Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

100 breweries shutter in 2024 despite independent beer demand

Published: 21 February, 2025

Figures compiled by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) show the UK had 100 fewer breweries when comparing January 2025 to January 2024. Each quarter of 2024 showed a negative closure rate. Yet these closures occured despite strong demand for independent beer being reported from the breweries themselves.

Brewers welcome “scrapped” Covid passports

Published: 26 April, 2021

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has responded to growing speculation that Covid “passports for the pub” have been shelved, calling pubs and taprooms across the country “safe” for reopening without additional red tape.

UK craft brewery openings hit record levels

Published: 15 March, 2021

Flying in the face of on-trade closures during the pandemic, the number of craft breweries operating in the UK has reached levels not seen since 1930s.