Independence, provenance and quality are key to the future of British beer SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, has today launched an initiative to promote ‘Assured Independent British Craft Breweries’ in an effort to provide greater clarity for consumers looking to purchase beer from genuinely independent craft breweries in the UK. With over 850 brewing […]
Over 100 million pints of beer have been sold through a scheme designed to get craft-brewed beer from some of the smallest brewers into the UK’s largest pub companies. Now in its 14th year, BeerFlex was setup by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) to get their members’ beers into pub chains and has proved […]
As consumer confidence falls and experts predict negative consumer effects following the Brexit vote a glimmer of positivity is coming from an unexpected source. SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, is predicting a boost in consumer passion for local beers from Britain’s craft breweries as past experience shows consumers opt to ‘trade-up on treats’. Mike […]
Great Taste, the world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2016. Out of 10,000 products to be judged. The Cheshire Brewhouse, Congleton Cheshire was awarded a 2-star Great Taste award for its “Dane’ish” craft Cheshire lager. The Judges’ comments were […]
West Berkshire Brewery has secured a seasonal listing this autumn with M&B’s leading Castle group of pubs for Wheaty McWheat Face, its new beer brewed for Imbibe Live’s Wheat Beer Challenge, as well as a trip for two to visit the Pilsner Urquell brewery in the Czech Republic. Beating off Boss Brewing, Harviestoun, Little Beer […]
West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) have added three new awards to their ever expanding trophy cabinet. Two gold awards were won at the Society of Independent Brewers Association (SIBA) South East competition on Friday 8th July. The craft brewery were also champion of the Imbibe Live Wheat Beer Challenge 2016 which took place at Olympia, London. […]
Tickets are still available for the Dea Latis Brewsters’ Brunch, taking part on Saturday 23 July as part of the Birmingham Beer Bash. Michelle Kelsall from Offbeat Brewery in Cheshire, Gwen Sanchirico a native New Yorker now brewing at Sacre Brew in Wolverhampton and Sarah John from Swansea’s Boss Brewing will be providing beers and […]
Entries open for Guild of Beer Writers Awards If you know someone who writes, blogs or broadcasts about beer, please encourage them to enter the British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards, which are now open for entries. The Awards aim to reward the best communication about beer and pubs. Winners and runners up in […]
Yesterday evening saw beers from East Sussex’s Black Cat Brewery and Berkshire’s Windsor & Eton Brewery take home Gold in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) South East Independent Beer Awards. SIBA Chairman Guy Sheppard, who presented the awards and is himself a brewer, had this to say on the entries this year, “The quality […]
Elgoods Brewery are looking for innovative partner brewers who are interested in producing Sour Beers using Coolship Blonde as a base beer. Coolship Blonde is a true Lambic style beer , brewed using open cooling trays , wild yeast and spontaneous fermentation resulting ( after a 12 – 18 months fermentation )in a blonde , […]