October, 2022
October 20, 2022 | by Neil Walker | East
Baker’s Dozen Brewing Co., a husband-and-wife microbrewery in Ketton, Rutland, has taken home the Overall Gold in the SIBA East Independent Keg Beer Awards, beating brewers from across the East of England, stretching from North Lincolnshire down to Essex and Hertfordshire, as well Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. Their ‘Undertow’ Session IPA is hazy and […]
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October 18, 2022 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National, Uncategorized
A new report published today to mark the twenty-year anniversary of Small Breweries’ Relief reveals the huge impact the policy had on UK brewing, including a boom in small breweries and a huge increase in the number of different beer styles being brewed. The ‘SBR @ 20’ report has been published by the Society of […]
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October 17, 2022 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National
“Today’s emergency statement by the Chancellor undoes many of the positive measures announced in the mini budget only a few weeks ago, including a welcome freeze in alcohol duty from February next year. Small independent brewers will now have to wait a further few weeks to understand what this means for them, as the shakeup […]
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October 14, 2022 | by Neil Walker | North West
Big Bog Brewing Co. have taken home the Overall Champion Cask Beer Award at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) North West Independent Beer Awards 2022, which took place at the Bolton Beer Festival. Their Gold-winning beer ‘Peat Bog Porter’ wowed judges with “superb balance and drinkability for such a full-flavoured dark beer”. The Overall […]
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