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Local beer sales on the up
Posted by admin in SIBA central, SIBA reports on December 12, 2008
| 05 February 2008 at 17:38 |
| Beer from local breweries is bucking the trend of falling volumes with strong sales growth, according to a report by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).
In 2007 locally brewed beers saw an average volume growth of 10.7% year-on-year, despite being sold in just four in 10 pubs. This compared with a decline in overall beer sales during the same period of 6%. SIBA figures show that locally brewed beers have outperformed total beer volumes since 2004, which marks the point total beer volumes in the on-trade entered decline. The report claims that the introduction of cask ales can increase total beer sales by as much as 20% when compared with pubs that don’t stock local beers. SIBA also found that more than a quarter of pubs (29%) that do stock local brews price them at an average 6% to 7% premium over their usual cask ale. “Limited availability has traditionally been the biggest threat to the continued progress of local beer,” the report states. “The high concentration of ownership of the UK on-trade has long meant that market access is our members’ biggest issue. Progress is being made as seen but availability of local beer in the on-trade is restricted.” In recent months the decline in overall beer sales appears to have increased markedly with the British Beer & Pub Association reporting a 9.7% year-on-year decline in November on the back of a 7.7% fall in October 2007 and an 8.2% drop in September 2007. Taken from: www.caterersearch.com |
Siba at GBBF 2007
Posted by admin in SIBA reports on December 12, 2008
| 15 August 2007 at 09:12 |
| SIBA is celebrating a double first at the Great British Beer Festival — a hugely successful debut for the society’s own bar and a clean sweep of the awards by SIBA members in the Champion Beer of Britain competition.
The SIBA bar, which was visited by thousands of real ale drinkers, featured seven beers that were either class winners or runners-up in this year’s SIBA national beer competition. The bar was manned, among others, by thirteen brewers and executives from the winning companies. The beers on sale were Howard Town Brewery’s Wren’s Nest (SIBA National Supreme Champion and champion best bitter), Hophead (bitter) and Rutterkin (premium bitter) both from Brewsters, Crazy Days (strong ale) and Beijing Black (mild), both from Potbelly Brewery, O’Hanlons Port Stout (porter and strong mild) and Milton Brewery’s Mammon (speciality beer).
The Champion Beer of Britain awards were announced by Good Beer Guide editor Roger Protz after the festival had been opened by Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Winterton, a veteran supporter of traditional draught beer and pubs. The overall championship and all seven gold medals for individual beer styles awarded at the CAMRA-organised event at London’s Earls Court went to SIBA breweries. The other six sections judged at the festival were won by Harvest Pale from Castle Rock Brewery, Nottingham (bitter); Glaslyn Ale brewed by Purple Moose in Porthmadog, north Wales (best bitter); Maldon Gold produced by the Mighty Oak Brewing Company at Maldon, Essex (golden ale); Centurion’s Ghost from the York Brewery (strong bitter); the coriander-flavoured Umbel Magna from Nethergate Brewery in Pentlow, Suffolk (speciality beers); and Port Stout from O’Hanlon’s Brewing Company at Whimple, Devon (real ale in a bottle). All but three of the silver and bronze medals in the competition were also won by SIBA members.
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New chief executive
Posted by admin in SIBA reports on December 12, 2008
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Local brews are driving force of cask ale revival
Posted by admin in SIBA central, SIBA reports on September 9, 2008
| 16 March 2006 at 13:47 |
| The strongest evidence yet of a cask-ale revival has come from the Society of Independent Brewers Association (SIBA) which claims beer volumes of member companies are projected to show a 15% rise over the last year.The association’s Brewing Industry Report 2006 predicts production of real ale will return to growth within the next 18 months – a full year ahead of original estimates.
Local brewers’ share of the cask-ale market is now estimated at 20% with more than half the independents reporting volume gains of more than 10% over the past 12 months. A crucial element to the revival has been SIBA’s Direct Delivery Scheme agreement with the large pubcos which makes local beers available to thousands of tied licensees for the first time. It’s all about local beer for local people. SIBA believes its 2006 report, compiled from its 550 brewer and beer supplier members, is the most comprehensive analysis yet presented as it covers parts of the on and off trade for the first time. Chairman Keith Bott said all the signals pointed to strong demand by licensees for locally brewed beer. He said: “It’s all about local beer for local people. There is a definite demand for cask beer if the right opportunities are presented to licensees.” SIBA said apart from the growth in pubco business through the direct delivery scheme, genuine free trade volumes are also on the increase and confidence for the coming 12 months is high on the back of increased consumer interest in local food and drink. Campaign for Real Ale chief executive Mike Benner said: “The report shows that people do want quality tasty beers and pub chains who currently have barred the doors of their pubs to local brewers should take note. “There is a market for these beers and both licensees and customers want to see local beers on the bars of their pubs.” Written by: Tony Halstead |
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