Industry News
September 27, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is partnering with the Michelin Guide to bring an exciting range of independent craft beers to the exclusive Michelin Star Revelation event next month. SIBA, which was invited to partner on the event by Michelin, will be pouring twenty-five different craft beers to the some five-hundred chefs and restaurant […]
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September 17, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has appointed Barry Watts as its new Head of Public Affairs and Policy. Barry joins SIBA from the Royal Economic Society and brings to the role significant public affairs and communications experience having worked in Parliament and financial regulation. He also ran his own brewing company. Welcoming Barry’s appointment, […]
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September 10, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National
Dear Tim Beer Pricing Your commitment to deliver value to your customers is admirable. Making quality independent beer accessible to the widest range of people is something we should all strive towards. As a category, you are a huge supporter of cask beer. SIBA and J D Wetherspoon have worked successfully together on ensuring quality beer […]
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August 2, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National
SIBA’s Head of PR & Marketing Neil Walker talks to the press ahead of his Single Hop Beer Tasting at Imbibe Live 2019.
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July 30, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, Uncategorized
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid MP & Simon Clark MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (responsible for SBR policy) Today (30 July) SIBA Chief Executive James Calder has written to the newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid MP and SBR Minister Simon Clarke MP outlining why they should support small brewers through […]
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July 23, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News
Editor’s Comment, by Caroline Nodder Welcome to the first ever edition of the SIBA Journal dedicated to celebrating diversity in beer. When I started writing about beer and pubs back in the mid-1990s I was often struck by how few women, and even fewer people of colour and representatives from the LGBTQ community there were […]
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July 16, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have today announced their partnership with the British Guild of Beer Writers for their annual awards. SIBA will sponsor the ‘Brewer of the Year Award’, which is open to brewers of all kinds from across the UK, as well as bringing a new ‘independent craft brewers bar’ to the […]
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July 4, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National
Today, the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has written to the two Conservative leadership contenders Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt calling on them to back small British independent brewers. SIBA has written to the contenders asking them to rule out any reductions in Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR) and back positive reform, which is currently being […]
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June 19, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News
Independent craft brewers from across the UK will next month battle it out to be named the Best Single Hop Beer at an exclusive beer judging at Imbibe Live – the drinks industry trade show taking place at Olympia London on the 2ndand 3rdof July Led by the Society of Independent Brewer’s Neil Walker, attendees […]
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June 13, 2019 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National
SIBA’s board has today (13th June) announced the appointment of James Calder as its new Chief Executive. He will officially take the role up on the 1stJuly, replacing Mike Benner who is leaving to become Chief Executive of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. James, who is currently SIBA’s Head of Public Affairs and Communications […]
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