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				March 5, 2020 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National 
				
				One of the biggest changes happening within SIBA is the way we communicate. SIBA needs to listen to brewers, understand what you need, transpose that into action and then be accountable to you. Communication and transparency are key. From this point on, I want to communicate to you directly about the things SIBA’s board discusses, […]
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				March 5, 2020 | by Neil Walker | South West 
				
				Details of the Tuckers Maltings Beer Festival 2020, including the Beer Menu have now been revealed. See below for more details. Click here to download the Tuckers Maltings 2020 Beer Menu (4MB) Location: Osborne Park, Newton Abbot – the playing field opposite Tuckers Maltings Sessions: Thursday 16th April – 5pm – 11pm – £8 Friday 17th April […]
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				March 3, 2020 | by Neil Walker | Industry News 
				
				Today the Portman Group announced that it has upheld a single complaint against one of Lost and Grounded’s core beers, Running with Sceptres India Pale Lager. It has been deemed to breach rule 3.2(h) of the code: A drink’s name, its packaging and any promotional material or activity should not have a particular appeal to […]
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				March 3, 2020 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National 
				
				The Finalists in the prestigious SIBA Business Awards 2020 have today been revealed, naming the best and brightest brewing businesses, retailers, bars, restaurants and bottle shops across the UK. A new hugely popular Brewery Taproom category was added this year, joining other awards seeking to congratulate excellence in the beer and brewing industry across a […]
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				February 26, 2020 | by Neil Walker | SIBA National 
				
				The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) are today backing a report published by the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group which highlights ‘pubs’ potential in spearheading high street revival and delivering wide-ranging policy initiatives’, details of which can be found in the embargoed press release below. SIBA Chief Executive James Calder commented: “Quality community pubs and […]
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				February 14, 2020 | by Neil Walker | South East 
				
				A triple fruited sour beer by Gipsy Hill Brewing Co has taken home the Overall Champion Award at the ‘Love Beer London’ Beer Awards, making it the Official best craft keg beer in London. ‘Outlooker’ features blackberry, raspberry, and lingonberry on top of a tart, lightly sour base beer, and is part of a range […]
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				February 7, 2020 | by Neil Walker | South West 
				
				Pete (Fluffy) Martin, 1963 – 2020 Driftwood Spars Brewery & SIBA South West Regional Director Pete sadly passed away on 10th January after a brief stay in hospital; all are very shocked at his untimely death.  Our thoughts and condolences go out to Sarah his partner, his siblings Irene, Andrew and Isabel, his many friends and […]
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				February 7, 2020 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National 
				
				The founder of one of America’s most influential breweries of the last ten years, and a front-runner of the craze for hazy New England IPAs, will deliver the Keynote speech at the UK’s biggest beer & brewing trade event – BeerX UK 2020. Jean-Claude Tetreault (‘JC’) founded the Massachusetts-based Trillium Brewing Co with wife Esther Tetreault in […]
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				February 3, 2020 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National 
				
				The entry deadline for the SIBA Business Awards 2020 has been extended to the 14th February 2020. The prestigious industry awards are open to entries from breweries, retailers, pubs, bars, restaurants and suppliers, and this year feature a new category for the UK’s Best Independent Craft Brewery Taproom following huge growth in the number of breweries opening their doors […]
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				January 20, 2020 | by Neil Walker | Industry News 
				
				As part of the local and international beer community’s ongoing support for bushfire relief efforts in Australia, brewers the world over are invited to join in a fundraising brew. Any brewing company that wants to take part in brewing the Resilience Beer is asked to register their interest now at resilience.beer. Resilience Beer is a […]
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