Small Brewers

BBPA in battle for fairer export tariffs

03-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is “heavily engaged” in the G8’s “major discussions” about import and export tariffs, chief executive Brigid Simmonds announced at the BBPA’s autumn Key Issues Forum last week.

Beer tax fraud inquiry: small brewers could face £14m hit over duty suspense

27-Jun-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Small brewers transporting beer under duty-suspense in the UK will have to pay in excess of £14m per year if the Government does not go ahead with excluding those producing fewer than 200,000 hectolitres (HL).

Scottish microbrewers to get own trade group

27-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore

Plans to form a trade body for small brewers in Scotland are set to be launched at a meeting tomorrow (Thursday). Petra Wetzel, managing director of...

SIBA: Gov taking schizophrenic approach to small brewers

22-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney

The Government is taking a "schizophrenic" approach to small brewers following the 2% duty hike. That is according to the Society of Independent...

25 years on and SIBA's drum still beats loudly

17-Mar-2005

Britain's small brewers have celebrated 25 years of existence by giving a plaque to the landlady of the pub where they held their first meeting in...

SIBA speaks out on behalf of small brewers

27-Jan-2005

Pub companies are still failing to offer small brewers access to the market, according to the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).The trade...

Drink Talking: Nick Stafford

12-Aug-2004

Small brewers are in the spotlight once again. Licensees should do all they can to sell their local brew to customers, says Nick Stafford, commercial...

Independents' day

07-Apr-2004

Last week saw the Society of Independent Brewers' annual conference take place in Southport and it showed an organisation that really has come of...

If you're a licensee who's keen to differentiate himself fro

19-Feb-2004

From next week, Unique is launching a scheme that allows its licensees to order local brews through the central sale system, which are then delivered...

Beer's quiet revolution

28-Aug-2003

by MA reporter A new book launched by Camra pays tribute to the "quiet revolution" in bottled beers being produced by small brewers. Author Jeff...

IFBB adds support to sliding duty scale campaign

13-May-2002

The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has given its support to MPs fighting for a more comprehensive sliding scale for beer duty.Last week...

In the line of duty

24-Apr-2002

Jackie Annett investigates how Gordon Brown's 14p cut in duty for small brewers, announced in the Budget, will affect the tradeAs far as Budgets go,...

Chancellor accused of "conning" beer drinkers

18-Apr-2002

Chancellor Gordon Brown has been accused of "conning" beer drinkers into thinking they will get cheaper pints, after he halved the beer duty paid by...

Making progress

27-Mar-2002

With progressive beer duty on the horizon and plenty of plans in the pipeline, SIBA is confident that the future for small brewers is bright. By...

Government confirms sliding scale of beer duty

01-Mar-2002

The Government has confirmed its intention to introduce a sliding scale of beer duty at the next election.But although the news has been welcomed by...

Industry players slammed for ousting micro-brewers

19-Oct-2001

The commercial director of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has hit out at pub companies and brewing giants for squeezing micro-brewers out...