The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has responded to the publishing of the Liberal Democrat Election Manifesto, which highlights the importance of pubs to local communities and pledges the need for a review into small business rates. “It is heartening to see the Lib Dem Manifesto highlighting the importance of pubs to rural communities and […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has welcomed the news that the Labour manifesto, published today, sets out the need for a ‘National review of local pubs to examine the causes for their large-scale demise, as well as establishing a joint taskforce that will consider future sustainability’, but is prompting urgent action on beer tax […]
SIBA asks candidates to back independent brewers The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is asking election candidates to ‘Back Britain’s independent craft brewing businesses’ by signing up to its Election Manifesto, published today. The Manifesto is being sent to parliamentary candidates ahead of the General Election and sets out a number of ways in which […]
Grey Trees Brewery and Purple Moose Brewery took the top awards in SIBA’s Wales & West Independent Beer Awards, which took place at Ludlow Festival. The American hopped ‘Afghan Pale Ale’ by Grey Tress Brewery took home the overall Gold in the cask beer competition, whereas the rich and chocolatey ‘Chocolate Moose’ by Purple Moose […]
Top Out Brewery on the southside of Edinburgh has just won four awards at the 1st Annual Berlin International Beer Competition. The craft brewer’s Cone IPA and Smoked Porter won Gold medals, because the trade buyers ‘love it’. Simon Says-on won a respectable bronze medal, while Top Out also won the accolade of ‘Scotland Brewery […]
SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, which represents over 850 of Britain’s independent craft breweries, has responded to the launch of a review of Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR) by consultancy Europe Economics by calling for it to include a full analysis of access to market for small brewers to ensure the review provides an accurate […]
A seaside pub owned by independent brewery Palmers in the South West has won VisitEngland’s Tourism Pub of the Year. The Anchor, in Seatown, West Dorset – owned by Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) member Palmers Brewery and run by Landlord Paul Wiscombe and his hard-working team – took home the top spot in the pub category […]
SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, has today announced that its BeerX 2017 event, which took place 16th-17th March at iceSheffield in Sheffield, recorded its biggest attendance since the event was launched in 2013. BeerX, SIBA’s flagship event, hosts both SIBA’s Trade Show, which consists of the association’s AGM, a brewing supplier exhibition, a programme […]
Heineken-owned Star Pubs & Bars is to join the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA’s) Beerflex* scheme offering licensees a wider choice of local cask ales. Under the agreement, Star licensees with Cask Marque* accredited pubs will be able to order local cask ales brewed by Beerflex participants within a 30-mile radius of their pubs. With […]
Burning Sky brewery in East Sussex have stopped a potential Scottish hat-trick in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) National Independent Beer Awards, by taking home Gold in the Keg competition. The awards, the biggest of their kind ever seen in the UK with hundreds of cask, keg, bottled and canned beers judged across 5 […]