The award-winning Indie Beer Can Festival: 2016, the world’s first UK and Eire-wide competition to crown the very best independent beer in cans is back by popular demand. Launched by the Can Makers in partnership with the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), the event will be judged by four industry experts including rising star, Ben […]
New research, commissioned by Off Licence News (OLN) and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), shows 45% of beer drinkers are ‘concerned’ that bans on high strength beers, that typically include crafted products from independent brewers, in nearly 100 councils are having an impact on their choice and availability in the off-trade. Over 80% of […]
2015 Cask Report Reveals Extent of Importance of Real Ale Brewers of cask beer are forever telling pub companies and licensees how important real ale is to the pub. Now there is research to back up the claims. The 2015 Cask Report by renowned beer writer and industry commentator Pete Brown, shows that cask drinkers […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has become the official partner to the Craft Beer Rising show, held at Drygate Brewery in Glasgow on 4-5 September. The partnership will deliver exposure for SIBA in all publicity for Craft Beer Rising including advertising in the event programme, PR, email campaigns and social media. Tony Jerome, SIBA’s […]
Members of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) once again swept the board at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), as Tiny Rebel Brewing of Newport, Gwent, lifted the coveted Champion Beer of Britain (CBOB) trophy and other members took the vast majority of the top places in each of the competition’s classes. Tiny Rebel’s […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is introducing a unique food safety and quality management programme for its members with a target to help at least 500 brewers gain the accreditation within two years. The SIBA Certificate is based around independent assessment of brewers’ adherence to the organisation’s Manual of Good Brewing Practice which contains […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) will be showcasing eight of its competition winners at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) in August, giving visitors the chance to sample the cask ales that triumphed in SIBA’s National Beer Competition, announced at BeerX in Sheffield earlier this year. The beers will be served throughout the festival […]
Local bans on high strength beers and ciders are ‘illegal, disproportionate and unfair’ SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, which represents over 820 British brewers, has thrown its weight behind the campaign calling for the European Commission to force the UK Competition and Markets Authority to act against collective boycott schemes run by local licensing […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is launching a new Export Club to help its members export their beer across the world. The club aims to open more doors for independent breweries to sell the ‘best beer in the world’ outside the UK. SIBA, which represents more than 800 independent breweries, is offering them five […]
Over 60 MPs and Peers got to try beers from ten SIBA members at a fantastic reception in Parliament on Tuesday evening. CAMRA and the All Parliamentary Beer Group hosted a reception in the Houses of Parliament to celebrate Britain’s Champion Beers. MPs and Peers got the opportunity to taste eleven of the most recent […]