“Our offer of beers to parliamentary candidates in the General Election was very well received. At SIBA centrally we received about 80 enthusiastic responses from candidates across the country, and a number of brewers followed up our offer by making direct contact with their local candidates. We hope that in many cases this will be the start of a continuing dialogue between brewers and their local MP.

Thanks to all of you who have contacted us to let us know that you are providing beer for your local count or candidate’s post-Election party. We’d like to find out about as many as possible so that we can send a positive story on this campaign to the drinks trade press, so please do keep us updated. We’d also be grateful of any photography of candidates celebrating - or commiserating – after yesterday’s result, beer in hand.”