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SIBA partners with Bundobust Brewery, Lallemand and The Malt Miller to find UK’s best homebrewed wheat beer

SIBA have today announced a partnership with award-winning brewery and Indian streetfood aficionado’s Bundobust, yeast specialists Lallemand Brewing and The Malt Miller, to challenge homebrewers to brew the UK’s best tasting wheat beer.  The SIBA National Homebrew Beer Awards 2024, which open for entries today 1st November, will give one lucky homebrewer the chance to brew […]

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Bank Top Brewery ‘Pavillion Pale’ named best beer in the North West Independent Beer Awards

Bank Top Brewery have taken home the Overall Champion Cask Beer Award at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) North West Independent Beer Awards 2023, which took place at the Bolton Beer Festival. Their Overall Gold-winning beer ‘Pavillion Pale Ale’ wowed judges in the final judging, where all of the beer style category winners fight […]

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Grain Brewery’s ‘Slate’ Porter named best independent craft beer in East of England

Grain Brewery have taken home the overall Gold at the SIBA East Independent Beer Awards 2023, 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 Grain’s ‘Slate’ – a traditional dark Porter beer with a subtle sweet smokiness […]

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Licensees to get a taste of the Nation’s best independent craft beers at Great British Pub Awards 2023

In a partnership between the Morning Advertiser and the Society of Independent Brewers, licensees and pub industry professionals will get a chance to taste some of the UK’s best independent craft beers at the Great British Pub Awards 2023. The Great British Pub Awards, which are taking place this evening in Manchester, will include an […]

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Broughton Brewery’s ‘Old Jock’ Scotch Ale and Swannay Brewery’s ‘Orkney Porter’ named Scotland’s best independent craft beers

Broughton Brewery’s ‘Old Jock’ Scotch Ale has been named Scotland’s best cask beer at the SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards 2023, with Swannay Brewery’s Orkney Porter being named Overall Gold being named Scotland’s best in keg.  The awards, which judge beers from across Scotland in two separate cask and keg judging sessions, take place ahead […]

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SIBA appoints Pip Young as Events & Marketing Officer

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have appointed Pip Young as their new Events & Marketing Officer, joining the organisation’s Marketing and Events Team in promoting independent craft beer across the UK. Pip joins SIBA from SALT/Ossett brewery and brings with her a wealth of events experience, not least in her work founding and growing THE […]

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HUGE beer list revealed for Scotland’s biggest beer festival

Indie Beer Scotland is set to showcase 180 different beers from 36 Scottish breweries Scotland’s biggest beer festival has today revealed its beer list, showcasing hundreds of Scotland’s best beers from independent craft breweries in a huge variety of styles.  Indie Beer Scotland will have 180 different cask ales and craft keg beers pouring over two days […]

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Scotland’s biggest craft beer festival ‘Indie Beer Scotland’ moves to Glasgow with double number of beers

After a hugely succesful launch in Edinburgh in 2022 Indie Beer Scotland returns in 2023 at the brand-new event space ‘Clyde Rooms at Edmiston House’ in Glasgow. With double the number of beers on offer compared to 2022, Indie Beer Scotland is now the country’s largest craft beer festival, featuring over two hundred different cask and craft keg beers […]

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