Why Sapporo’s swoop for Stone Brewing makes sense
The move by Sapporo Holdings to acquire US craft beer maker Stone Brewing surprised some industry watchers – but it…
Category Comment - Beer
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Beer helped fuel the rise of RTDs. How can it strike back?
The original RTD is beer, a drink facing fierce competition the world over from an ever-burgeoning range of ready-to-drink beverages…
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Will beer’s forays into functional stick?
One needn’t spend an abundance of time in the drinks industry in order to become impressed by the sheer volume…
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Where has beer’s innovation mojo gone? – comment
In the beer category, innovation arrives sporadically and assumes many forms, precious few of which most astute observers might consider…
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Why beer’s social conscience is not without consumer risk – comment
As the saying goes, opinions are like earlobes, everybody’s got ‘em. (Or, at least, I think it’s something like that;…
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Supply Chain Special – What’s the impact on beer? – comment
Rounding off Just Drinks' focus on the supply chain squeeze and its impact on the beverages industry, category commentator Stephen…
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What’s coming up in beer in 2022? – Predictions for the Year Ahead – comment
To say that the past couple of years have been turbulent ones for the global brewing industry is to make…
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The false equivalence of beer versus hard seltzer – comment
“Another generation-defining shake-up in the beer aisle.” That's how drinks writer David Infante described the hard seltzer category in a…
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How craft beer can work through its #MeToo moment – comment
Back in the day – ‘the day’ being all of three or so decades ago – the biggest problem with…
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The lessons beer can learn from hard seltzer – comment
Remember when hard seltzers were the hottest thing going in the US? When was that again, last year? Or was…
