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 […]
Budding brewers now have their chance to join the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) as the organisation extends its membership to include Homebrewer members. Homebrewer membership is open to all amateur brewers across the UK who want to improve their brewing skills. On offer is entry to SIBA’s brand new Homebrew Beer Awards, judged by […]
“Small independent brewers will be cheering the new Chancellor today with the announcement that he’s listened to our concerns and included the 20 and 30 litre containers used by independent brewers in the new draught duty. Our Make it 20 campaign received cross-party support and the change will have a huge impact on the ability […]
Leigh-on-Sea Brewery have taken home the overall Gold at the SIBA East Independent 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. It was Leigh-on-Sea’s ‘SS9’ – a hefty 9% abv Imperial Stout with deep flavours of coffee […]
In response to today’s announcement by the Government of the details of the Energy Price Guarantee, Roy Allkin Chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) said: “The announcement of the details of the Energy Price Guarantee is a welcome first step this week and small independent brewers will be looking towards Friday’s fiscal event […]
MPs will today debate the future for small breweries as a tax system that defined the modern craft beer industry in the UK comes to its end and the sector comes under increasing pressure from the energy crisis. Twenty years ago, the Government introduced Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR) – a scheme that was a result […]
Organisations representing the UK’s independent brewers and beer consumers have called for urgent action on energy and support for the sector. The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) have jointly signed a letter to the Chancellor highlighting the challenges which are putting the future of the UK beer industry […]
Loch Lomond Brewery have been awarded the Overall Champion Cask Gold in the SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards 2022, the beer industry’s most prestigious expert-judged awards. The brewery’s 12% Scotch Ale ‘Long Road Home’ impressed judges with huge flavours of molasses, sweet malt and a distinct vanilla richness from the Speyside Whisky Cask barrel-ageing. Fiona […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has today called on Government to introduce a new “Guest Beer right” which would allow every pub to serve at least one beer from a small local brewery. Currently thousands of landlords across the UK are tied into contracts which force them to purchase all of their beer and […]
Expert beer judges from across Scotland and the UK will this Friday (19th August) be descending on the home of Scottish Rugby, Murrayfield Stadium, to enter a very different kind of scrum – to discover the very best beer in Scotland. Beers from across the country will be fighting it out at the SIBA Scotland Independent […]