Selby’s Great Heck Brewery this week won the gold medal for best label design in the world for its 6.5% beer, Black Jesus, beating competition from hundreds of brewers all over the world. The beer previously won Champion Beer of the Festival at Selby Beer Festival in 2012. The brewery’s triumph helps cement Yorkshire’s global […]
Dartmoor Brewery took delivery last week of four very distinctively branded new vehicles. The new vehicles, three Ford Fiesta’s for the sales team and one Ford Transit for deliveries, will form an important role in helping the Brewery with its sales and marketing strategy. The Brewery were keen to use a local supplier and were […]
SIBA Midlands Region Beer Competition 2014 DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 9th October 2014 Overall Champion of the Competition Sponsored by Muntons Plc Brewery Product ABV Gold Blue Monkey Brewery Right Turn Clyde 4.3 Silver Shiny Brewing Company Ltd Affinity 4.6 Bronze The Loose Cannon Brewing Company Porter 5.0
Ilkley Brewery’s latest addition, Ruby Jane (erstwhile daughter of flagship beers Mary and Joshua Jane) has continued the family tradition by scooping a gold medal at its first competitive showing. In a category and regional heat alongside a former Champion Beer of Britain, Ruby Jane, a 4% Ruby Mild came out top as judged […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is recruiting a new communications and membership director to join the organisation’s senior management team and help deliver its vision of building the future of British beer. The appointee will report to managing director Mike Benner and will be in charge of SIBA’s internal and external communications, public affairs […]
West Country brewer, Bath Ales, is launching a charity to raise funds for a broad range of good causes. The Hare Foundation, launched officially this month will draw on the help of Bath Ales’ staff, customers and suppliers to raise funds. Once a fund has been accumulated, charities in selected sectors can then apply for […]
268 Professional Medals Awarded, 461 First-Time Participants Compete Boulder, CO • October 4, 2014—The 2014 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 268 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States, plus three GABF Pro-Am medals. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world […]
Barnsley’s namesake cask-conditioned bitter from the award winning Acorn Brewery has been hailed the top standard strength ale in Yorkshire and the North East. Acorn is toasting the success of its Barnsley Bitter (3.8%abv) after scooping gold in its class at the fiercely fought SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) annual regional contest in York, […]
Hallidays Accountants are excited to announce that they have been shortlisted for the Medium Practice of the Year in the Practice Excellence Awards 2014. The Practice of the Year award, presented by AccountingWEB, recognises overall success and excellence in the past 12 months. The winner of the Medium Practice of the Year award will […]
Half Moon Brewery is celebrating its first Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) award at the recent North Eastern competition. Dark Masquerade 3.6% a.b.v. received a silver award in the standard milds section. In a rigorous tasting process every aspect of the beer is considered, appearance, aroma, taste and finish. Upon receiving the award […]