Canterbury microbrewer The Canterbury Ales took the Overall Champion’s prize at the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) south east beer competition for The Merchant’s Ale, a 4% ABV mild. The brewery’s triumph was all the more impressive for being their first ever SIBA award. A total of 168 draught beers and 98 bottled brews […]
SIBA South East Region Beer Competition 2014 DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 11th July 2014 Overall Champion of the Competition Sponsored by Muntons PLC Brewery Product ABV Gold Canterbrew Ltd The Merchant’s Ale 4.0 Silver 360 Degree Brewing Company Ltd. Pale #39 3.9 Bronze Binghams Brewery Doodle Stout 5.0
Upham Brewery, based near Winchester, has agreed a title sponsorship with Hampshire’s OctoberFest, one of the county’s biggest annual consumer shows. The event is a celebration of the region’s finest beer and food producers, and Upham’s partnership marks the brewery’s first ever headline sponsorship. OctoberFest takes place from the 3 to 5 October 2014 at […]
Truman’s Eyrie joins brewer’s permanent range A beer brewed exclusively with British-grown hops has triumphed over its US counterpart in the largest ever co-creation trial in the UK ale category. The Great Truman’s Taste Test, run in conjunction with Nicholson’s pubs, saw two competing beers put on the bar – UK Gold and US Pale. […]
• Local brewery to host Medieval Siege Society for weekend • Fun will start on the evening of the full moon, • Hog roast and real ales served • Living history, crafts, demonstrations and ‘have a go’ archery Local beer producer Goody Ales is to host its first Medieval Weekend in the brewery grounds. As […]
Upham Brewery, based in Hampshire, will be showcasing its range of leading ales in the House of Commons in June as part of ‘Hampshire in Westminster’ – an event to celebrate food and drink produce from the region. To coincide with the event, Upham’s popular ‘Tipster’ ale will also be the guest beer in the […]
Once again, the London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival held a trade session dedicated to London beers and were delighted when 14 SIBA members dedicated to support the session. The event, held on the Thursday afternoon of the Festival, was for trade guests only and around 230 brewer reps, licensees and beer writers registered for […]
From today, Dark Star Brewing Company, based in Sussex and Saltaire Brewery, based in West Yorkshire are launching a new classic European ale Bock 5.6%, the result of a unique collaboration between two of the UK’s best known craft breweries. Their combined brewing talents have worked together to create two new ales. The second will […]
• Local brewery has been given first prize of a silver cup at the Kent Hop Show, Marden for Best Hopped Ale in Kent competition • Competition part of Hop Growers of Kent’s annual Kent Hop Show • Genesis 3.5% ABV beer brewed using Wingham farmer Humphrey Hulme of AC Hulme & Sons Challenger hops […]
Horsham craft brewer Hepworth Brewers & Co has been invited to showcase its Classic Old Ale at a festival taking place this weekend at the White Horse in Parson’s Green, one of the country’s best-known beer ‘shrines’. The festival, which runs from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th November, will feature around 60 of the top […]