Women On Tap CIC is the new organiser of International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) and after a year off, the global initiative will make a comeback in 2025 with the theme UNITE SOCIETY. The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) is the campaign’s headline partner, with WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) onboard […]
Paul Hegarty has thirty-eight years’ experience in the brewing sector, starting his career as a Research Scientist at Bass in Burton before moving on to to be Head of the UK Communication Team for Molson Coors. For the past ten years he has been the Honorary Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, handing over […]
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today launched the SIBA Business Awards 2025, including a brand new ‘Diversity Champion of the Year’ award in partnership with social enterprise, Women On Tap CIC. The new award celebrates independent breweries who have made equity, diversity and inclusivity a central part of their business – be that with a […]
The top beers in the region have been revealed with the announcement of the SIBA Midlands Independent Beer Awards 2024, with a host of Cask and Keg beers taking home Golds in the prestigious awards at the Oxford CAMRA Beer Festival. Liquid Light Brew Co were one of the competition’s biggest winners, topping an impressive […]
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, which they say had ‘positive steps’ but will see breweries worse off overall; “The Chancellor’s announcement that she will raise the draught duty discount was a positive step which shows a continued support for breweries and beer in pubs, which contribute greatly […]
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today welcomed news that the Chancellor intends to support the independent brewing industry with an announcement in Wednesday’s Autumn Budget. “Being able to reach people who want local beer is the number one issue facing our independent breweries who often cannot sell to the local pubs […]
Baker’s Dozen Brewery in Stamford have taken home the top award in the East of England region of the SIBA Independent Beer Awards, winning Overall Champion Gold. Their ’12 Second Panda’ IPA proved a big hit with the expert judges assessing beers during the competition held at Brewpoint in Bedford. The 6% hazy ‘New England’ […]
A new campaign launching today is seeking to make it easier for beer drinkers to identify beer from independent breweries in pubs, bars, and shops as demand for local beer rises across the UK. Production volumes for independent breweries have now returned to pre-covid levels, with cask beer sold in pubs also in double digit […]
For the first time in 2024 some regions of the UK have seen their overall brewery number rise, with the overall net closure rate across the UK also slowing, according to figures released today by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker. The UK had a net closure rate of -27 in the third quarter leading up […]
In what is a historic first for the region, the top 6 awards at the SIBA North West Independent Beer Awards 2024 were awarded to just three breweries; Bank Top in Bolton, Black Edge in Horwich, and RedWillow in Macclesfield. Bank Top Brewery took home the Overall Gold and Silver in the cask competition having […]