it wasn’t until 2020 that this piece of technology got a serious boost. When the ...
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What Is Incognito? And How Can It Save You Money and Beer?

Hedashot for Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture and Untappd
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: January 18, 2023
Without a doubt, hops are at the forefront of consumer preferences. In Untappd’s yearly roundup of the highest-rated styles of the year, the triple New ...
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7 Top Tools to Improve Your Brewery Operations

Hedashot for Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture and Untappd
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: January 16, 2023
Most of you probably started a brewery because you wanted to brew beer, of course. But as we all know, owning a brewery encompasses way ...
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Top-Rated Accounting and Bookkeeping Solutions for Breweries

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By: Sarah Buckholtz
Published: January 13, 2023
There are more than 9,100 craft breweries operating in the US, according to the Brewers Association. With competition stronger than ever, it’s essential that breweries ...
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Five Ways to Get Your COLAs Approved Faster

Hedashot for Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture and Untappd
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: January 11, 2023
As a brewery owner, you’ve probably filled out many Certificate of Label Approvals (COLAs), so maybe it’s second nature by now. But have you had ...
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Two Big Advantages of Brewing Beer With Ollie Ops’ Yeast Management Tool

Headshot for Sarah Buckholtz, Content Writer and Editor for Untappd, Oznr, and Hop Culture.
By: Sarah Buckholtz
Published: January 9, 2023
The yeast management feature of Ollie Ops’ all-in-one brewery management software is one of its most essential aspects to brewing the best-tasting beer. Designed to ...
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