Highlights from the SIBA British Craft Beer Report 2020 show increase in women drinking beer more often, growth in ‘no and low alcohol’ beers, and increase in independent brewery taprooms across UK The SIBA British Craft Beer Report 2020 unveils a raft of data about the craft brewing sector and how it is adapting for […]
Commenting on the Chancellor’s 2020 Budget, James Calder, SIBA Chief Executive said: “The UK’s pubs and small brewers are likely to be some of the hardest hit by Coronavirus. So we are massively relieved to see the package of measures announced by the Chancellor to support us today.” “With a freeze in beer duty, the […]
Today the Portman Group announced that it has upheld a single complaint against one of Lost and Grounded’s core beers, Running with Sceptres India Pale Lager. It has been deemed to breach rule 3.2(h) of the code: A drink’s name, its packaging and any promotional material or activity should not have a particular appeal to […]
The Finalists in the prestigious SIBA Business Awards 2020 have today been revealed, naming the best and brightest brewing businesses, retailers, bars, restaurants and bottle shops across the UK. A new hugely popular Brewery Taproom category was added this year, joining other awards seeking to congratulate excellence in the beer and brewing industry across a […]
The founder of one of America’s most influential breweries of the last ten years, and a front-runner of the craze for hazy New England IPAs, will deliver the Keynote speech at the UK’s biggest beer & brewing trade event – BeerX UK 2020. Jean-Claude Tetreault (‘JC’) founded the Massachusetts-based Trillium Brewing Co with wife Esther Tetreault in […]
The entry deadline for the SIBA Business Awards 2020 has been extended to the 14th February 2020. The prestigious industry awards are open to entries from breweries, retailers, pubs, bars, restaurants and suppliers, and this year feature a new category for the UK’s Best Independent Craft Brewery Taproom following huge growth in the number of breweries opening their doors […]
As part of the local and international beer community’s ongoing support for bushfire relief efforts in Australia, brewers the world over are invited to join in a fundraising brew. Any brewing company that wants to take part in brewing the Resilience Beer is asked to register their interest now at resilience.beer. Resilience Beer is a […]
“It is frustrating to see the Portman Group complaints panel force Welsh brewer Tiny Rebel through this process again, given that the brewery consulted with the standards body and made recommended changes to their flagship Cwtch beer two years ago. Self-regulation of the industry is important and in most cases works very well, but this episode highlights […]
A new beer festival in London King’s Cross is setting out to ‘Brew good and do good’, bringing together beer donated from over a hundred of the best breweries in London and the South East, being staffed entirely by volunteers, and with proceeds going entirely to charity. ‘Love Beer London’ is a first time ever collaboration between […]
The SIBA Business Awards 2020 will for the first time ever feature an award for theUK’s Best Independent Craft Beer Taproom, following huge growth in the number of breweries opening their doors and serving beer on-site. Over a quarter of independent craft breweries* now have Taprooms on-site, serving the freshest possible beer and engaging with […]