by Daniel Ridd | Jan 14, 2024 | Craft Beer, Marketing
In this third instalment in my Who Owns My Beer series looking at the breakdown of breweries and brands in my local BWS craft beer fridge, I look at the continued rise of brands from Endeavor Drinks Group’s beverage arm, Pinnacle Drinks, how brands from indie...
by Daniel Ridd | Aug 11, 2023 | Craft Beer, Marketing
Hard Solo, an alcoholic version of the lemon-flavoured soft drink from Asahi-owned soft-drink company, Schweppes, raises questions about the risks beverages like it pose to minors. Public attention and renewed calls by anti-alcohol lobbyists for government regulation...
by Daniel Ridd | Feb 1, 2023 | GABS
Another GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers is behind us. So, how did my predictions fare? (Full results at bottom) As always, there’s much to discuss in the results of the GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers for 2022. My general observations and analysis I’ll save for...
by Daniel Ridd | Jan 24, 2023 | GABS
Soon we’ll count down the GABS Hottest 100 Australian craft beers of 2022. Could we have a new number one in Better Beer or Larry? Which beers will rise and fall? Can Sunshine Coast assert its claim as Australia’s new top destination for craft beer by polling...
by Daniel Ridd | May 25, 2022 | Beer Tourisim
A wobbly start to day three of my tour around breweries in Queensland’s capital. I start in the north and work my way back to the city centre. Click here for the whole series. Moderation Imperial stouts are delicious—a great beer to end a night. At this point in...