BeerX UK shortlisted as ‘Event of the Year’ Finalist in the TAF Awards 2026
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 Awards after a record-breaking year in 2025, which clocked their largest attendance ever and a 50% bigger footprint than previous years.
“I am hugely proud of what our small team achieves with BeerX, an event that brings together the very best of the independent brewing industry all under one roof – from brewers and brewery employees, to suppliers, manufacturers and industry buyers. The event has gone from strength to strength in recent years, growing in both size and attendance, whilst managing to score incredibly high approval ratings with both Delegates and Exhibitors.
We are very proud to be presenting the brewing sector at the prestigious Trade Association Forum Awards 2026 and would like to thank the judging panel for naming BeerX as a Finalist from the many hundreds of entries received.” Andy Slee, SIBA Chief Executive.
BeerX expanded into three halls of Exhibition Centre Liverpool in 2025, dramatically increasing the event size and creating space for more exhibitors than ever before. Attendance also increased to match, rising from 2995 in 2024 to an all-time high of 3,493 in 2025. The event features a packed content schedule of seminars, talks and tastings, the Indie Beer showcase of 9 regional bars, the SIBA AGM and Members’ Conference, and the Indie Beer Awards and SIBA Business Awards 2026, presented by Sunday Times Beer Columnist Pete Brown.
Approval ratings from attendees also remained impressively high in 2025; with 97% of Exhibitors stating that BeerX is the UK’s best brewing trade show, and 99% of Delegates would recommend BeerX to an industry colleague.
SIBA will find out if they’ve been successful in winning the Event of the Year (Over 500 attendees) Award at the presentation of the TAF Awards which take place on the 26th February 2026 in London. The Shortlist can be viewed via: https://tafawards.org/2026-shortlist
Limited stand space for the 2026 BeerX event taking place on the 18-19th March 2026 is still available but selling fast. For more information visit www.beerx.org or email events@siba.co.uk
