The British Beer Report by Dr. Ignazio Cabras provides many insights into the independent beer sector and is based on survey results from SIBA’s members.
Key Points:
- 100 breweries joined SIBA in 2014 bringing the total to almost 800
- 13 breweries joined SIBA in the first two months of 2015 alone, translating to an expectation of around 80 more new members in 2015
- Over 226 million pints produced by respondents is estimated to translate to 526m by SIBA members5 , or 2.99 million hl in 2014
- Beer production estimated to have increased by 15.8% from 2013-14, compared to 5.7% 2011-12 and 9.4% 2012-13
- Over half respondents brew less than 1000hl
- Keg proportion of production expected to more than double in two years to 6.9% in 2015
- 23% of members are now selling some craft beer in keg
- Cask production 71% of total in 2014
- More bottled, kegged and canned beers – cask proportion of production expected to fall to 68% in 2015 from 84% in 2013
- Majority of respondents brew less than 10% of production as bottled beer