Category Comment - Beer
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…