A new UK-wide beer week has been launched by independent beer campaigners to promote ‘independent beer, pubs and people’, with a string of events set to take place in community pubs, bars and brewery taprooms. Building on the hugely successful launch of the Indie Beer campaign at the end of 2024, Indie Beer Week will take place from the 11th to the 20th April (taking in […]
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today extended the closing date for entries into the SIBA Business Awards 2025 by two weeks, with a new closing date of 16th February 2025. The SIBA Business Awards seek to congratulate excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, from pump clip, can and bottle […]
Technical resources for the brewing sector have been given a boost by the combining of two of the UK’s leading resources of brewing education and support. Murphy and Son is delighted to launch its partnership with the University of Nottingham, this extended relationship is the progression of a successful collaboration that has been built over […]
Broadcaster and beer expert Marverine Cole has been revealed as the keynote speaker for this year’s BeerX 2025 in Liverpool, the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event. Attracting around 3,000 representatives from the UK’s independent beer industry the event brings together expert talks, tutored beer tastings, industry awards, and a newly expanded trade exhibition […]
Herefordshire hop grower, Sarah Hawkins and her team at Hawkins Farming, have achieved an outstanding accolade by winning Champion Hop at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Brewing and Distilling (CIBD) Hop Awards for the third time in a row. Judged on 20th November 2024 by a panel of head brewers from leading UK breweries, the […]
The sign-up form for International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) projects is now live, marking the return of this global initiative in 2025 under the theme UNITE SOCIETY. By officially signing up, projects become part of the main IWCBD campaign, including inclusion on a central map and in a programme of communications leading up to and beyond International Women’s […]