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May 11, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Scotland, SIBA National
Top Out Brewery on the southside of Edinburgh has just won four awards at the 1st Annual Berlin International Beer Competition. The craft brewer’s Cone IPA and Smoked Porter won Gold medals, because the trade buyers ‘love it’. Simon Says-on won a respectable bronze medal, while Top Out also won the accolade of ‘Scotland Brewery […]
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May 5, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National
SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, which represents over 850 of Britain’s independent craft breweries, has responded to the launch of a review of Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR) by consultancy Europe Economics by calling for it to include a full analysis of access to market for small brewers to ensure the review provides an accurate […]
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May 4, 2017 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National, South West
A seaside pub owned by independent brewery Palmers in the South West has won VisitEngland’s Tourism Pub of the Year. The Anchor, in Seatown, West Dorset – owned by Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) member Palmers Brewery and run by Landlord Paul Wiscombe and his hard-working team – took home the top spot in the pub category […]
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May 2, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Supplier Associate
If you want to buy/sell beer from/to other breweries to expand your portfolio for your customers, then the process just became a whole lot easier! The inter brewery trading portal for beer swapping, www.beerswaps.co.uk has today been updated with some significant changes to simplify the process for breweries using the site – all based on […]
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April 28, 2017 | by Neil Walker | South West
Dawkins Ales and Exmoor Ales have taken home the two Overall Champion awards in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) South West Independent Beer Awards, which took place last night at the Tucker’s Maltings Beer Festival in Newton Abbot. ‘Ultra’ by Dawkins Ales, a strong IPA brewed with American and New Zealand hops, was named […]
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April 24, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Midlands
Following the announcement that Derby Brewing Co have launched a crowd funding campaign on Crowdcube, the level of interest has been overwhelming with over £125,000 invested within days of the campaign becoming live. Speaking of the launch, director Paul Harris commented: “The support shown and positive feedback for our future ideas has been fantastic in […]
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April 21, 2017 | by Neil Walker | North West
A beer that includes traces of rare historical grains; A grain of barley that botanists protected with their lives during the siege of Leningrad, a grain of rye that was found between two floorboards of a riihi sauna in Finland, once used by Forest Finns to dry their crops, a grain of emmer from the […]
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April 6, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Supplier Associate
What’s sexy about a vessel that carries liquid from A to B you may ask? If you pose that question to Emmerald the reply would swiftly be ‘THE NEW GENERATION GREENCASK’. Manufacturer in HDPE (High Density PolyEthylene) to fully food approved standards, its ISO 9001 certified precision construction ensures many years of reliable service. Their […]
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April 6, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Supplier Associate
The CboxQC from Anton Paar combines the fast measurement of CO2 and O2 in one measuring cycle – directly from process lines, tanks, kegs and casks as well as in a stand-alone version for the laboratory. CboxQC At-line is the portable CO2 and O2 meter for measurement during production and bottling. For the utmost flexibility, […]
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April 5, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, North West
The women and beer group, Dea Latis, is holding a beer and food tasting evening at The Old Blind School on Hardman Street on Thursday 13th April from 7.30pm. Led by the award-winning Beer Sommelier and beer training expert, Annabel Smith, guests will enjoy fascinating insight into women’s involvement in beer and brewing as well […]
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