SIBA Awards
Indie Beer Awards
Taking place across 9 geographical regions the Indie Beer Awards are the UK’s leading beer awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates and judged by master brewers, beer sommeliers, brewing industry representatives and expert beer judges.
Regional winners move forwards to the Indie Beer Awards National Final, taking place at BeerX in March – currently held at Exhibition Centre Liverpool. As part of a new initiative launched in 2025 the National Indie Beer Awards winners in bottle and can will also be entered into the World Beer Cup in America, and the Euorpean Beer Star competition in Germany – with entry fees and logistics funded by SIBA.
To view previous Indie Beer Award Winners visit siba.co.uk/IBAWinners
Entry into the Indie Beer Awards is free for SIBA Members and open to non-member independent breweries for an entry fee. For further information email membership@siba.co.uk
SIBA Business Awards
The awards look to congratulate excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, from pump clip, can and bottle design, to efforts taken by brewers to make their business more eco-friendly or to support their local community.
To see an archive of previous SIBA Business Awards Winners click here.
SIBA Lifetime Achievement ‘Silver Tankard’ Award
The purpose of the award is for SIBA to celebrate & reward an individual who has, over the course of a number of years, made an outstanding contribution to SIBA or the UK brewing industry in general, at either national or regional level.
This award congratulates those individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a meaningful and lasting contribution to the wider brewing industry.
Nominees for the award do not need to be members of SIBA and may be nominated by members & non-members alike, however if the nominator is not a SIBA member the nomination must be sponsored by a Full SIBA member.
2025: James Fawcett (dec’d)
2022: Mark Wallington (dec’d)
2021: Tony Eastwood
2020: Roger Ryman (dec’d)
2019: Carola Brown
2018: John Keeling
2015: Roger Protz & George Philliskirk
2014: Peter Austin (dec’d) & Derek Prentice
2013: Peter Amor & Dave Wickett (dec’d)
SIBA Special Recognition Awards
Awarded to the Founders of the Campaign for Real Ale on the 50th Anniversary Year of the organisation. Recipients: Michael Hardman, Jim Makin, Bill Mellor and Graham Lees.
SIBA 40th Anniversary Ruby Awards
The SIBA 40th Anniversary Ruby Awards were presented in 2020 to four individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the Society of Independent Brewers over the prior four decades. Recipients: Carola Brown, Dave Roberts, Keith Bott, Sara Knox.