SIBA National
September 30, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | East, SIBA National, Uncategorized
Redwood, brewed by Grain Brewery (Alburgh, Norfolk) has been named Overall Champion ‘Cask Beer’ at SIBA’s East Regional Independent Beer Competition. More than 220 beers, from 40 breweries were judged by hundreds of independent craft brewers, beer industry representatives and experienced beer drinkers at Elgood’s brewery in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Redwood is 4.3% abv and described […]
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September 28, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | SIBA National, Uncategorized
SIBA has welcomed the news that Graham Evans MP has been elected Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group. Mike Benner, Managing Director of SIBA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome Graham into his new role. He has already demonstrated his commitment to and enthusiasm for the beer and pubs industries since he became an MP […]
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September 14, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | Industry News, SIBA National, Uncategorized
Mike Benner, Managing Director of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) said, “Andrew has been a great champion of British beer and brewing and his achievements have been outstanding. The campaign for a cut in beer duty, which led to three consecutive cuts will go down in history as one of the biggest achievements for […]
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August 24, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | Industry News, SIBA National, Uncategorized
Beer Now is an Evolution of the European Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and Zephyr Conferences announced today the first-ever Beer Now Conference will take place next March 17-19 in Sheffield, England. The conference is focused on “marketing, tourism, and communications” in the modern beer industry. The conference will […]
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August 10, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | Industry News, SIBA National, Uncategorized
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 […]
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August 8, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | Industry News, Siba Beerflex, SIBA National, Uncategorized
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 […]
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August 5, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | SIBA National, Uncategorized
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 […]
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July 29, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | Industry News, North West, SIBA National, Uncategorized
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 […]
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July 12, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | SIBA National, Uncategorized
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 […]
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June 27, 2016 | by SibaAdmin | Industry News, SIBA National, Uncategorized
The breweries chosen as finalists in the 2016 Imbibe Wheat Beer Challenge have today been announced, with all five being independent craft brewers from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Boss Brewing, Heavy Industry, West Berkshire Brewing, The Little Beer Corporation and Harviestoun will fight it out to be named the ‘UK’s best wheat beer’ […]
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