The number of breweries in the UK has continued to drop, with 136 fewer brewers as of the end of March 2025 compared to 31st March 2024, continuing the downward trend reported in January where it was shown the UK had lost 100 breweries since the start of 2024. The total number of active breweries now […]
Utopian Brewing and Moor Beer Co have taken home the top two awards at the newly launched Indie Beer Awards, which took place lastnight at the MaltingsFest beer festival in Newton Abbot. It was Utopian Brewing’s big and rich German-style ‘Doppelbock’ which took home the Overall Champion Gold in the keg beer competition and Moor […]
Winners in the SIBA Business Awards 2025 have today been announced, highlighting the UK’s very best brewing businesses, pubs and retailers of independent beer – in an awards known as the Oscars of the beer industry. Northern Ireland’s Bullhouse Brewing Co took home the evening’s top award – being named Brewery Business of the Year […]
Independent breweries in the UK will now be able to measure and manage their carbon emissions more effectively thanks to a new free tool launched today. Zevero Lite, which is being unveiled at the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event BeerX, provides an accessible starting point for independent breweries to begin their decarbonisation journey. […]
Finalists in the SIBA Business Awards 2025 have today been revealed, highlighting the breweries, taprooms, retailers, pubs and beer industry businesses in the running to be named the best in the UK. The SIBA Business Awards presentation takes place in Liverpool in just under two week’s time and seeks to congratulate excellence in the brewing […]
Figures released today show the UK has 100 fewer breweries in total as of January 2025 compared to January 2024 – with each quarter of 2024 showing a negative net closure rate – despite reports of strong demand for beer from independent breweries. The figures, released by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker and which consider all openings […]
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today extended the closing date for entries into the SIBA Business Awards 2025 by two weeks, with a new closing date of 16th February 2025. The SIBA Business Awards seek to congratulate excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, from pump clip, can and bottle […]
The sign-up form for International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) projects is now live, marking the return of this global initiative in 2025 under the theme UNITE SOCIETY. By officially signing up, projects become part of the main IWCBD campaign, including inclusion on a central map and in a programme of communications leading up to and beyond International Women’s […]
The best beers in the South West of England have today been revealed with the announcement of this year’s SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2024 – the UK’s leading beer competition judged by brewers, beer sommeliers and expert tasters. The winning bottled and canned beers will now go forward to fight it out with the best […]
The best beers in the South East of England have today been revealed with the announcement of this year’s SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2024 – the UK’s leading beer competition judged by brewers, beer sommeliers and expert tasters. The winning bottled and canned beers will now go forward to fight it out with the best […]