A total of 20 beers from the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) East region have been selected for a place in the National finals taking place at BeerX, SIBA’s flagship event. There will be a total of 8 cask beers, 9 ‘small pack’ (bottled and canned) beers, and 3 craft keg beers in the competition, […]
From next week, 94 Waitrose stores nationwide will stock one of Yorkshire’s best-selling craft beers Saltaire Cascade Pale Ale 4.8%, this will be the second of Saltaire’s beers to achieve a national listing in Waitrose. First brewed in 2007, Saltaire Cascade Pale Ale has become one of Saltaire’s most popular beers – an American style […]
Some of the major challenges for brewers are to make safe quality beer that maintains consumer confidence, while meeting retailer expectations and minimising both costs and wastage. This has been achieved in many microbreweries by using a simple rapid test, to determine the hygienic quality of their production equipment and working surface areas. Langham Brewery […]
Leading Manchester brewer, JW Lees, has launched The History of Beer – an interactive timeline depicting the colourful story of the world’s favourite drink – in celebration of its latest seasonal ale, Pioneer. The online bible of fermented facts begins over 3,000 years ago in 1350BC and describes how ancient Sumatrans consumed their home-made brews […]
The first ever brewing course at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester (RAU), in its 171 year history, will be taking place later this month, on 7-11 March 2016. A refresher course for the Institute of Brewing & Distilling’s Diploma Level, its participants will include trainee brewers from local Cotswolds breweries Gloucester Brewery, Hook Norton Brewery […]
Press Release Issued 29/02/16 For Immediate Release In a detailed submission to Government the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) which represents over 840 British breweries has called for a fourth consecutive cut in beer duty in the Budget on March 16th. The call for a further drop in beer tax comes as new research by […]
12 February 2016, London, UK: Finalists for the 2016 Indie Beer Can Festival have been announced. After two intense rounds of judging, including a blind taste test, a panel of independent, expert judges have whittled 131 beers down to 13 finalists. All will be showcased at an exclusive industry festival final in May where the […]
SIBA has teamed up with UK Trade and Investment to offer breweries who attend BeerX a unique opportunity to meet beer buyers from around the world. On Thursday 17th and Friday 18th March 2016 we will be holding a series of workshops, seminars and ‘Meet the Buyer’ sessions with overseas buyers. Speak to the specialists […]
by Jane Peyton I remember distinctly years ago the time I ordered my first beer in a pub – Tetley Light Mild – and was instantly hooked. I enjoyed everything about the theatre of the pour – the landlord pulling the hand pump and filling the glass then presenting me with the most gorgeous vision […]
SCHÄFER Container Systems sells over 1,000,000 KEGs Neunkirchen, February 16th 2016. In selling their one millionth KEG in 2015, SCHÄFER Container Systems passed the 7-figure mark for that year and established themselves as one of the world’s most important KEG producers. The manufacturer of container systems for beverages, IBCs and special applications has now sold […]