To help unearth Britain’s best lager, Imbibe Live is teaming up with the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) to launch The Lager Challenge. Lager in Britain is having its turn in the spotlight. For generations a speciality of our European neighbours and cousins across the Atlantic, today British brewers are just as likely to be […]
Commenting on the Q4 beer figures from the BBPA, SIBA Chief Executive Mike Benner said: “The 0.7% increase in overall beer sales is good news for the craft beer sector. Bottles and cans continue to be strong and these figures are a timely reminder to our members who are considering canning and bottling. But the […]
The entry deadline for the SIBA Business Awards 2018 has been extended in an effort to allow as many businesses as possible to enter the prestigious awards. The awards, which were due to close for entries today 31st January but will now be open until the 16th February, seek to congratulate excellence in the brewing […]
The UK’s biggest craft brewing trade show, SIBA BeerX UK 2018, has today announced their Main Headline Sponsors as smart keg and cask rental company Kegstar and pub and bar company Star Pubs & Bars. Organised by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), the event last year recorded its biggest attendance ever and will this […]
Mike Benner, Chief Executive of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) said: “The proposed merger of these two bodies to create UKHospitality will create an immensely powerful voice for the hospitality sector. UK craft beer plays an important role in the hospitality sector and we know retailers that offer it to consumers are often more profitable […]
Entry deadline: 31st January 2018 The SIBA Business Awards 2018 will take place during the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) flagship event ‘BeerX UK’, which will for the first time take place at the ‘Exhibition Centre Liverpool’ in March 2018. The awards, which have a fast approaching entry deadline of the 31st January, seek to […]
“SIBA would like to congratulate the Brewers Association for their achievement in securing tax relief for Americas independent craft brewers. The positive effects of Small Brewers Relief are still evident in the UK some 15 years after it was enacted and it is excellent to see the Government, on both sides of the Atlantic, supporting […]
The Society of independent Brewers (SIBA) has purchased a majority shareholding in Flying Firkin Distribution Ltd (FFD) as part of its commercial strategy to develop routes to market opportunities for its 850 craft brewery members. FFD has been a specialist distributor of craft cask ale for over 25 years, based in Colne (Lancashire), and has been instrumental in creating and sustaining […]
Justin Hawke, Head Brewer at Moor Beer Co in Bristol, was last night named the British Guild of Beer Writers’ ‘Brewer of the Year 2017’. SIBA Chief Executive Mike Benner attended the annual awards dinner in London and had this to say on Justin’s win, “On behalf of SIBA I would like to offer huge congratulations […]
“SIBA’s 850 brewery members will be delighted by the Chancellor’s announcement that he will freeze beer duty in this Budget, recognising the important role of the Great British pub. This is great news for brewers, pubs and consumers alike. We’d now like to see the Chancellor go further and commit to a freeze in beer […]