Homebrewers have their chance to help decide the future of a new hop variety by entering this year’s National Homebrew Beer Awards which opens for registration today (22 October 2025). The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) has partnered with hop merchants Charles Faram to give homebrewers access to the latest experimental British hops […]
Click here to enter the SIBA Homebrew Beer Awards 2026 Important Information: For the 2026 SIBA Homebrew Beer Awards, SIBA has joined forces with cutting edge hop merchants Charles Faram, The Malt Miller and Copper Beech Brew Co to get homebrewers’ hands on some new experimental British hops that are not yet commercially available. The […]
The two top awards in cask and keg at the Indie Beer Awards Midlands & West have been scooped by Twisted Tree Brewery in Oxfordshire and Gloucester Brewery in Gloucestershire, in a record-sized competition judging beers from across the Midlands and West of England. Twisted Tree Brewery’s ‘The Bark Side’ Black IPA wowed judges in […]
The two top awards in cask and keg at the Indie Beer Awards North West have been awarded to Bank Top Brewery in Bolton and Big Trip Brewery in Manchester, in what was a hard-fought competition of the region’s best beers. Bank Top brewery took home the Overall Champion Gold in cask for the second […]
Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith KCB CBE, Member of Parliament for Skipton and Ripon, officially opened the new Headquarters of the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) in Ripon this week (Wednesday, 24 September). Julian visited SIBA’s new premises on Dallamires Lane, where he was welcomed by Chief Executive Andy Slee and members of […]
For a limited-time, Anton Paar UK are offering a 10% discount on its flagship DMA 35 portable density and concentration meter, plus a FREE rubber housing accessory, designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of the brewing industry. In the highly competitive beer market, consistent quality and real-time process control are critical for brewers of […]
In a significant boost for the independent brewing industry, a new insurance solution has been launched, specifically crafted to meet the unique challenges faced by small and medium-sized breweries. Backed by global insurance giant AXA, this innovative policy goes the extra mile, offering a suite of protections that speak directly to the heart of brewing […]
Bragdy Twt Lol (The Trefforest Brewery) and Bragdy Cybi have taken home the two Overall Golds in the inuagural Indie Beer Cymru Awards respective cask and keg competitions. Twt Lol won the Overall Gold in the cask beer competition with their ‘Pretty Fly for a Magpie’ IPA, described as a ‘very hoppy, bitter but smooth IPA […]
View the full beer list here! Wales’ newest beer festival has today revealed the full lineup of breweries and beers on offer – and it’s the biggest selection of Welsh independent beers available anywhere. The brand new beer festival is coming to Haverfordwest next week, featuring a huge range of beers from independent breweries from […]
Loch Lomond brewery have made history at the Indie Beer Scotland Awards 2025, taking home both the Overall Champion Cask and Overall Champion Keg Awards with the very same beer for the first time ever. The cask and keg versions of their flagship Silkie Stout not only won their style categories, but then both went […]