Arts sponsorship
Wolds brewery heads south for prestigious new contract
A Yorkshire Wolds micro brewery with a strong and loyal following in its Yorkshire heartland is preparing to impress southern drinkers with its award winning ales after securing a prestigious contract to supply beer to the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery was invited to supply the Restaurant at the Royal Academy on Piccadilly following a ‘Meet the Chefs’ day at Beverley Tickton Grange where Gill and Tom Mellor presented their beer to Mark Hollyer, Head Chef of the Royal Academy and Simon Duff, Head Chef of Peyton and Byrne, franchise holders for the Restaurant at the Royal Academy.
Commenting on the contract, brewery owner Tom Mellor said; “We are delighted to bring a taste of the Yorkshire Wolds to London and to share our passion for regional food and drink with the team at Peyton and Byrne and the Royal Academy of Arts.”
Wold Top Brewery will be supplying its award winning beers* Wold Top Bitter (3.7% ABV) and Wold
Gold Blonde beer (4.8% ABV) in 500ml bottles to the Restaurant at the Royal Academy, the shop and the Friends of the RA bar from 17th January.
Established in 2003, farm based Wold Top Brewery brews traditional real ale from home and Wolds grown malting barley, the finest hops and pure, chalk-filtered Wolds water. In addition to the Restaurant at the Royal Academy in Burlington House, its range of award winning ales is available through the website www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk, independent, family owned retailers, farm shops, delis, hotels, pubs and off licences throughout Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Peyton & Byrne operate a number of quality food outlets. They are passionate about quality British ingredients and source all their meat, fish, dairy and vegetables directly from artisan producers. They make everything in their own kitchens from scratch using only fresh, sustainable, environmentally friendly ingredients.
* Wold Top Bitter beat two Black Sheep beers to win the deliciouslyorkshire award for Best Drink in 2009 and Wold Gold has won numerous awards including Two Stars from the Guild of Fine Food Taste Awards and Best Premium Bitter at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) awards.
East Yorkshire brewery supports the arts with A Play, a Pie and a Pint
An East Yorkshire micro brewery that is renowned for supporting the local arts scene is linking up with a leading regional theatre to promote the next generation of playwrights.
Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery has become the sponsor of Hull Truck’s regular Play, a Pie and a Pint events, providing its award winning ale as ‘the pint’ for guests to enjoy with the play. The forthcoming “Anti-Panto Play” billed as Four writers. Six actors. Two directors. Twenty-four hours tasks a team of writers to stay up and burn the midnight oil together to craft a play which they will pass on to a team of actors and a director. They will then develop that work into a play which the audience enjoys at the same time as the pie and pint.
Commenting on the sponsorship deal, Gill Mellor from Wold Top Brewery said; “We’re as passionate about the arts as we are about Yorkshire and feel very privileged to have a theatre of Hull Truck’s calibre within an hour of the brewery. This is a very exciting and innovative concept and an initiative that we are very proud to support.”
Gill Adams, Development Coordinator from Hull Truck Theatre added; “The Play, Pie and a Pint series nurtures new and exciting talents and we’re very proud of it. We are delighted Wold Top Brewery has become a corporate sponsor and we would encourage other businesses to support the theatre in such a novel way.”
Tickets for the event, that takes place in the Studio of the Ferensway venue on 21st December at 8pm, cost £7.50 and are available by calling the Booking Office on 01482 323638 or by booking online at www.hulltruck.co.uk
Since its launch in 2003, Wold Top Brewery has been actively involved in supporting the arts in its North and East Yorkshire heartland. Fuelled by brewery owners Tom and Gill Mellor’s love of music and a desire to support and engage the local community, the brewery has successfully sponsored and supported a series of local music festivals including the Beverley Folk Festival, the Moonbeams Wold Top Festival, the Burton Agnes and Scarborough Jazz Festivals, Whitby Folk festival and Bridlington’s Musicport event.
Farm based Wold Top Brewery brews traditional real ale from home and Wolds grown malting barley, the finest hops and pure, chalk-filtered Wolds water. Its range of award winning ales is available through the website www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk, independent, family owned retailers, farm shops, delis, hotels, pubs and off licences throughout Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
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Photo: Gill Mellor is delighted to sponsor the Play, Pie and Pint series at Hull Truck Theatre
For more information or to arrange an interview with Tom or Gill Mellor, please contact Tracey Baty at three60 marketing on;
Direct line: 01430 871360
Mobile: 07971 961574
E mail: traceybaty@three60marketing.co.uk
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Notes to editors
- Wold Top Brewery was founded in 2003 out of a need to diversify from farming. For more information about the brewery, please visit www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk . In 2003 production was 100 gallons per week with no paid staff and in 2011, production is up to 2816 gallons with a paid staff of 11.
- The brewery’s unique selling points include home grown barley and the farm’s own source of chalk filtered water.
- Wold Top Brewery’s cask and bottled ales can be found in pubs and off licences throughout Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Please call the brewery on 01723 892222 for an up-to-date list
- The range includes the award-winning Wold Top Beer, Falling Stone bitter, double award-winning Wolds Way pale ale and quadruple award winning Wold Gold light beer.
- For more information about Hull Truck Theatre, please visit www.hulltruck.co.uk
- Hull Truck gratefully acknowledges the use of A Play, a Pie and a Pint concept, with thanks to Oran Mor and Paines Plough.