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 […]
“Tally Ho” by Palmers Brewery and “YPA” by Yeovil Ales have taken home the two top spots in the SIBA South West Independent Beer Awards 2019. The awards took place prior to the famous Tuckers Maltings Beer Festival in Newton Abbot and are run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). The trade association represents independent […]
A passion for brewing combined with their engineering background has seen the owners of Yeovil Ales brewery build their own state-of-the-art bottling line from scratch Rob and Dave Sherwood, owners of the family-run brewery in Somerset have used their specialist knowledge and love of ale to produce and bottle on-site “fridge-friendly” unfiltered and unfined bottled […]
A German-style dark wheat beer, traditionally known as a ‘Dunkelweizen’, and an American hopped ‘Session IPA’ have taken home the two top spots in the SIBA South West Independent Beer Awards, showing just how exciting and vibrant the brewing scene is in the South West in 2018. The awards took place prior to the famous […]
England’s reigning Premiership Rugby champions and one of Devon’s leading breweries are joining forces to help raise money for this year’s Poppy Appeal. Building on a strong relationship that pre-dates their promotion to top flight rugby, Exeter Rugby Club and long-time sponsor Otter Brewery are hoping fans will get behind their combined efforts and raise […]
Yorkshire takes on London and the south-west in the finals of The IPA Challenge, run in partnership with the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), M&B, There’s A Beer For That, and Fuller’s. Five finalists emerged from a tough first round held at Fuller’s Centre of Excellence, with Roosters and North Brewing Co representing the north, […]
Stroud Brewery is delighted to announce it is now dedicated to producing 100% organic beers. Established in 2006, Stroud Brewery began bottling organic beers in 2008. The company’s flagship organic bottled beers, Budding and Tom Long came first, quickly followed by Big Cat and Teasel. The brewery also produces an organic premium lager – recently […]
A historic real ale trail taking place on the UK’s longest heritage railway will feature beers from twenty-three different South West breweries, spread across train ‘pop-up’ beer bars on a 20 mile route. Brewing members of the South West Region of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) are coming together to create the ‘SIBA Rail […]
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 […]
Dawkins Ales and Exmoor Ales have taken home the two Overall Champion awards in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) South West Independent Beer Awards, which took place last night at the Tucker’s Maltings Beer Festival in Newton Abbot. ‘Ultra’ by Dawkins Ales, a strong IPA brewed with American and New Zealand hops, was named […]