Commenting on the announcement of the Scottish Brewers Support Fund, SIBA Chief Executive James Calder said: “Beleaguered small breweries have been some of the hardest hit by the Covid pandemic and seen their sales drain away with the closure of pubs. In these tough times it is hugely welcome that the Scottish Government has listened […]
Responding to today’s announcement by the Scottish Government of a new £185 million package of support, including £1.8m ring-fenced for breweries, James Calder Chief Executive of SIBA said: “Small brewers in Scotland will today be raising a glass to news of a £1.8m package of targeted support specifically for breweries. SIBA have been working directly […]
The SIBA Digital Beer Awards 2020 are a National beer competition, featuring around 180 breweries from across the UK. Below you will find the Regional results Table for Scotland. To view the National Awards results please click here. SIBA Regional Digital Beer Awards 2020 Scotland Results British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%) Brewery Product ABV GOLD […]
Small independent brewers in Scotland have called on the Scottish Government to make changes to the proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), expected to be introduced next year. Meeting in Edinburgh on Thursday (16 January 2020) to discuss the issue, small brewers from across Scotland signed a petition urging the Scottish Cabinet Secretary Roseanna Cunningham to […]
Windswept Brewing Co and Cairngorm Brewery have taken home the two top spots at the coveted SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards 2019. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and this year hosted by Arran View Brewery in Dreghorn, are judged in a blind tasting by brewers and beer experts and […]
Sinclair Breweries and Drygate have been named the best independent craft brewers in Scotland after taking home the two top spots in SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) at the Drygate Brewery and Taproom in Glasgow, are judged by brewers and beer experts and seen […]
Fierce Beer have launched a crowdfunding drive to open a bar in their home town of Aberdeen, the campaign went live at 10 am this morning, Friday 15th December 2017. A target of £60,000 has been sent to raise money for the project, which see will the local business to fit out and open their 20 tap craft […]
10% off delegate ticket price for SIBA Members Beer Matters, the new trade show and conference for the business of brewing takes place in Edinburgh next week and organisers are in the final stages of preparing for a full day of networking, discussion and debate. With the trade show now sold out to 30 exhibitors […]
Loch Lomond Brewery have swept the board at the SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards, taking home overall Gold in both the cask and small pack (bottle and can) competitions – the first time ever in the competition’s history. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) prior to the “C>SK : 17” […]
Four Heriot-Watt masters students will be launching Natural Selection Brewing’s most recent creation, Common Ancestor, at OX184 on Cowgate, Edinburgh, on Thursday 29 June. The launch night will feature guest speaker Roger Protz. This collaborative project, now in its seventh year, is between selected MSc Brewing and Distilling students at the International Centre for Brewing […]