2014
September 26, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | Midlands, Uncategorized
With National Guide Dogs Week getting underway on the 4th October Steve Bowles a Worksop Guide Dog owner wanted to come up with an innovative way to raise awareness and much needed funds for the charity. Steve says; ‘A friend mentioned that he had seen a beer that had been brewed for another charity […]
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September 26, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | North East, Uncategorized
Award winning Bottled Beers from local brewery Cullercoats Brewery is celebrating success at this year’s Northern Region Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) beer competition, held in York last week. Rocket Brigade IPA and Polly Donkin Oatmeal Stout were both awarded Bronze in the bottled beer section. SIBA North East covers 66 breweries and the competition […]
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September 25, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | East, Uncategorized
SIBA East Region Beer Competition 2014 DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 25th September 2014 Overall Champion of the Competition Sponsored by Muntons Plc Brewery Product ABV Gold Lacons Brewery Encore 3.8 Silver Nethergate Brewery Suffolk County 4.0 Bronze Red Squirrel Brewery Limited Red Dawn 3.7 Post by Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).
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September 25, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | Uncategorized
As many of you will know, today is the start of Cask Ale Week 2014, running until 5 October. Today also sees the launch of Cask Report 2014 and with it a new Cask Matters website, designed to help licensees to sell cask ale. In addition, Cyclops, the beer accreditation scheme, has launched research showing […]
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September 25, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | Uncategorized
71% of cask ale licensees are aware of Cyclops The new Cask Report, which is published today, shows that one third of drinkers and 71% of cask ale publicans are aware of the Cyclops Beer accreditation scheme. The Cask Report also reveals that over 90% of real ale drinkers and publicans who are aware of […]
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September 25, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | Uncategorized
Cask ale is booming, the number of breweries is at a 70 year old high and three new breweries are opening every week, however large numbers of pubs continue to close. The cask ale industry has therefore come together to launch the website Cask Matters, in conjunction with the new Cask Report, in the shared […]
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September 25, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | Uncategorized
Just as Cask Ale Week (Thursday 25th September to Sunday 5th October) kicks off, a new report with exciting news for beer lovers has been published. There are now over 18,000 different beers available each year in Britain, the majority of which are cask conditioned or ‘real’ ale. “There’s been an exponential increase in the […]
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September 23, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | Uncategorized, wales and west
Conwy Brewery are pleased to announce that their best – selling Welsh Pride will be brewed in collaboration with Corfu Brewery and will feature at this years’ Corfu Beer Festival. The festival billed as “Corfu meets the UK” runs from 8th – 12th October and will have beers from England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland as […]
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September 22, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | East, Uncategorized
Local, independent family-run regional brewer Elgoods, based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, is expanding its sales team with the appointment of Lee Adnitt to the position of national accounts manager. He will be responsible for building up the wholesale side of Elgood’s beer business nationally. Lee Adnitt has 26 years’ experience in the drinks industry and joins […]
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September 22, 2014 | by SibaAdmin | Midlands, Uncategorized
Nottingham-based Castle Rock Brewery has given its financial support to a major photographic exhibition touring the United Kingdom and Europe during the years of remembrance marking the centenary of the Great War. The exhibition, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace, is in Nottingham until November with its 66 large annotated photographs on display at major […]
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