January, 2016

Inveralmond spreads the beer love with crafty new distribution deal

Inveralmond Brewery, one of Scotland’s leading craft beer producers, has come up with a way to make its products more accessible than ever to pub and restaurant owners. Through a deal with online ordering and distribution company EeBria Trade, Inveralmond hopes to satisfy a growing demand for its award-winning craft beers whilst making the ordering […]

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More on offer at school for landlords

Aly Greenway, a former environmental health officer in Nottinghamshire, has joined the team of brewers, licensees and pub operators at Castle Rock Brewery to add first aid and food safety to the syllabus at the brewery’s learner to licensee training school. As the number of candidates approaches 500 since the school opened in early 2015, […]

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The ultimate curry beer sought

Brew-School in Bakewell in association with iCookIndian the specialist Indian Cookery School are seeking a brewing partner to develop the ultimate curry beer in 2016. Brew-School is looking to build on the longstanding cultural association between British beer and Indian food. Currently, the “go to” drink in most Indian restaurants is the ubiquitous watery lager; […]

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City of Brotherly Love Welcomes Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® and World Beer CupSM

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—a city with a rich history known for independence—will welcome the 33rd edition of the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® (CBC) from May 3-6. Presented by the Brewers Association, CBC is the leading industry event, and the only one that serves both brewpubs and packaging breweries. BrewExpo America is the premier trade show […]

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Graduates of the Heriot-Watt Brewing and Distilling courses invited to annual dinner

Dawn Maskell, Chairman of the Heriot-Watt Former Brewing Students Association, along with the Committee, cordially invite all graduates of the Heriot-Watt Brewing and Distilling courses to the HWUFBSA Weekend 2016. Friday 26th and Saturday 27th February 2016 in Edinburgh. The weekend comprises a social event on the Friday night, beer and pies at the Caledonian […]

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Budget 2016 – Trade bodies urge MPs to back Beer Duty cut and sign Early Day Motion 919

CAMRA/BBPA/SIBA JOINT NEWS RELEASE Friday, 15th January 2016 The chief executives of the campaign coalition calling for a cut in beer duty this year (CAMRA, SIBA, and the BBPA), have written jointly to Members of Parliament this week, urging them to support a new Parliamentary motion calling for a one penny cut in beer duty […]

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Press Statement: SIBA Responds to New Alcohol Guidelines

Mike Benner, Managing Director of SIBA, the Society for Independent Brewers said: “It is clearly important for the industry to consider the scientific evidence behind the new guidelines, not least because there is a widespread recognition of evidence of certain benefits associated with moderate and responsible consumption of alcohol. I think many men who regularly […]

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SIBA named as ‘Official Partner’ of Craft Beer Rising London

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), has today been named as the Official Partner of the Craft Beer Rising beer festival in London. The highly successful craft beer festival is now in its third year and has partnered with trade organisation SIBA, who represent Britain’s independent craft brewers, to deliver another fantastic event in the […]

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