Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) reacts to the Chancellor’s Budget Commenting on the Chancellor’s October Budget, Mike Benner, Chief Executive of SIBA which represents the UK’s independent craft brewers said; On beer duty “A freeze in beer duty is good news for UK brewers, publicans and beer drinkers. A planned rise in line with inflation […]
The Society of Independent Brewers, which represents the UK’s independent breweries has urged the Chancellor to think of the millions of people who brew, serve and enjoy the UK’s national drink when he delivers next week’s Budget. UK independent brewers are at the forefront of the ‘craft beer revolution’ making over 500 million pints of the best […]
Blackedge Brewing Co and Redwillow Brewery have been named the best independent craft breweries in the North West, taking home the two top spots at the coveted SIBA North West Independent Beer Awards 2018. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and held at the Macron stadium in Bolton, are judged […]
The independent craft brewing associations of nine European countries have announced successful discussions towards the formation of a new body, the Independent Brewers of Europe (IBE), whose aim is to work together to promote and advance the mutual interests of their members with the European institutions and media. Bodies from France, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, […]
The multi-award winning Derby Brewing Company has recently invested in new equipment to improve the efficiency and output of their Nottingham Road brewery. The family owned Derby Brewing Company successfully raised £500,000 through a crowdfunding campaign in 2017, some of which has been used to purchase the new equipment. The new kit includes a glycol […]
Woodforde’s Brewery, the award-winning Norfolk brewer, has launched three of its most popular beers in Tesco stores across the county – and they are already proving a hit with shoppers. Wherry Best Bitter, Nelson’s Revenge Bitter and Bure Gold Ale are now being sold in 40 of the supermarket chain’s Norfolk stores. Available in 500ml […]
Earl Soham Brewery in Suffolk and Elgoods Brewery in Cambridgeshire have taken home the two top spots at the SIBA East Independent Beer Awards, taking home overall Gold in the “cask” and “bottled & canned” beer competitions respectively. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), and held at Elgood’s Brewery in […]
While May and Barnier continue to battle it out, York Brewery is holding its own European trade negotiations in the universal language of beer. Discussion with Swedish based importer Jorvik Estates have been ongoing for some time, but following a well- received first shipment, both parties were keen to capitalise. They hit upon the idea […]
New hop garden to double hop yield Hogs Back Brewery is predicting a top-quality hop harvest this year, with the impact of the long, hot summer raising expectations of quality over quantity. With plans in hand to relocate the hop garden to a much larger site for 2019, the fourth, and final, harvest on the […]
A passion for brewing combined with their engineering background has seen the owners of Yeovil Ales brewery build their own state-of-the-art bottling line from scratch Rob and Dave Sherwood, owners of the family-run brewery in Somerset have used their specialist knowledge and love of ale to produce and bottle on-site “fridge-friendly” unfiltered and unfined bottled […]