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MSPs call for a rethink on outdated attitude towards Scottish pubs and brewers to boost Brand Scotland

26 September 2024 Scotland should rethink its “curiously outdated and unbalanced attitude” to pubs and brewers and recognise that there is huge economic and social potential waiting to be unlocked. This is according to a new cross-party report which calls for the Scottish Government to work with the sector and trade representatives to produce a […]

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i-Keg announce availability of their much awaited innovative range of polymer kegs and casks!

September 2024! After many months of finalising modifications based on feedback from potential customers, the equipment tooling has been completed and en route! UK based factories ready to start manufacturing on arrival , 9g casks and 30l kegs! Followed by a 4.5g pin & 20 and 50l kegs! *Polymer kegs and casks will NOT be […]

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Cellar to Seller Launch New Knowledge Transfer Event for September 2024

Cellar to Seller is hosting a one day knowledge exchange, aimed at brand owners and cellar service technicians, both experienced and new to keg dispense. The event will deliver: BFBi, Brewing, Food & Beverage Industry Association, has launched a new Cellar to Seller event taking place at Holywell Conference Centre in Loughborough on the 10th […]

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Is this Scotland’s best value craft beer festival? Indie Beer Scotland returns to Glasgow for 2024

Tickets are now on sale for Scotland’s biggest craft beer festival; Indie Beer Scotland returns to Clyde Rooms at Edmiston House in Glasgow on the 6th & 7th September 2024, with ticket and beer prices frozen from 2023. Featuring over two hundred different cask and craft keg beers from some of Scotland’s best independent craft breweries, plus cider & […]

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Jamie Delap of Fyne Ales named ‘Brewer of the Year 2024’ by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group

The UK’s biggest All-Party Parliamentary Group have named Jamie Delap of Fyne Ales as the 2024 Brewer of the Year at their annual awards dinner. The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) named Delap as the winner not only for Fyne Ales’ brewing achievements, but for Jamie’s voluntary work on the Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) […]

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SIBA responds to latest Deposit Return Scheme announcement

Responding to the announcement by DEFRA on the Deposit Return Scheme fro drinks containers, Richard Naisby, Chair of SIBA, said: “To make the Deposit Return Scheme work for small independent breweries and consumers we need one scheme that is introduced with the same materials, the same rules and on the same day across the UK. […]

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New ‘Indie Beer Bar’ to showcase independent breweries at UK’s biggest drinks exhibition – Imbibe Live 2024

The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have agreed a partnership with Imbibe Live for their July 2024 show, taking place at London’s Olympia Exhibition Centre. SIBA represent independent craft breweries and supplier companies across the UK and are the Big Voice of Independent Beer – fighting for a fairer deal for independent brewers in Government and showcasing their […]

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New figures show UK begins 2024 with fewer breweries than start of 2023 – with North of England worst hit 

Figures released today show the UK had less breweries overall on the 1st January 2024 than at the same time in 2023, with a -13 Net closure rate over twelve months. The figures released by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker show the UK total number of active brewers now stands at 1815, compared to 1828 in January 2023. […]

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