Navigation Brewery in Nottingham and Attic Brew Co. in Birmingham have taken the overall Gold awards in SIBA’s Midlands Independent Beer Awards in Cask and Keg beer – making them officially the two best beers in the Midlands for 2023. The awards are run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and are hosted by […]
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The Vale of Glamorgan Brewery (VOG), and Geipel, based in Pant Glas, Gellioedd have taken home the two top awards in Wales & West biggest beer competition – the SIBA Wales & West Independent Beer Awards 2023. Vale of Glamorgan was named the best of the best in the cask beer competition, taking the Overall Champion […]
“Today’s announcement by the First Minster that the Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will be delayed until March next year gives small breweries time to at least catch their breath and begin to prepare for its introduction. While we fully support the principle of DRS, we have highlighted for many months the extreme complexity of […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have today launched new-look Independent Beer Awards 2023 winners medals, including an option for Gold medal winners to use medals featuring their 90+ winning score. The badges were developed by SIBA Head of Comms & Marketing Neil Walker with design partner MA, in consultation with the SIBA Competitions Committee […]
The total number of breweries in the UK has remained ‘relatively stable’ in the first quarter of 2023 according to figures released today from the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker – which tracks new brewery openings and closures across the UK to give net numbers both regionally and Nationally. Covering the period from the start of January 2023 […]
Grainstore Brewery’s ‘Nip’ and North Brewing Co’s ‘Triple Fruited Gose – Mango Guava Guava’ have taken home Overall Champion Gold in the Cask and Keg Awards at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2023, with Abbeydale being named the best bottled or canned beer with their ‘Black Mass’ black IPA – making their three beers officially the […]
The winners in the SIBA Business Awards 2023 have today been revealed – highlighting the very best beer businesses across the UK – including breweries, pubs, taprooms and bottle shops Wildcard in Walthamstow, London, took home the award’s biggest accolade, winning Brewery Business of the Year 2023 in what was a big night for the […]
The Society of Independent Brewers have today responded to the Budget announcements that the lower rate for draught beer will be topped up to 9.2% when the new changes go live in August. “While it’s welcome that the Chancellor has topped up the draught relief from 5% to 9.2%, by increasing overall duty by RPI, […]
The Finalists in the SIBA Business Awards 2023 have today been revealed, highlighting the very best breweries, taprooms, retailers, pubs and beer industry businesses from across the UK. The SIBA Business Awards seek to congratulate excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, from pump clip, can and bottle design, to efforts taken […]