The Indie Beer Awards have today announced a new partnership with the Guild of Beer Sommeliers to further improve the standard of judging at their beer competitions across the UK. The Indie Beer Awards, which are organised by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) and take place across the UK, will be utilising […]
A ‘smooth and fruity’ stout by the UK’s Champion Homebrewer has gone on sale at The Pembury Tavern in Hackney this weekend – the flagship pub of renowned London brewer Five Points, where the beer was commercially brewed. Stuart Hubbard’s oatmeal stout ‘Meteor’ was named the best homebrew beer in the UK at the prestigious SIBA […]
The results are in at the Indie Beer Awards East, with breweries from across the East of England battling it out to be named the best across a range of awards categories in seperate cask and keg beer competitions. Taking home the two overall top spots were Artefect Brewing who were named Overall Champion of […]
A brand new beer festival is coming to Haverfordwest next month, featuring a huge range of beers from independent breweries from across Wales. Indie Beer Cymru is taking place on Friday the 19th and Saturday 20th September and is being organised by Welsh brewers from the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates, building on the […]
Tickets are selling fast for Scotland’s biggest independent beer festival, organised by the team behind the UK-wide Indie Beer campaign – Indie Beer Scotland returns to Clyde Rooms at Edmiston House in Glasgow on the 5th & 6th September 2025. Each of the three festival sessions will be pouring over a hundred different cask and keg beers from some of […]
Anton Paar, the world market leader in density measurement, has launched a new generation of digital density meters. The series ranges from the three-digit DMA 502 benchtop units to the most accurate density meter in the world, DMA 6002, with six-digit repeatability. These instruments have benefited from major in-house investments in production and calibration processes […]
Signature Brew, based in Walthamstow North London, have taken home the Overall Champion at the Indie Beer Awards South East 2025. The brewery won Gold with their flagship beer ‘Roadie’, a hazy and hoppy pale ale that’s a hit with drinkers of all tastes; “Ecstatic [to win], we’ve been working so hard in the last […]
From January, government funding for the Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship is expected to be restricted to learners under the age of 22 at the point they start the programme. If you’re a business owner or employer looking to invest in your leadership team – or in your own development – this may be your […]
Anton Paar introduces the Alcolyzer 5001 and Alcolyzer 7001, two advanced laboratory alcohol meters designed for rapid, reliable alcohol determination across a wide range of beverages. Both instruments ensure compliance with AOAC, BCOJ, and OIV standards, supporting laboratories in meeting industry requirements while eliminating the need for distillation. The devices analyse 12 product categories – […]
SIBA Silver Members, IGC Engineering Ltd, have recently completed the supply and installation of a 60-tonne carbon dioxide pressure vessel at a large-scale brewery in Bedford, significantly enhancing the site’s carbonation capabilities and beer movement processes. Operating from their production facility in Lancashire, IGC Engineering is a trusted name in the supply of pressure vessels […]