Cask Ales
Show of Hands headline at Brewery folk festival
Boasting the most impressive line up in its four year history, the Moonbeams Wold Top Folk Festival takes place at Wold Top Brewery near Bridlington on 13-14th July and promises a weekend of great music, entertainment and delicious Yorkshire food and drink.
Confirmed musical artists include Show of Hands (fresh from an appearance at the Royal Albert Hall), Richard Digance, The Duncan McFarlane Band, The Young Un’s, Circus Envy, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin and The Whiskey Dogs Hoedown band and many more….
There will be music from noon until midnight on two stages and in the session tent. Throughout the day, delicious food will be on sale at the Peace Cake Cafe and Wold Top Brewery will naturally be providing liquid refreshment, including a specially brewed Moonbeams Festival Ale.
There will also be an area for camping with excellent views over the Yorkshire Wolds and there will be a guided walk on the Wolds Way for festival goers to clear their heads on the Sunday morning.
Festival organizer Leila Slater is delighted with this year’s line up and said; “This is one of the best small festivals in Yorkshire and has gained a well deserved reputation for its amazing music and atmosphere – I’m sure that the brewery and stunning location play a large part in that! This year we’ll be welcoming Show of Hands fresh from their sellout performance at the Royal Albert Hall, as well as welcoming back old friends like Richard Digance, The Duncan McFarlane band and Tom Townsend and his Blues band.”
July is set to be a busy month for Leila, who organised charity horse shows before being bitten by the music bug, as she marries her fiancé, Tom Cooper the week before the festival, also at the brewery.
Brewery owner and keen musician Tom Mellor is delighted to host the Moonbeams Wold Top Festival again; “It promises to be a great event. We’re high up on the Wolds with spectacular views; it’s a fantastic backdrop for an amazing line-up of musicians and entertainers. Adrian Edmondson was spot on when he described it as ‘A little piece of heaven on the Wolds’ after he headlined here in 2011.”
Tickets cost £50 for an adult weekend festival ticket and camping costs £15 per vehicle available from www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk/events/moonbeams.
Wolds brewery creates Diamond Jubilee ale
The limited edition ale is described by the brewery’s Gill Mellor as “A sparkling crisp and light celebration ale with a multi-faceted taste, it is a gem of a beer that will help any party to go with a swing! We’re hoping that people will enjoy it as much as they did ‘I Will’ that we brewed for the Royal Wedding last year.”Wold Newton business Wold Top Brewery has created a Diamond Jubilee Ale for people in East Yorkshire toast the Queen’s Jubilee.
Diamond Jubilee Ale (4.2% ABV) will be available on draught in local pubs, hotels and restaurants during May and early June and will also be available in a 20 litre polypins for people to enjoy at home.
The limited edition ale is described by the brewery’s Gill Mellor as “A sparkling crisp and light celebration ale with a multi-faceted taste, it is a gem of a beer that will help any party to go with a swing! We’re hoping that people will enjoy it as much as they did ‘I Will’ that we brewed for the Royal Wedding last year.”
Iconic IPA first for Yorkshire Wolds brewery
Yorkshire Wolds microbrewery Wold Top Brewery has launched the first IPA (India Pale Ale) in its eight year history.
Scarborough Fair IPA (6% ABV) is a strong golden ale that is triple hopped with Progress, Cascade and Willamette hops and enjoys a malty sweetness that comes from a locally grown pale malt mix.
Of the decision to launch this traditional beer, Brewery owner Tom Mellor said; “This iconic brew is becoming increasingly popular and was missing from our range, so we decided to trade on Scarborough’s maritime heritage and brew an IPA called Scarborough Fair.”
Tom explained how the name IPA was derived; “IPA was developed in the 1700′s as a solution to the problem of how to send beer to the troops and British citizens living in India who needed access to “Good British Ale”. The high level of hopping and alcohol in the beer protected it from the extremes of temperature and motion on the long sea voyage. The new IPA style found favour in England in the 1800′s and its pleasant hoppy aroma and flavour combined with a malty sweetness is now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.”
Scarborough Fair IPA joins the range of Wold Top Brewery’s traditional bitters, blonde beers, pale ales and gluten free beers that are available through the website www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk and through selected stockists nationwide. Please call the brewery on 01723 892222 for more information.
Wolds brewery celebrates ‘remarkable’ achievement
A Yorkshire Wolds micro brewery is celebrating after winning a prestigious tourism award.
Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery was shortlisted in the Remarkable Fayre category of the REYTAs (Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards) and was delighted to beat stiff competition from Mr Moo’s, Drewton’s, White Rabbit Chocolate Company, Manor Farm Beef and Three Little Pigs to take the title at a glittering ceremony at Hessle’s Country Park Inn last week.
Of the win, brewery owner Gill Mellor said; “Thanks to VHEY and David Hockney, East Yorkshire’s profile has been raised significantly and we’re very proud to have won this award in such an important year for the Yorkshire Wolds.”
Generous brewery helps Echoes Foundation
An East Yorkshire micro brewery has helped a Hull charity to realise its dream of becoming self sufficient.
Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery donated free opening stock and a £100 cheque towards the licence to celebrate the re-opening of the Wassand Arms by the Echoes Foundation that raises valuable funds for Hull and East Yorkshire children with special and additional needs.
Commenting on the generous donation, charity founder Claire Stockton said; “Thanks to businesses like Wold Top Brewery and Sue Perkins, who owns the Wassand Arms, we have been able to reopen this magnificent pub and hope to provide a sustainable income for the Echoes Foundation charity whilst providing a family friendly pub venue.”
The Echoes Foundation was established in 2008 by Claire when her son Finley was born with a born with a genetic brain condition and Claire experienced the need for additional services. Claire continued; “When I found out that Finley was poorly I firstly wanted to speak to other parents who knew what I was going through and secondly I wanted to know what was wrong with my son, so I set up the Echoes Foundation”. By 2009 the charity had been so successful that it was able to offer practical and emotional support, a sensory room, an alternative therapy room, parental support room and a parent resource room for 84 local families.
Claire’s dream that the charity would eventually be self sustaining became closer to reality when she gave a talk at Beverley Tickton Grange and local entrepreneur Sue Perkins was in the audience. Owner of pubs including the Olde White Hart and the Whittington and Cat, Sue also owned the Wassand Arms where the bar had been empty for several years. Inspired by Claire’s vision, Sue saw the opportunity to help the charity whilst breathing new life into the Hessle Road pub and offered it free of charge to the Echoes Foundation.
Claire, together with the Echoes Foundation’s team of volunteers and local businesses who generously donated time and materials to the project, worked tirelessly to get the Wassand Arms ready for the press launch on 8th March that was presided over by patron of the charity, the Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP.