October, 2024
October 30, 2024 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, which they say had ‘positive steps’ but will see breweries worse off overall; “The Chancellor’s announcement that she will raise the draught duty discount was a positive step which shows a continued support for breweries and beer in pubs, which contribute greatly […]
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October 27, 2024 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today welcomed news that the Chancellor intends to support the independent brewing industry with an announcement in Wednesday’s Autumn Budget. “Being able to reach people who want local beer is the number one issue facing our independent breweries who often cannot sell to the local pubs […]
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October 25, 2024 | by Neil Walker | East, SIBA National
Baker’s Dozen Brewery in Stamford have taken home the top award in the East of England region of the SIBA Independent Beer Awards, winning Overall Champion Gold. Their ’12 Second Panda’ IPA proved a big hit with the expert judges assessing beers during the competition held at Brewpoint in Bedford. The 6% hazy ‘New England’ […]
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October 23, 2024 | by Barry Watts | Homebrew, Industry News
SIBA has today announced a partnership with leading London brewery Five Points, malt specialists Crisp Malt and The Malt Miller, to challenge homebrewers to brew the best British Dark Beer. And to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Maris Otter malt in 2025, each beer should use this legendary variety as the base of their brew. […]
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October 23, 2024 | by SibaAdmin | Homebrew
Click here to enter the SIBA Homebrew Beer Awards 2025 Important Information: For the 2025 SIBA Homebrew Beer Awards, SIBA has teamed up with malt specialists Crisp Malt, The Malt Miller and leading London brewery Five Points to challenge homebrewing members to brew the UK’s most alluring British Dark Beer. This could be a Dark […]
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October 22, 2024 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National
A new campaign launching today is seeking to make it easier for beer drinkers to identify beer from independent breweries in pubs, bars, and shops as demand for local beer rises across the UK. Production volumes for independent breweries have now returned to pre-covid levels, with cask beer sold in pubs also in double digit […]
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October 18, 2024 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National
For the first time in 2024 some regions of the UK have seen their overall brewery number rise, with the overall net closure rate across the UK also slowing, according to figures released today by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker. The UK had a net closure rate of -27 in the third quarter leading up […]
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October 17, 2024 | by Rachel Harriott | Industry News, Supplier Associate
Core Equipment, an innovative provider of brewing systems and packaging solutions, is thrilled to announce a new strategic partnership with Bucher Denwel, member of Bucher Unipektin, Swiss leading supplier of process technology for the beverage and food industry. This collaboration introduces a wide range of specialized equipment specifically designed for the cold Block of breweries, […]
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October 11, 2024 | by Neil Walker | North West, SIBA National
In what is a historic first for the region, the top 6 awards at the SIBA North West Independent Beer Awards 2024 were awarded to just three breweries; Bank Top in Bolton, Black Edge in Horwich, and RedWillow in Macclesfield. Bank Top Brewery took home the Overall Gold and Silver in the cask competition having […]
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October 3, 2024 | by Rachel Harriott | SIBA National
Reducing the tax paid on draught beer which is destined for the pub could create more than 8,000 extra jobs and result in a £265 million boost to the national economy, according to new research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). It shows that setting the Draught Relief at 50% in the […]
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