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Fuller’s Half Year Results
uller's have today published their half year results for the 26 weeks ended 30...
Great British Beer Festival Winter 2018
he Great British Beer Festival Winter will take place from 20-24 February 2018 in The...
BII 2017 Winners Announced
he BII is delighted to unveil the eight overall category winners of the 2017 National...
Stephen Crawley Back in the Brewing Business
ormer Caledonian Brewery Managing Director, Stephen Crawley, is back in brewing having...
Good news for pubs, beer drinkers and brewers in Autumn Budget 2017
ood news for pubs, beer drinkers and brewers in Autumn Budget 2017 SIBA Response...
Brains confirms new brewery location
rains Brewery is delighted to announce the location of its new brewery and support...
News
UK’s best IPA is Transmission
Transmission by North Brewing Co in Leeds has been named the UK’s best IPA at Imbibe Live, the third year in a row a SIBA member has won at the show. With 40 IPAs in The IPA Challenge overall, five frontrunners made it to the final tasting at the Imbibe Live trade...
Champion Beer of Scotland 2017
Loch Lomond has scooped CAMRA's prestigious Champion Beer of Scotland 2017 award at the opening day of the Scottish Real Ale Festival, taking place today in Edinburgh. A multi-time CAMRA and SIBA award-winning beer, Loch Lomond’s Silkie Stout (5% ABV) is named after...
Strong support from trade for Norwich ‘City of Ale’
Strong support from trade for Norwich 'City of Ale'. In 2011, Norwich staged an event that was the first of its kind - and in doing so, laid claim to the title ‘City of Ale’. It was a ten-day celebration of beer that took place in dozens of pubs across an entire city....
Carlsberg buys London Fields Brewery
Carlsberg buys London Fields Brewery, Carlsberg UK has acquired London Fields Brewery and will operate the business in a joint venture with Brooklyn Brewery from Brooklyn, New York. London Fields Brewery, which was founded in 2011 in the vibrant London Fields...
Greene King Annual Results
Greene King has released their annual results: Pub Company like-for-like (LFL) sales up 1.5%, ahead of the market, driven by a good Christmas, a stronger fourth quarter and a strong performance from Greene King Locals. Record performance from Pub Partners; LFL net...
Beer Day Britain Round Up Plus New Research Revealed
Beer Day Britain 2017 has been heralded a resounding success with more people than ever getting behind the celebrations. The event, instigated by Beer Sommelier and writer Jane Peyton and developed into a four-day celebration this year in conjunction with ‘There’s A...
Ale Trail
New Chair of Parliamentary Beer Group Elected
New Chair of Parliamentary Beer Group Elected, Mike Wood MP has been elected Chairman at the Inaugural Meeting of the Group in the new Parliament. The previous Chairman, Graham Evans lost his seat in the recent General Election. Mike joined the Beer Group after he...
Brewer of the Year named by Parliamentary Beer Group
Brewer of the Year named by Parliamentary Beer Group, Purity Brewing Company’s director of brewing Flo Vialan has been named ‘Brewer of the Year’ at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Beer Awards. The highly-prized and prestigious award is one of only a small...
SIBA Calls for Clarity around Craft Brewing
SIBA calls for clarity around craft brewing, SIBA has today highlighted the need for greater clarity for beer drinkers* following a number of buyouts of previously independent craft breweries in the UK by global beer companies, including Camden Town, Meantime,...
UK’s best IPA is Transmission
Transmission by North Brewing Co in Leeds has been named the UK’s best IPA at Imbibe Live, the third year in a row a SIBA member has won at the show. With 40 IPAs in The IPA Challenge overall, five frontrunners made it to the final tasting at the Imbibe Live trade...
Champion Beer of Scotland 2017
Loch Lomond has scooped CAMRA's prestigious Champion Beer of Scotland 2017 award at the opening day of the Scottish Real Ale Festival, taking place today in Edinburgh. A multi-time CAMRA and SIBA award-winning beer, Loch Lomond’s Silkie Stout (5% ABV) is named after...
Strong support from trade for Norwich ‘City of Ale’
Strong support from trade for Norwich 'City of Ale'. In 2011, Norwich staged an event that was the first of its kind - and in doing so, laid claim to the title ‘City of Ale’. It was a ten-day celebration of beer that took place in dozens of pubs across an entire city....
Cask Ale
Brewers’ Research and Education Fund approve £82K of new funding
Brewers’ Research and Education Fund approve £82K of new funding. The Court meeting of the Worshipful Company of Brewers has approved this year’s distribution from the Brewers’ Research and Education Fund (BREF). The BBPA provides the secretariat for the fund, which...
Hogs Back looking forward to its hop harvest
Hogs Back are looking forward to its hop harvest, the brewery is on track for a bumper crop of hops as it enters the all-important final weeks before the 2017 harvest. The Surrey-based brewer is hoping to exceed the 1,100kg of hops that it harvested in 2016 from the...
Cask Ale Week 2017
Cask Ale Week 2017 is fast approaching and will be running 21st September to the 1st October. To celebrate cask ale and promote it to more consumers there will be beer festivals, tastings, brewery open days, promotions and competitions. Here are details of some of the...
Cask Champion receives Lifetime achievement award from Parliamentarians
Cask Champion receives Lifetime achievement award from Parliamentarians. Cask Marque's own Paul Nunny has been honoured by Parliament for his contribution to the beer industry. Paul was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the All Party Parliamentary Beer...
