
Barry Watts
@watts_brewing
Head of Public Affairs at @SIBANational, avid craft beer fan and brewer. Usually tweets on pints, pubs and politics
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28-09-2019 17:11:23
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Thank you to SIBA and The Crafty Brewing Co. for providing craft lager from Godalming and Ash to be served at last night’s The Enterprise Forum’s Business Reception with Sir Jeremy Hunt MP #CPC24 #HonourAndCraft.




Today we’ve announced the details of the 2025 Homebrew competition in partnership with Crisp Malt The Five Points The Malt Miller. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Maris Otter the challenge is to create the best dark beer - siba.co.uk/2024/10/23/nat…


Some great insight in this feature from Daniel Woolfson on how "big beer" has muscled in on Britain's craft beer revolution. Fascinated (but not unsurprised) to learn the no. of brewers sold in UK supermarkets has dipped by 17% in the last four years. telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

Independent beer industry set to receive Budget boost as Chancellor eyes up plans to sell more pints from local breweries in pubs according to the Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…




Delighted to present Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies with a special ‘HuwBrew’ brewed by Bang-On Brewery. Great to speak about the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme with WSTA and the Welsh Beer Cluster


Pouring some Loch Lomond Brewery Outlander Scotch Ale at the Private Brauereien stall BrauBeviale today


Interesting report out today from Welsh Government on the impact of DRS on alcohol purchasing behaviour. Suggests a minority of beer drinkers may switch to higher strength alcohol gov.wales/sites/default/…


Great afternoon touring Pivovar Elvington Brewery with local MP Luke Charters MP learning about the challenges and opportunities for the brewery in York and beyond



Politics North at 10: Can Labour’s plan for steel revive the industry in the region? Calls for council tax overhaul to end north-south unfairness. And the campaign to get more locally-brewed beers into pubs. With Jonathan Brash MP, Jill Perry and Richard Wearmouth #bbcpoliticsnorth


Great to welcome Luke Charters MP (Luke Charters MP) for York Outer, to @BrewYorkBeer today! 🍻 We showed him around our brewery & discussed the UK government's Access to Market Review and its impact on independent breweries. Always good to highlight the importance of our industry!
