The countdown to the Australian Liquor Industry’s night of nights is well and truly on, with the off-premise finalists of the 2023 Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA) being revealed.
ALIA is split into Off-Premise and On-Premise awards, you can see the 2022 On-Premise finalists here.
These finalists will now go to our panel of judges: a wide selection of liquor industry professionals from across Australia, with the winners then revealed on the awards night – Wednesday, 19 October.
You can secure your ticket to ALIA 2022 by clicking here. Early-bird discounts apply until Thursday, 31 August.
Congratulations to all the finalists, good luck with the final stage of voting and we look forward to seeing you on the night.
The 2023 Australian Liquor Industry Awards – Off-Premise Finalists
BEER & CIDER AWARDS
Full strength beer
- Carlton Draught
- Carlton Dry
- Furphy Crisp Lager
- Great Northern Brewing Co Original Lager
- Melbourne Bitter
- Resch’s Draught
- Tooheys New
- Victoria Bitter
- XXXX Bitter
- West End Draught
Light, Mid-Strength and Low Carb beer
- Balter Captain Sensible
- Better Beer Zero Carb Lager
- Burleigh Big Head
- Coopers Mild Ale
- Gage Roads Side Track All Day XPA
- Great Northern Super Crisp
- Hahn Super Dry
- Hahn Super Dry 3.5%
- Little Creatures Roger’s
- Matso’s Ginger Beer
- XXXX Gold
- Young Henry’s Stayer Mid
Premium Domestic
- Byron Bay Premium Lager
- Coopers Best Extra Stout
- Coopers Pale Ale
- Coopers Sparkling Ale
- Coopers XPA
- Crown Lager
- Furphy Refreshing Ale
- Gage Road Single Fin
- James Boags Premium
- Stone & Wood Green Coast Lager
- Victoria Bitter Xtra
Premium International
- Asahi Super Dry
- Beck’s
- Brooklyn Lager
- Budweiser
- Corona Extra
- Guinness
- Heineken Lager
- Peroni Nastro Azzurro
- Pilsner Urquell
- Sapporo
- Stella Artois
- Tiger
Mainstream Craft
- Balter IPA
- Balter XPA
- Four Pines Pale Ale
- James Squire 150 Lashes Pale Ale
- Kosciuszko
- Little Creatures Pale Ale
- Mountain Goat Steam Ale
- Pirate Life IPA
- Pirate Life South Coast Pale Ale
- Stone & Wood Pacific Ale
- White Rabbit White Ale
- Wild Yak Pacific Ale
Independent Craft
- Atomic Pale Ale
- Beerfarm Royal Haze
- Bentspoke Crankshaft
- Bridge Road Brewers Beechworth Pale Ale
- Capital Brewing XPA
- Gage Roads Little Dove
- Hawke’s Brewing Co. Lager
- KAIJU Tropical Pale Ale
- Moon Dog Old Mate Pale Ale
- Mountain Culture Status Quo
- Philter XPA
- Young Henry’s Newtowner
Cider
- Batlow Premium Cider
- Bilpin Original Cider
- James Squire Orchard Crush
- Kopparberg
- Little Fat Lamb
- Mercury Hard
- Pure Blonde Organic
- Rekorderlig
- Somersby
- Strongbow Classic
- Willie Smiths Organic
- Young Henry’s Cloudy Cider
Best Australian Brewery
- Balter
- Bentspoke
- Coopers
- Gage Roads
- Little Creatures
- Malt Shovel Brewery
- Moon Dog
- Mountain Culture
- Pirate Life
- Stone & Wood
- Young Henry’s
- Your Mates Brewery
WINE AWARDS
Red Wine – $14.99 and under
- 19 Crimes
- De Bortoli Deen Vat
- Hardys Stamp of Australia
- Jacob’s Creek Classic
- Jacob’s Creek Estate
- McGuigan Black Label
- Penfolds Koonunga Hill
- St Huberts The Stag
- Taylors Promised Land
- Wolf Blass Eaglehawk
- Yalumba Y Series
- Yellow Tail
Red Wine – $15 to $34.99
- Brand’s Laira Blockers
- Calabria Belena
- De Bortoli Woodfired
- Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel
- Penfolds Max’s
- Pepperjack Barossa
- Peter Lehmann The Barossan
- Squealing Pig
- St Hallett Blockhead
- Taylors Jaraman
- Wirra Wirra Church Block
- Wolf Blass Grey Label
- Wynns Black Label
