The latest news, trends, and resources for professional brewers and members of the beer community.
Everything You Need to Know About Alora™ Hops
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: February 14, 2024
Brewers in the craft beer community continually search for the latest and greatest hops to elevate their beers. Previously, in this space, we’ve written about several popular hops—Mosaic, Citra, Galaxy, and Nectaron, to name a few. Could Alora™ be the next hop that makes brewers giddy and consumers obsessed? We
Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day Creates Good Beer for a Great Cause
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: February 12, 2024
In 2017, YCH’s Regional Sales Manager for the Pacific region, Kelly Lohrmeyer, stood in a hop field when she had an idea: to use hops—YCH ...
Krush (formerly HBC 586): A New Experimental Hop Creating One-of-a-Kind Drinkability
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: February 7, 2024
Every hop goes through a rigorous yearslong process to determine whether it’s viable to commercialize. We’ve covered many of the hops that broke through due ...
10 Most Popular Beers in Texas for the Last 90 Days
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: February 5, 2024
Data is king in a world that is growing increasingly reliant on analytical information to impact future business-related decisions. At Ollie, a part of the ...
Corporate Ladder Brewing Climbs to New Heights in Craft Beer
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: January 30, 2024
Wearing a suit and grinding it out with a nine-to-five, Monday-to-Friday schedule is only for some. Punching your timecard and answering to The Man for ...
Brewing With Chocolate: Elevating Beers Through a Delicate Process
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: January 22, 2024
We’ve written about using bold flavors to make great beer, like with kettle or smoothie sours or pastry stouts. While those flavors in beers are ...
Scotch Ale Packs a Malty Punch and a Throwback Beer Experience
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: January 19, 2024
Craft beer consumers still go gung-ho over IPAs. According to Untappd’s 2023 Year in Beer review, .hop-forward beers had more than twenty-three million check-ins above ...
Black IPA: An Underrated Style Booming with Flavor
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: January 12, 2024
It goes without saying (but we’ll say it anyway) that IPAs are the top craft beer style among consumers. The proof is in the data. ...
The Top Craft Beer Trends of 2024
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: January 10, 2024
As the calendar flips to a new year, the best breweries are taking note of where the industry is heading, taking notes of industry trends ...
Beer Names Explained: Experts Share Secrets on the Perfect Beer Name
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: December 18, 2023
Making great beer is obviously an important part of a brewery’s process—whether you’re a nano, micro, or a full-blown production facility. But the reality is ...
