The results are in for the UK’s biggest independent beer competition, with three breweries taking the Overall Gold across the Cask, Keg, and Bottle/Can competitions – and for the first time ever all the Overall Champions were from Scotland. Cross Borders Brewing won the Overall Champion of the Cask Beer Awards with their India Pale […]
Winners in the SIBA Business Awards 2025 have today been announced, highlighting the UK’s very best brewing businesses, pubs and retailers of independent beer – in an awards known as the Oscars of the beer industry. Northern Ireland’s Bullhouse Brewing Co took home the evening’s top award – being named Brewery Business of the Year […]
Independent breweries in the UK will now be able to measure and manage their carbon emissions more effectively thanks to a new free tool launched today. Zevero Lite, which is being unveiled at the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event BeerX, provides an accessible starting point for independent breweries to begin their decarbonisation journey. […]
At Charles Faram, we are dedicated to supporting the future of British brewing, which is why we are proud to sponsor Keep Cask Alive!, a seven-part documentary series launched on 19th February. This project, created by the Craft Beer Channel, is not only a celebration of traditional brewing and farming but also a crucial step […]
Finalists in the SIBA Business Awards 2025 have today been revealed, highlighting the breweries, taprooms, retailers, pubs and beer industry businesses in the running to be named the best in the UK. The SIBA Business Awards presentation takes place in Liverpool in just under two week’s time and seeks to congratulate excellence in the brewing […]
Murphy and Son is excited to announce their collaboration with female brewing scientists from the University of Nottingham and Blue Monkey Brewery to unveil a visually striking pink beer, ‘Viva La Frida.’ This initiative celebrates the achievements of women in the brewing industry and aims to raise awareness about the challenges they continue to face. […]
Commenting on today’s publication of the Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing System in Northern Ireland including the Surrender Principle, SIBA NI Chair William Mayne said: “This detailed review is clear that reform of the licensing system is well overdue and the current surrender principle is failing to protect Northern Ireland’s pubs. Instead it acts […]
Figures released today show the UK has 100 fewer breweries in total as of January 2025 compared to January 2024 – with each quarter of 2024 showing a negative net closure rate – despite reports of strong demand for beer from independent breweries. The figures, released by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker and which consider all openings […]
HIT Training Ltd, alongside its divisions HIT Training, Connect2Care and EDN, welcomes the Government’s reforms to Functional Skills requirements and the introduction of shorter apprenticeships. These changes will remove unnecessary barriers for apprentices and provide greater flexibility for employers, ensuring more people can access high-quality training while accelerating economic growth. For years, HIT has championed […]
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 […]