In pictures: ALIA 2019
25 October, 2019 by Andy Young
Last Wednesday saw the 2019 Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA) take place at The Star with well over 500 people from across the industry coming together to celebrate another great 12 months for the industry.
And as these pictures show it was a great celebration. You can see the full list of ALIA 2019 winners here.
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- This year’s theme was 70s Disco
- The majority of guests enjoyed the dress-up fun of ALIA
- There was a wide variety of costumes on display
- This year’s pre-drinks were sponsored by Good Drinks
- After four successful year’s at Royal Randwick, ALIA 2019 took place at The Star
- ALIA recognises the best people, brands, venues and operators of the last 12 months
- Once again James France and the Vanguard Luxury Brands team embraced the theme
- The disco ball was the popular choice for the Best Dressed Female award
- There was no shortage of fun at ALIA 2019
- It was a new venue and a new host for ALIA this year, with Bianca Dye nailing the MC duties
- The first award of the night went to Coopers Pale Ale for Best Full Strength Beer
- Sam Reid was delighted to pick up the Best Cider award for Willie Smiths
- Great Northern took out the Best Marketed Beer or Cider award
- It was a hugely successful night for TWE, with Squealing Pig alone claiming four awards
- Stefano, Vince and Andrea from Maybe Sammy celebrate Best New Bar, the first of three awards they won on the night
- Alexandra Dahlenburg and Jamie Fleming were both name Bar Manager of the Year
- After four years of Highly Commended, Applejack Hospitality was delighted to win Bar Group Operator of the Year
- Iain Ling of The Lincoln in Melbourne was named Publican of the Year
- For the third time in four years The Oak Barrel was named Liquor Store of the Year
- Lion claimed the On-Premise Supplier of the Year
- It was a three-peat for Asahi Premium Beverages, named Off-Premise Supplier of the Year for the third time in a row
- After the awards the party continued with live music and dancing
- It was another incredible night and celebration, thank you to all the sponsors and guest and congratulations to all the winners – we couldn’t do it without you.