Organisations representing the UK’s independent brewers and beer consumers have called for urgent action on energy and support for the sector. The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) have jointly signed a letter to the Chancellor highlighting the challenges which are putting the future of the UK beer industry […]
Loch Lomond Brewery have been awarded the Overall Champion Cask Gold in the SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards 2022, the beer industry’s most prestigious expert-judged awards. The brewery’s 12% Scotch Ale ‘Long Road Home’ impressed judges with huge flavours of molasses, sweet malt and a distinct vanilla richness from the Speyside Whisky Cask barrel-ageing. Fiona […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has today called on Government to introduce a new “Guest Beer right” which would allow every pub to serve at least one beer from a small local brewery. Currently thousands of landlords across the UK are tied into contracts which force them to purchase all of their beer and […]
Today marks one year before the Scotland Government intends to launch the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and Scottish small brewers face too many unanswered questions to start preparing. Independent brewers were hoping for clarity today as the scheme administrator, which will run DRS, announced the producer fee – a key element of the costs for […]
Expert beer judges from across Scotland and the UK will this Friday (19th August) be descending on the home of Scottish Rugby, Murrayfield Stadium, to enter a very different kind of scrum – to discover the very best beer in Scotland. Beers from across the country will be fighting it out at the SIBA Scotland Independent […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have appointed Charlie Docherty as their new Business Development Officer following a rigorous recruitment and interview process. The newly created role focusses on building SIBA’s network of independent craft breweries in the UK, helping existing members get the most out of their membership, and recruitment of members to SIBA’s […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has called on the two final contenders for Prime Minister to support the small and independent brewers, one of the UK’s manufacturing success stories that has been hit hard in recent years. In letters sent to both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, SIBA’s Chairman Roy Allkin has asked the […]
The Society of Independent Brewers are expanding their membership remit with three new member categories launching in 2022, starting with International Brewing Membership which opens as of 1st August. SIBA International Brewing Membership is open to independent breweries anywhere outside of the UK and includes a range of membership benefits, including access to the newly launched […]