2017
September 12, 2017 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National
All SIBA brewing members trading on SIBA Beerflex* now hold a valid SIBA FSQ certificate or other professional accreditation commissioned themselves such as SALSA, NSF, STS or BRC. This is a total of 494 independent craft breweries and is a huge step forward for SIBA’s Beerflex members who can now provide necessary food safety and quality assurance demanded by many retailers. This also give […]
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September 7, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Scotland, SIBA National
Loch Lomond Brewery have swept the board at the SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards, taking home overall Gold in both the cask and small pack (bottle and can) competitions – the first time ever in the competition’s history. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) prior to the “C>SK : 17” […]
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September 7, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Midlands
Purity Brewing Company is celebrating after being named Brewery of the Year for 2018 by The Good Pub Guide. The highly-regarded annual travel guide, which has been listing and rating pubs up and down the country since 1982, has recently started including breweries and has named Purity as the best in the business. The brewery […]
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September 6, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Industry News
Our ‘Focus Features’ aim to shine a light on the previous winners of SIBA’s Business Awards in the run up to the launch of the 2018 SIBA Business & Industry Awards on 1st November 2017. Beavertown – Tempus Project Applelation Best Individual Design 2017 Judges were wowed by the subtle simplicity of Beavertown’s Tempus Project […]
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September 4, 2017 | by Neil Walker | East
Woodforde’s Brewery, the award-winning Norfolk-based brewery, has announced today that it is rebranding by linking with the legacy of Norfolk’s favourite son, and one of Britain’s greatest military heroes, Admiral Lord Nelson. In the seventeen months since directors James Hughes and Nick Dolan took on the business, they have widened the reach, distribution and profile […]
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September 1, 2017 | by Neil Walker | East
Just when they thought August couldn’t get any better, Lacon’s 3.8% flagship ale Encore was just crowned Overall Beer Festival Champion at Peterborough Beer Festival – CAMRA’s 2nd largest beer festival in the UK. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Lacons supported the festival by brewing a special ale to mark the occasion called ‘Quadraginta’, […]
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August 31, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Industry News
This is the third in a series of ‘Focus Features’ highlighting the previous winners of SIBA’s Business Awards in the run up to the launch of the 2018 SIBA Business & Industry Awards on 1st November 2017. Fourpure Brewing Co Winner of SIBA’s Business Innovation Award 2017 Fourpure’s bold business decision to be early adopters of […]
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August 24, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Industry News
We will be running a series of ‘Focus Features’ highlighting the previous winners of SIBA’s Business Awards in the run up to the launch of the 2018 SIBA Business & Industry Awards on 1st November 2017. Swan Brewery Winner of SIBA’s Green Business of the Year 2017 Swan Brewery’s efforts to not only make their […]
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August 22, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Brewery News, North East
Cullercoats Brewery has brought home an armful of awards from the regional SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) competition in York, adding to their already impressive collection. The awards, often cited as ‘the brewers’ choice’ in the industry, are based on blind tastings by a large panel of judges, made up of brewers and other industry […]
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August 22, 2017 | by Neil Walker | Supplier Associate
As a specialist craft brewery service provider, South East Bottling (SEB) today announces the launch of its enhanced suite of services for the discerning craft brewer. SEB has added both canning facilities and contract brewing services to complement its successful and growing bottling and kegging operations. SEB has recently installed a state-of-the-art canning line. The […]
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