Langham Brewery and Gun Brewery have won the top awards in the SIBA South East Independent Beer Awards. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) at the Tonbridge Juddians Beer Festival in Kent, are judged by brewers and beer experts and seen very much as the ‘brewers choice’ awards in the […]
Transmission by North Brewing Co in Leeds has been named the UK’s best IPA at Imbibe Live, the third year in a row a Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) member has won at the show. With 40 IPAs in The IPA Challenge overall, five frontrunners made it to the final tasting at the Imbibe Live trade […]
“We are aligned with the Brewers’ Association that independence is a hallmark of craft brewing with our own ‘Assured Independent British Craft Brewer’ seal and welcome their commitment to driving forward beer from independent craft brewers with this new certification. Now, whether beer drinkers are in the UK or the US, they will in future […]
After five hugely successful years in Sheffield, the UK’s biggest independent craft brewing trade show “SIBA’s BeerX UK”, will move to Liverpool in March 2018. The event, which last year recorded its biggest attendance ever, has been held in Sheffield since its launch in 2013 and is now set to take place as a two day event on the […]
Yorkshire takes on London and the south-west in the finals of The IPA Challenge, run in partnership with the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), M&B, There’s A Beer For That, and Fuller’s. Five finalists emerged from a tough first round held at Fuller’s Centre of Excellence, with Roosters and North Brewing Co representing the north, […]
A new report, released by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), highlights the important role independent craft brewers are now playing in communities across Britain – creating jobs for local people, opening brewery tap rooms to help fill the void left by unfortunate community pub closures and raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for numerous local charities. Click here to view […]
JOB ADVERTISEMENT: Head of Public Affairs & Communications SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers £40,000-45,000 per annum Closing date: 5pm July 3rd 2017 SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, was formed in 1980 and now has over 850 brewing members. As a trade association representing Britain’s independent craft breweries we exist to provide support and […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has responded to the publishing of the Liberal Democrat Election Manifesto, which highlights the importance of pubs to local communities and pledges the need for a review into small business rates. “It is heartening to see the Lib Dem Manifesto highlighting the importance of pubs to rural communities and […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has welcomed the news that the Labour manifesto, published today, sets out the need for a ‘National review of local pubs to examine the causes for their large-scale demise, as well as establishing a joint taskforce that will consider future sustainability’, but is prompting urgent action on beer tax […]
SIBA asks candidates to back independent brewers The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is asking election candidates to ‘Back Britain’s independent craft brewing businesses’ by signing up to its Election Manifesto, published today. The Manifesto is being sent to parliamentary candidates ahead of the General Election and sets out a number of ways in which […]