Herefordshire hop grower, Sarah Hawkins and her team at Hawkins Farming, have achieved an outstanding accolade by winning Champion Hop at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Brewing and Distilling (CIBD) Hop Awards for the third time in a row. Judged on 20th November 2024 by a panel of head brewers from leading UK breweries, the […]
We are delighted to announce that Ross Mair, has been appointed as Managing Director of Close Brothers Brewery Rentals. Having spent 18 years working for the Dutch brewer Heineken in various commercial roles throughout the UK and Europe, Ross joined the Brewery Rentals team two years ago as Commercial Director. Ross takes over from MD […]
by Tim Croxson, COO Croxsons “In my last update, I mentioned that Croxsons were supporting the association’s Assured Independent initiative by providing SIBA members with digitally printed crowns, displaying the message: ‘Assured Independent British Craft Brewer’. I’m glad to say that we have had a good response to the scheme, which has been very encouraging, […]