“SIBA welcomes the announcement from Government they’re backing Britain’s pubs and the breweries which supply them. On the basis the further 15% cut announced today applies to the business rates bills that were due in April this is good news for pubs and brewers, and will allay some of their worst fears. At the heart […]
According to new figures released today by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker, brewery closure rates increased dramatically during 2025 compared to previous years, with a 37% spike compared to the previous year. The UK now has just 1578 individual breweries as of 1st January 2026, compared to 1715 at the start of 2025, 1815 in 2024 and […]
BeerX, the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event which attracts over 3,500 attendees from the beer industry, has today announced new Headline Supporter ekeg – the UK and Ireland’s leading keg and cask management ecosystem. SIBA CEO Andy Slee welcomed ekeg on-board as BeerX Headline Supporter for the next three years; “The support of […]
A UK-wide beer week promoting ‘independent beer, pubs and people’ is returning for a second year, with a string of events set to take place in pubs, bars and brewery taprooms. Indie Beer Week 2026 will take place from the 10th to the 19th April (taking in two weekends), with pubs, breweries and beer retailers running meet the brewer events, tap […]
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) has joined industry calls for urgent pub specific relief on Business Rates following the changes announced in the Autumn Budget. Without immediate support community pubs face significant and growing costs which ratchet up over three years, with an average pub seeing a 76% increase in Business Rates. […]
BeerX UK, organised by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA), has been shortlisted as a Finalist in the Trade Association Forum (TAF) Awards 2026 after achieving impressive growth in recent years. Now by far the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event, BeerX has been recognised by the judging panel of the TAF […]
The Society of Independent Brewers & Associates (SIBA) have today written an open letter to Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, calling for further support for Welsh brewers in light of the Budget announcements on Business rates. The letter reads; Dear Cabinet Secretary The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) […]
An open letter has been sent to Chancellor Rachel Reeves today from the Society of Independent Brewers & Associates (SIBA) Board of Directors. The letter reads; “Dear Chancellor As members of the Board of the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) we represent around 700 independent breweries, operating at the heart of our communities […]
“Today’s Budget is a bitter blow for beer drinkers, community pubs, and small breweries. Instead of supporting a sector already under immense pressure, the Chancellor has chosen to increase beer duty on top of a raft of other tax rises. She had a real opportunity to build on last year’s progress by extending Draught Relief […]
“Cost of living pressures are very real for people and we all want to see living standards rise. However, the responsibility of delivering wage increases are most felt by small businesses including small independent breweries who are already facing significant pressures. We have lost more than 100 breweries in the past year and more tell […]