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Adnams brewery, based in Southwold in Suffolk, has taken home a national award for one of its lagers.

The Briarbank Bar and Brewery, in Fore Street, Ipswich, has won a number of awards from SIBA for its Mocha Porter beer.

Rising costs in materials including fuel, CO2, energy, bottles, cans and packaging are making it impossible for many small and independent breweries to recover from lockdowns, one trade body has stated.