Red Wine – $35 and over
- Henschke Hill of Grace
- McWilliams 1877
- Penfolds Bin Series
- Penfolds Grange
- Penfolds St Henri
- Peter Lehmann Stonewell
- St Hallett Blackwell
- St Hugo Single Vineyard
- Taylors St Andrews
- Wolf Blass Grey Label
- Xanadu Reserve
- Yalumba The Caley
White Wine – $14.99 and under
- 19 Crimes
- De Bortoli Windy Peak
- Wynns Coonawarra Estate
- Yalumba Y Series
- Warburn Estate Rumours
- Wolf Blass Eaglehawk
- Tyrrells Old Winery
- Taylors Promised Land
- Peter Lehmann Classic
- McGuigan Black Label
- Jacob’s Creek Classic
- Jacob’s Creek Reserve
White Wine – $15 to $34.99
- Audrey Wilkinson Series
- Devil’s Lair The Hidden Cave
- Evans & Tate Wild Cape
- Geisen Sauvignon Blanc
- Innocent Bystander Chardonnay
- Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc
- Oyster Bay Marlborough
- Penfolds Max’s
- Petaluma White Label
- Shaw & Smith Sauvignon Blanc
- Squealing Pig
- Tempus Two Copper
- Villa Maria Private Bin
White Wine – $35 and over
- Brokenwood ILR Reserve
- Cloudy Bay Pelorus
- Devil’s Corner Resolution
- Leeuwin Estate Prelude
- Longview Macclesfield
- Orlando Steingarten
- Petaluma Yellow Label
- Peter Lehmann Masters
- Pooley Riesling
- Shaw & Smith M3
- Tyrrell’s Vat 1
- Vasse Felix Premier
Rosé wine
- Bird In Hand
- De Bortoli Rosé Rosé
- Gérard Bertrand Cote Des Roses Rosé
- Jacob’s Creek Le Petit Rosé
- Kylie Minogue
- La Vieille Ferme
- Mirabeau
- Oyster Bay
- Pierre D’Amour
- Squealing Pig
- Yalumba Y Series
- Zilzie Estate
Australian and international sparkling
- Brown Brothers Prosecco
- Campo Viejo Cava
- Chandon Brut
- Croser NV Sparkling
- De Bortoli Prosecco
- Grant Burge Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV
- Howard Park Jeté
- Tempus Two Copper Prosecco
- Yellow Tail Bubbles
- Mumm Tasmania Brut Prestige
- Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
- Freixenet Prosecco
Champagne
- Bollinger
- Dom Perignon
- G.H. Mumm
- Louis Roederer
- Moët & Chandon
- Perrier-Jouët
- Piper Heidsieck
- Pol Roger
- Pommery
- Ruinart
- Taittinger
- Veuve Clicquot
Dessert and fortified wines
- Brown Brothers Australian Tawny
- Cockburn’s Fine Tawny Port
- De Bortoli Noble One
- Galway Pipe
- Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe
- Grant Burge Aged Tawny
- Hanwood Estate Tawny
- Kings of Prohibition Old Tawny
- McWilliams Royal Reserve
- Morris Muscat
- Penfolds Club Reserve
- Stone’s Ginger Wine
Best Australian Winery
- Brokenwood
- Brown Family Wine Group
- Calabria Family Wines
- De Bortoli
- Henschke Winery
- Penfolds
- Petaluma
- St Hugo
- Taylor’s
- Tempus Two
- Torbreck
- Tyrrells
- Wynns Coonawarra
- Yalumba
NON-ALCOHOLIC & SPIRITS AWARDS
Non-Alcoholic Product
- Asahi Super Dry 0.0%
- Better Beer Zero
- Carlton Zero
- Gage Roads Yeah Buoy
- Great Northern Brewing Co Zero
- Heaps Normal Quiet Xpa
- Heineken 0.0
- James Squire Zero
- Lyre’s
- McGuigan Zero
- Naked Life
- Yes You Can
Dark Spirits up to $84.99
- Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Bundaberg Original Rum
- Fireball
- Glenfiddich 12-Year-Old
- Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7
- Jameson
- Jim Beam White Label
- Maker’s Mark
- NED Australian Whisky
- Starward Two Fold Whisky
- The Kraken
- Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Light Spirits up to $79.99
- 1800 Silver Tequila
- Absolut
- Archie Rose Straight Dry Gin
- Bacardi Superior
- Bombay Sapphire
- Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin
- El Jimador Tequila Blanco
- Grainshaker Australian Vodka
- Hendrick’s
