The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), have welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that there will be extended pub opening hours to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday. “SIBA welcome the announcement that pub opening hours will be extended and hope that people across the UK will toast the Queen’s birthday with a beer from one of […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) annual members’ survey, the results of which are being presented at SIBA’s BeerX today in Sheffield, paints a confident picture for the brewing industry, with four out of five brewers expecting their turnover to increase in 2016 and one out of six breweries making ambitious plans to double turnover […]
SIBA Business & Industry Awards 2016 The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have today announced the winners of their annual Business & Industry Awards, presented at the huge BeerX event in Sheffield last night, with Welsh Brewers Tiny Rebel taking the top gong and winning Brewery Business of the Year, selected by judges from winners […]
New research shows 9 out of 10 drinkers demand to know more about what’s in their beer A new study looking at British drinking habits has today thrown up some surprising results, with a clear trend towards consumers becoming more selective in the beer they drink, as discerning drinkers develop a thirst for beer knowledge […]
Scottish and Welsh breweries have beaten out England in SIBA’s National Beer Awards competition. Loch Lomond Brewery’s Southern Summit took home Gold in the cask Supreme champion category of the competition, seen by many as the pinnacle of brewing excellence in these ‘brewers choice’ awards, with Wales’ The Waen Brewery Lemon Drizzle winning Silver and […]
British independent craft beer is in high demand on the global market according to UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Yorkshire and the Humber and the Society for Independent Brewers (SIBA). UKTI, the government department that helps UK companies succeed abroad and supports overseas companies wanting to invest in Britain, has organised fully-booked ‘Meet the Buyer’ […]
Press Statement For immediate release “It’s very good news for the UK’s independent craft brewers that the Chancellor has frozen beer duty. The end of the duty escalator and three cuts in beer duty since 2013 have helped to revitalise British beer and around 300 new craft breweries have opened since 2013 bringing thousands of […]
A total of 16 beers from the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) Wales and West region have been selected for a place in the National finals taking place at BeerX, SIBA’s flagship event. There will be a total of 8 cask beers and 8 ‘small pack’ (bottled and canned) beers in the competition, with the […]
A total of 22 beers from the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) South West region have been selected for a place in the National finals taking place at BeerX, SIBA’s flagship event. There will be a total of 7 cask beers, 8 ‘small pack’ (bottled and canned) beers, and 7 craft keg beers in the […]
A total of 30 beers from the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) South East region have been selected for a place in the National finals taking place at BeerX, SIBA’s flagship event. There will be a total of 8 cask beers, 7 ‘small pack’ (bottled and canned) beers, and 15 craft keg beers in the […]