Responding to the announcement of details on England, Wales and NI’s Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers, James Calder SIBA Chief Executive said, “Independent brewers sell their beer all over the UK and NI. They sell directly to consumer, to supermarkets, to small bottle shops, online and to wholesalers. The news today that glass will […]
“Today the Chancellor announced plans to help businesses in years to come, but these aspirations for the future are not the immediate support that struggling businesses facing closure need right now. The energy and supply crunch are an urgent and potentially devastating situation, with most small brewers seeing energy rising between two and three hundred […]
Harviestoun’s Schiehallion Cask Lager and Red Willow’s Perceptionless IPA have taken home Overall Champion Gold in the Cask and Keg Awards at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2022, with Lakes Brew Co being named the best bottled or canned beer with their NE Session IPA – making their three beers officially the best in the […]
SIBA member breweries saw average production recover in 2021, after a dramatic fall in 2020, but it remains below 2019 levels. The volume of SIBA members’ beer going into cans has more than tripled since 2019. Cask volumes were decimated in 2020 and 2021 and are unlikely to recover in the short to medium term, […]
SIBA Business Awards Winner Revealed The winners in the SIBA Business Awards 2022 have today been revealed – highlighting the very best businesses from across the beer and brewing industry in a diverse range of awards categories. Last night’s big winners were Brew York – who were named Brewery Business of the Year 2022 – and Charles […]
The Finalists in the SIBA Business Awards 2022 have today been revealed, highlighting the very best breweries, taprooms, retailers, pubs and beer industry businesses from across the UK. The SIBA Business Awards seek to congratulate excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, from pump clip, can and bottle design, to efforts taken […]
The entry deadline for the SIBA Business Awards 2022 has been extended to the 13th February to ensure a broad variety of businesses from across the beer, brewing, retail and hospitality industry are able to enter. Following a tough year for brewing and hospitality the 2022 awards include three new categories in response to shifting […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have responded to the Scottish First Minister’s announcement that ‘restrictive’ hospitality measures will remain in place until the end of January: “It is disappointing the First Minister has kept the restrictive table-service only and one-metre distancing measures in place for Scottish hospitality businesses – measures which make profitability impossible for […]
“It is reassuring for small independent breweries that the Prime Minister has committed to no further changes to restrictions in England. But for independent brewers and pubs the situation was and continues to be massively affected by the mixed messaging in December, which is normally the most important month of the year for hospitality. Pubs […]
A new survey has today shown that 1 in 10 small brewers won’t survive a mooted two week Covid circuit breaker, with almost a third of brewers saying cash reserves will run dry within a month. Independent brewing trade body the Society of Independent Brewers say the Government must commit to properly supporting small brewing businesses across the […]