Gallery: Australian Retail Drinks Conference Expo
18 August, 2017 by Andy Young
This week key industry stakeholders gathered in Canberra for the Australian Retail Drinks Conference, from the Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA). One of the many events over the course of the conference was the ALSA Innovation Expo – a social and networking evening matching food with innovative new beer, wine, cider and spirits products.
TheShout was on hand to capture the evening.
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- The ALSA Innovation Expo in full swing
- Lion’s Doug May shows off the new Iron Jack beer to TheShout’s Andy Young
- The team from Canberra’s Bentspoke Brewery
- The Berton Vineyards team showed off a number of their wines
- Brooklyn Lager revealed the two new beers that will be coming to Australia
- Wild Turkey plus an Aperol Spritz with Riccadonna Prosecco were poured by the Campari team
- The 2016 Young Retailer of the Year, Rebecca Polley with the Coca-Cola Amatil crew
- General Manager of Liquor Barons Chris O’Brien with ALSA President Giuseppe Minissale
- The Coopers guys enjoyed sharing their beers at the Expo
- National Liquor News Editor Deborah Jackson also joined Doug May for an Iron Jack
- The De Bortoli team showed off their La Boheme range
- The Frucor Suntory guys with V Pure
- Some wines on show from Accolade
- The new Jacob’s Creek Prosecco Spritz was also available for Expo visitors
- As was the new Johnnie and Ginger from Diageo
- LSA WA President Lou Spagnolo was another one to try Lion’s new Iron Jack beer
- ALSA CEO Terry Mott with Peter Switzer who hosted the ALSA Grill during the conference
- The Queen V 01 gin from the Canberra Distillery
- Treasury Wine Estates were also on hand to pour some of their recent new products
- The Underground Spirits Company poured a number of spirits including its Caramel Vodka
- The Asahi Premium Beverages team showcased their new Woodstock Ginger Beer RTD, Easy Roller