The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) has launched its Industry Report Questionnaire, an industry survey which garners data for the SIBA Independent Beer Report and influences the future direction of the trade association. SIBA use the results of the in-depth survey of independent breweries to fight for a fairer deal for brewers – […]
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today launched the SIBA Business Awards 2026, including two new catgeories for ‘Brewing Industry Individual Newcomer of the Year’ and ‘Independent Beer Champion of the Year’. The SIBA Business Awards seek to congratulate excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, from pump clip, can and bottle design, to […]
In a new transatlantic partnership between independent brewing trade associations, Champion brewers from the UK are going to have the opportunity to go up against the best that the USA and rest of the World has to offer at the World’s biggest beer competition – The World Beer Cup. National Champions from the UK’s leading […]
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today announced a new partnership with the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC), which will bring a wide range of wellbeing and practical support services to SIBA Brewing members, their employees, and families. “The LTC has a long and respected history of supporting those who work across the […]
SIBA and Punch are delighted to be strengthening the relationship between local brewers and the community pubs they serve. To help Publicans and Management Partners make a more informed choice of local beer available to them, Punch has introduced an online ordering system in its supportive local pubs. With promising early results, the hope is to […]
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 […]
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 […]