How Lowlander Beer used Pipedrive to streamline operations and reduce time to close by three-quarters

Netherlands-based brewery Lowlander Beer crafts unique, botanically brewed beers. The company’s mission is to create the most sustainable beer in the world using surplus fruits, spices and herbs that would otherwise go to waste. From orange peel left over from juice production to “ugly” pumpkins rejected by retailers, Lowlander blends sustainability with taste to stand out in a competitive market.

Looking to get the most out of their CRM setup, the team worked with Pipedrive consultants CRM Squirrel to tailor the platform to their growing sales operation.

  • Industry: Beverage (Craft Brewery)
  • Location: Netherlands
  • Key Features: Insights, Smart Docs, Automations
  • Partner: CRM Squirrel
Lowlander Beer Pipedrive Case Study

75%

Deal closure time reduced from 32 hours to eight

35%

Increase in conversion rate of leads to customers

45%

Reduction in customer onboarding time

The challenge Lowlander Beer faced

Before implementing Pipedrive, Lowlander Beer managed sales across multiple disconnected Excel sheets. There was no central source of truth, and it was difficult to track performance, manage reps or follow up efficiently.

The biggest challenge was that we were keeping our sales and revenue in different Excel sheets instead of tracking them in Pipedrive. We didn’t have clear insights into how much we sold weekly or which account managers were driving the most revenue.
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Sam SierinkInside Sales Specialist, Lowlander Beer

How Pipedrive provides a solution

Pipedrive enabled Lowlander Beer to centralize all sales activity, eliminate fragmented tracking systems and automate repetitive tasks. Using Smart Docs, the team replaced their DocuSign subscription and now manage contracts natively within the CRM. The Insights dashboard provides clarity, enabling weekly and quarterly reporting. Automations ensure that leads are followed up with automatically, minimizing the risk of missed opportunities.

Pipedrive has helped us gain much better insights into our sales pipeline. We now know how much we win every week, what we have open and where our team is focusing its efforts.
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Sam SierinkInside Sales Specialist, Lowlander Beer

Lowlander Beer’s unique use of Pipedrive

Lowlander’s workflows have been customized to support its industry-specific needs. Website inquiries are automatically captured in Pipedrive as deals, eliminating manual entry. Sales reps categorize accounts into bronze, silver and gold tiers, which enables the team to focus 80% of their time on high-potential leads.

Lowlander Beer also uses the CRM to track POS (point of sale) material deployment (e.g., fridges, coasters and glassware) per account.

Much of this customization was developed in collaboration with CRM Squirrel, helping Lowlander extend Pipedrive beyond standard CRM use to fit its sales strategy more precisely.

Without Pipedrive, we wouldn’t be able to effectively manage our on-trade accounts. We’ve customized workflows to track everything from new account onboarding to sales activity and point-of-sale material usage.
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Sam SierinkInside Sales Specialist, Lowlander Beer

Lowlander Beer’s plans for the future

Looking ahead, Lowlander Beer plans to expand its onboarding automation by building structured post-sale steps such as account checks, training and menu updates. The team also intends to clean out outdated records and explore additional Pipedrive add-ons as operations grow.

Pipedrive has a lot of powerful features. Once you understand how it works and set it up correctly, it becomes a great tool for growth and optimization.
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Sam SierinkInside Sales Specialist, Lowlander Beer

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