The 20th anniversary of Small Brewers Relief (SBR) was celebrated with a special beer pouring in parliament’s Strangers’ Bar where Meg Hillier MP (pictured) chose Five Points Brewing Co’s beer as the guest ale.

SBR IPA was brewed collaboratively by brewers and supporters who helped introduce the tax scheme which has defined the modern craft beer industry. SBR allows smaller breweries to pay a proportionate, smaller amount of beer duty than larger producers, using the savings to invest in their businesses.

Featuring all-British grown malts and hops, the 5.1 per cent beer provides aromas of stone fruit and orange. The names of the hops form the letters SBR: Sovereign, Bullion and Relentless (the latter is a new experimental British hop).

Hillier said: “It’s a great pleasure to see Five Points SBR IPA being served in parliament and for MPs to celebrate the impact that Small Brewers Relief has had over the past two decades. Five Points’ success is just one example of how the scheme has helped more small breweries to set up and grow.”

Five Points director of brewing Greg Hobbs said: “We’re delighted to see Five Points being poured in parliament and grateful to Meg Hillier for putting us forward. Five Points’ growth has been possible because of SBR and it's great to see it being recognised in parliament.”