SIBA, The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates

SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates, was established in 1980 to represent the interests of the growing number of independent breweries in Britain. SIBA was instrumental in campaigning for Progressive Beer Duty (PBD), which came into place in 2002. This beer duty system allows smaller breweries to pay less tax on their products and has led to an explosion of new breweries in the last decade. PBD still plays a major role in the Britains vibrant beer market. SIBAs membership survey recently highlighted how important PBD is to their business with 70% stressing that PBD in at least its current format is vital to their business, with an additional 24% highlighting this as very important or important. SIBA currently represents more than 825 independent craft breweries and our vision is to deliver the future of British beer and become the voice of British brewing. What is SIBA trying to achieve? SIBA launched a three year Strategic Plan in March 2015. To help achiev...