- Hickson Road Australian Dry Gin
- Jose Cuervo Silver
- Never Never Triple Juniper
- Roku
Luxury Dark Spirits over $85
- Archie Rose Single Malt
- Ardbeg 10 Year Old
- Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva
- Hennessy VSOP
- Laphroaig 10 Year Old
- Lark Classic Cask Single Malt Australian Whisky
- Starward Fortis
- Talisker 10 Year Old
- The Balvenie 12 Year Old
- The GlenDronach 12 Year Old
- The Gospel Straight Australian Rye Whisky
- The Macallan 12 Year Old
Luxury Light Spirits over $80
- Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
- Aviation Gin
- Belvedere
- Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
- Gin Mare Mediterranean Gin
- Grey Goose
- Hartshorn Sheep Whey Vodka
- Herradura Plata
- Hickson Road Harbour Strength Gin
- Ink Gin
- Patrón Silver
- Tanqueray No. Ten
Liqueur
- Alizé Bleu
- Aperol
- Baileys
- Chambord
- Cointreau
- Drambuie
- Jägermeister
- Kahlúa
- Mr Black
- Rhubi
- Sheep Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey Liqueur
- St Germain
Dark RTD/RTS
- Brookvale Union Spiced Rum
- Bundaberg Original
- Canadian Club
- Fireball & Apple
- Jack Daniels
- Jack Daniels Double Jack
- Jameson Dry 6.5
- Monkey Shoulder Lazy Old Fashioned
- NED Green Sash Australian Whisky & Cola
- Starward (New) Old Fashioned
- The Kraken Black Spiced Rum and Cola
- Wild Turkey Rare
Light RTD/RTS & Alcoholic Seltzer
- -196
- (Ampersand) Vodka Soda &
- Archie Rose Canned Cocktails
- Brookvale Union
- Fellr
- Grainshaker
- Hard Fizz
- Jose Cuervo Sparkling Margarita
- Moon Dog Fizzer
- Truly Hard Seltzer
- White Claw
- Young Henrys G&T
Best Australian Distillery
- Adelaide Hills Distillery
- Archie Rose Distilling Co.
- Bundaberg Rum
- Cape Byron
- Four Pillars
- Lark Distillery
- Never Never Distillery
- Poor Toms
- Starward
- Sullivans Cove
- Top Shelf International
- Wolf Lane Distillery
- Great Southern Distilling Co
- 23rd Street Distillery
MAJOR AWARDS
New Product of the Year
- -196 Double Grape
- Archie Rose Fundamentals
- Bombay Citron Presse
- Cape Byron Single Malt Whisky
- Fireball & Apple RTD
- Glenfiddich 14
- Hard Fizz Pina Colada
- Fellr Double
- Jack Daniels Bonded
- Jose Cuervo Watermelon Magarita
- The Kraken Black Mojito
- Victoria Bitter Xtra
- Wolf Lane Distillery Grapefruit Aperitif
Liquor Brand of the Year
- -196
- 1800 Tequila
- Archie Rose Distilling Co.
- Campari
- Fireball
- Four Pillars
- Grainshaker Australian Vodka
- Great Northern
- Hard Fizz
- Jack Daniel’s
- Penfolds
- The Kraken
Retail Group of the Year
- Bottlemart
- Cellarbrations
- Dan Murphy’s
- Fleet Street
- Independent Liquor Retailers
- Liquor Barons
- Liquor Legends
- Liquor Stax
- Mr Liquor
- Porters
- Super Cellars
- The Bottle-O
- Thirsty Camel
Liquor Store of the Year
- 9-11 Gasworks, TAS
- Barrels & Stills, Woolloongabba , QLD
- Bayfields Liquor Superstore, Belrose, NSW
- Belair Fine Wines, Belair, SA
- Blackhearts & Sparrows, Fitzroy, VIC
- Bottle House, South Yarra, VIC
- Camperdown Cellars, Parramatta Road, NSW
- Dan Murphy’s Prahan, VIC
- Fleet Street, Pennant Hills, NSW
- Harry Brown Eaton’s Hill, QLD
- Old Bridge Cellars, North Fremantle, WA
- Plonk Beer & Wine, Fyshwick, ACT
- The Oak Barrel, Sydney, NSW
- The Spot Cellars, Randwick, NSW
Off-Premise Supplier of the Year
- ALM
- Asahi Beverages
- Bacardi-Martini Australia
- Beam Suntory/Coca-Cola Europacific partners
- Brown-Forman
- Campari
- Coopers
- Diageo
- Lion
- Pernod-Ricard
- Proximo Spirits
- SouthTrade International
- Treasury Premium Brands
- Vanguard Luxury Brands
- William Grant & Sons