According to new figures released today by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker, brewery closure rates increased dramatically during 2025 compared to previous years, with a 37% spike compared to the previous year. The UK now has just 1578 individual breweries as of 1st January 2026, compared to 1715 at the start of 2025, 1815 in 2024 and […]
Some good news for those looking for the perfect gift for the beer lover in your life, as the best beers in the South West have been revealed just in time for Christmas. The results of the UK’s biggest judging of beers from independent breweries are in, with a number of South West breweries taking […]
Utopian Brewing and Moor Beer Co have taken home the top two awards at the newly launched Indie Beer Awards, which took place lastnight at the MaltingsFest beer festival in Newton Abbot. It was Utopian Brewing’s big and rich German-style ‘Doppelbock’ which took home the Overall Champion Gold in the keg beer competition and Moor […]
The best beers in the South West of England have today been revealed with the announcement of this year’s SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2024 – the UK’s leading beer competition judged by brewers, beer sommeliers and expert tasters. The winning bottled and canned beers will now go forward to fight it out with the best […]
Stannary Brewing Co and Hop Union Brewery have taken home the two Overall Champion awards at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) South West Independent Beer Awards, which took place last night at the MaltingsFest beer festival in Newton Abbot. ‘Winnemucca’ by Stannary Brewing Co, a hazy double dry hopped New England Pale Ale, was named […]
The best beers in the South West of England have today been revealed with the announcement of this year’s SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2023 – the UK’s leading beer competition judged by brewers, beer sommeliers and expert tasters. The winning bottled and canned beers from the South West will now go forward to fight it […]
Eight Arch Brewing Co and Yonder Brewing have taken home the two Overall Champion awards in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) South West Independent Beer Awards, which took place last night at the MaltingsFest beer festival in Newton Abbot. Square Logic by Eight Arch, an aromatic and fruity pale ale using buckets of American […]
One of the UK’s leading beer festivals, and the biggest in the South West, will open it’s doors to the public tomorrow evening in Newton Abbot. MaltingsFest, now in its 29th year, is the South West’s longest-running real ale festival but has recently expanded it’s offering to include a superb range of craft keg beers […]
The best beers in the South West have today been revealed with the announcement of this year’s winners in the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2022 – the UK’s leading beer competition judged by brewers, beer sommeliers and expert tasters. The winning bottled and canned beers from the South West will now go forward to fight […]
Quantock Brewery and Cheddar ales have taken home the two Overall Champion awards in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) South West Independent Beer Awards, which took place last night at the MaltingsFest beer festival in Newton Abbot. ‘We’re gonna need a bigger boat’, a modern 6.3% New England style hazy IPA took home the […]