West Country brewer, Bath Ales, is launching a charity to raise funds for a broad range of good causes. The Hare Foundation, launched officially this month will draw on the help of Bath Ales’ staff, customers and suppliers to raise funds. Once a fund has been accumulated, charities in selected sectors can then apply for […]
268 Professional Medals Awarded, 461 First-Time Participants Compete Boulder, CO • October 4, 2014—The 2014 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 268 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States, plus three GABF Pro-Am medals. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world […]
Barnsley’s namesake cask-conditioned bitter from the award winning Acorn Brewery has been hailed the top standard strength ale in Yorkshire and the North East. Acorn is toasting the success of its Barnsley Bitter (3.8%abv) after scooping gold in its class at the fiercely fought SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) annual regional contest in York, […]
Hallidays Accountants are excited to announce that they have been shortlisted for the Medium Practice of the Year in the Practice Excellence Awards 2014. The Practice of the Year award, presented by AccountingWEB, recognises overall success and excellence in the past 12 months. The winner of the Medium Practice of the Year award will […]
Half Moon Brewery is celebrating its first Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) award at the recent North Eastern competition. Dark Masquerade 3.6% a.b.v. received a silver award in the standard milds section. In a rigorous tasting process every aspect of the beer is considered, appearance, aroma, taste and finish. Upon receiving the award […]
Robert Humphreys has been appointed as a non-executive director at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Humphreys, formerly honorary secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, will sit on the SIBA Executive, created earlier this year as part of an organisational restructure which unified SIBA’s trade association and commercial arms. SIBA Managing Director Mike […]
Chancellor George Osborne enjoys a bottle of ‘George’s Budget Buster’, presented to him at the Conservative Party Conference by Andrew Griffiths, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, on behalf of the brewing industry The beer was presented to Mr Osborne alongside the new ‘Cheers 2014’ report, which documents the positive impact of is […]
Independent family-run regional brewer Elgoods, based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, hosted its popular beer festival in conjunction with SIBA East (Society of Independent Brewers) at the end of September 2014. The event coincided with Local Rapid Manufacturing Consultancy FRP launching its new Smash-Proof Pint Glass at the Festival. Working in partnership with the Directors at Elgood’s […]
Today’s edition of The Sun newspaper carries a positive story about beer. Covering the European Beer & Health Symposium in Brussels, the article by the paper’s health reporter Nick McDermott, states ‘pints cut early death AND keep you slim, say studies’. The piece points out that studies found moderate consumption of beer reduces the risk […]
Slater’s Ales are launching a charity beer – ‘Wild Wolseley’ at Stone Food and Drink Festival on October 3rd. Moyra Slater, Director of Slater’s Ales, said “Staffordshire Wildlife Trust approached us in the Spring to see if we’d be interested in brewing them an ale to raise much needed funds.” “Stone Food and Drink Festival […]