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SIBA Election Manifesto

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...

SIBA membership growing

SIBA added four new full brewing members in April - Four Pillars Brewery in London, Old Spot Brewery in Bradford, Speyside Craft Brewery near Inverness and Hubsters Brewery in Lancashire as well as four Supplier Associates and three Not Yet Brewing members.  Four...

St Austell reports record-breaking 2016

St. Austell Brewery Company Limited, the South West’s most successful independent brewer with 178 pubs and a portfolio of award-winning beers, has reported a 13.2% increase in annual turnover to £153.2 million and a 5.2% increase in operating profit before other items...

Nicholson’s Pale Ale celebrates 5th anniversary

This week St Austell Brewery is celebrating five years of brewing Nicholson’s Pale Ale, and every Nicholson’s pub across the country which sells the beer will be visited on Wednesday 10th May. Staff from St Austell Brewery will be going to 78 Nicholson’s pubs from...

Ale Trail

BII announces finalists

The BII has announced the six finalists for its Licensee of the Year competition 2017. The Licensee of the Year competition, sponsored by Sky, is now in its final stage. Over the past three weeks, the judges have visited the pubs of all sixteen semi-finalists spread...

SIBA Election Manifesto

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...

SIBA membership growing

SIBA added four new full brewing members in April - Four Pillars Brewery in London, Old Spot Brewery in Bradford, Speyside Craft Brewery near Inverness and Hubsters Brewery in Lancashire as well as four Supplier Associates and three Not Yet Brewing members.  Four...

Cask Ale

Dartmoor Brewery unveils its new extension

Leading South West craft ale producer Dartmoor Brewery has taken the wraps off a major extension to its brewery complex in Princetown, Devon. Dartmoor Brewery, best known for its award-winning flagship beer Jail Ale, is projecting a growth curve which will see beer...

IPA Challenge

Imbibe Live is once more teaming up with SIBA, M&B, There’s A Beer For That and Fuller’s for its 2017 Beer Competition, to find the best IPA of 2017 in the IPA Challenge. Entries are welcome in bottle or can format and the contest is open to all British breweries....

Historic real ale rail trail

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 SIBA are coming...

CAMRA’s comment on Charles Wells takeover

Following the news that Marston's has acquired the brewing business of Charles Wells for £55 million, CAMRA has issued a comment. Tim Page, CAMRA's Chief Executive says: "CAMRA is always concerned about any consolidation in the brewing industry as it could result in a...

Beer and Food

Thornbridge plans new cask brew house

Thornbridge plans new cask brew house

Thornbridge plans new cask brew house. Thornbridge brewery is continuing to pursue further investment in expansion as it draws up plans for the next stage of development at its site in Bakewell. Thornbridge CEO, Simon Webster, explains, "Late last summer we made a...

New Chair of Parliamentary Beer Group Elected

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...

SIBA Calls for Clarity around Craft Brewing

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

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...

Insight

Bath Ales launches Prophecy as a permanent

Bath Ales has unveiled a new permanent beer. Initially launched as a limited-edition ale in Bath Ales’ pubs, Prophecy (3.8% ABV) is now readily available across the trade. Dubbed a ‘new World pale ale’, Prophecy’s flavour profile and ABV complements Bath Ales’...

Dartmoor Brewery unveils its new extension

Leading South West craft ale producer Dartmoor Brewery has taken the wraps off a major extension to its brewery complex in Princetown, Devon. Dartmoor Brewery, best known for its award-winning flagship beer Jail Ale, is projecting a growth curve which will see beer...

IPA Challenge

Imbibe Live is once more teaming up with SIBA, M&B, There’s A Beer For That and Fuller’s for its 2017 Beer Competition, to find the best IPA of 2017 in the IPA Challenge. Entries are welcome in bottle or can format and the contest is open to all British breweries....

Historic real ale rail trail

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 SIBA are coming...

Cask Reports

SIBA Election Manifesto

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...

SIBA membership growing

SIBA added four new full brewing members in April - Four Pillars Brewery in London, Old Spot Brewery in Bradford, Speyside Craft Brewery near Inverness and Hubsters Brewery in Lancashire as well as four Supplier Associates and three Not Yet Brewing members.  Four...

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