SIBA’s Assured Independent British Craft Brewer Initiative to feature at GBBF
SIBA's Assured Independent British Craft Brewer Initiative to feature at GBBF. SIBA has announced it will be partnering with CAMRA for this year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) at Olympia London, as part of their continued support for British beer. SIBA’s...
Greene King partners with Gloucester Rugby
Greene King partners with Gloucester Rugby on a deal that will see the UK brewer and pub retailer become the new Official Ale Partner of the premiership club. Greene King’s association will run for seven seasons from the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign and will...
Beer and Food
Cask Report commended by BBPA
ommenting on the 2017/18 Cask Report, which highlights the role of real ale in pubs, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: “A great beer offering is of course vital for any pub. Cask remains extremely important, and has...
Cask Report 2017-18
he Cask Report 2017-18 is now available and contains a wealth of material to help you make a profit from cask beer. Download it here. For this year’s report we have undertaken a large consumer survey through YouGov as well as a similar online poll...
Catching up with friends No 1 reason for visiting the pub
t’s official – millions of Brits are happiest when they’re in the pub, a study has revealed. A poll of 2,000 Brits saw more than a quarter admit they feel happiest when enjoying time in their nearest watering hole. Despite many...
Beer and Cider Marketing Awards 2017
he winners of The Beer and Cider Marketing Awards 2017 have been announced at a packed Old Truman Brewery in London. The awards, in their third year, recognise the very best in beer and cider marketing and were boosted by a record number of...
Beer Matters Trade Show and Conference
eer 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. The conference...
Wild Beer Co win Best Drinks Producer at the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2017
ild Beer Co has won Best Drinks Producers at the BBC Food & Farming Awards which was announced at Bristol's City Hall. The company, which is based in Shepton Mallet in Somerset, is celebrated for its...
Insight
Cask Ale Week 2017 Updates
Cask Ale Week 2017 Updates Cask Ale Week 2017 is fast approaching and will be running 21st September to the 1st October. To celebrate cask ale and promote it to more consumers there will be beer festivals, tastings, brewery open days, promotions and competitions. Here...
Brewers’ Research and Education Fund approve £82K of new funding
Brewers’ Research and Education Fund approve £82K of new funding. The Court meeting of the Worshipful Company of Brewers has approved this year’s distribution from the Brewers’ Research and Education Fund (BREF). The BBPA provides the secretariat for the fund, which...
Hogs Back looking forward to its hop harvest
Hogs Back are looking forward to its hop harvest, the brewery is on track for a bumper crop of hops as it enters the all-important final weeks before the 2017 harvest. The Surrey-based brewer is hoping to exceed the 1,100kg of hops that it harvested in 2016 from the...
Cask Ale Week 2017
Cask Ale Week 2017 is fast approaching and will be running 21st September to the 1st October. To celebrate cask ale and promote it to more consumers there will be beer festivals, tastings, brewery open days, promotions and competitions. Here are details of some of the...
Cask Champion receives Lifetime achievement award from Parliamentarians
Cask Champion receives Lifetime achievement award from Parliamentarians. Cask Marque's own Paul Nunny has been honoured by Parliament for his contribution to the beer industry. Paul was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the All Party Parliamentary Beer...
SIBA’s Assured Independent British Craft Brewer Initiative to feature at GBBF
SIBA's Assured Independent British Craft Brewer Initiative to feature at GBBF. SIBA has announced it will be partnering with CAMRA for this year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) at Olympia London, as part of their continued support for British beer. SIBA’s...
Cask Reports
Brewer of the Year named by Parliamentary Beer Group
Brewer of the Year named by Parliamentary Beer Group, Purity Brewing Company’s director of brewing Flo Vialan has been named ‘Brewer of the Year’ at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Beer Awards. The highly-prized and prestigious award is one of only a small...
SIBA Calls for Clarity around Craft Brewing
SIBA calls for clarity around craft brewing, SIBA has today highlighted the need for greater clarity for beer drinkers* following a number of buyouts of previously independent craft breweries in the UK by global beer companies, including Camden Town, Meantime,...
UK’s best IPA is Transmission
Transmission by North Brewing Co in Leeds has been named the UK’s best IPA at Imbibe Live, the third year in a row a SIBA member has won at the show. With 40 IPAs in The IPA Challenge overall, five frontrunners made it to the final tasting at the Imbibe Live trade...
Champion Beer of Scotland 2017
Loch Lomond has scooped CAMRA's prestigious Champion Beer of Scotland 2017 award at the opening day of the Scottish Real Ale Festival, taking place today in Edinburgh. A multi-time CAMRA and SIBA award-winning beer, Loch Lomond’s Silkie Stout (5% ABV) is named after...
Strong support from trade for Norwich ‘City of Ale’
Strong support from trade for Norwich 'City of Ale'. In 2011, Norwich staged an event that was the first of its kind - and in doing so, laid claim to the title ‘City of Ale’. It was a ten-day celebration of beer that took place in dozens of pubs across an entire city....
Carlsberg buys London Fields Brewery
Carlsberg buys London Fields Brewery, Carlsberg UK has acquired London Fields Brewery and will operate the business in a joint venture with Brooklyn Brewery from Brooklyn, New York. London Fields Brewery, which was founded in 2011 in the vibrant London Fields...