Wold Top Brewery

Wold Top Brewery was founded in 2003 by arable farmers Tom and Gill Mellor. Based high on the Yorkshire Wolds where the hills roll down to the North Sea, ours is a family business that is run by the third and fourth generation Mellors and we pride ourselves on brewing superior quality beer from home grown barley and water that is gently filtered by the chalk of the Yorkshire Wolds and drawn from the farm's own borehole.

600 acres

Our family has farmed 600 acres high on the Yorkshire Wolds for generations. With revenue from traditional income streams falling, we concluded that diversification was a necessity.

Vision

We spent 12 months researching our vision to produce Yorkshire’s best real ales and in 2003 Wold Top Brewery brewed its first ale in a converted barn. Thirteen years on, we have won several awards and are proud of our range of all year round and special edition cask and bottled beers that include Wold Top Bitter, gluten free beer Against the Grain and Golden Summer.

Traditional methods

We use traditional methods and recipes to brew real ales with character. The character reflects the fact that the pure, chalk filtered water travels only metres from a borehole to the brewery, that the barley is exclusively Wolds grown and malted by family maltsters and that selected British grown hops impart a distinctive flavour.

We surround our crops with two metre margins to maintain wildlife biodiversity and maintain 35 acres of species rich chalk grassland that is home to varied flora and fauna. We believe that all of these measures result in better crops and tastier ales and we hope that you agree.

The Brew Team

Tony is the elder statesman of the brew team and has been with the brewery since 2004. When he’s not brewing or maintaining the high quality of our ales, he can be found cycling or bird-watching in the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds. Unsurprisingly, given his cycling prowess, his favourite beer is Hello Velo.

Andrew is also a keen cyclist and loves a good curry with overly cheesed garlic naan – preferably whilst watching Wheeler Dealers or Seinfeld! His favourite beer is full flavoured Scarborough Fair IPA and his taste in music includes anything from the 90s.

Andrew’s fellow brewer and cellar assistant, David counts rugby, powerlifting, teaching spin and working his gun dogs amongst his hobbies, but also lists Emmerdale as his ‘guilty pleasure’! He’s a huge fan of Headland Red and his favourite meal is pheasant slow cooked in Headland Red with sweet potato mash and broccoli. Musically, his tastes include Metallica and Iron Maiden.

Completing the sporty team is Andy, who’s regularly seen running round the Wolds when he’s not helping out in the brewery or delivering our beer. He enjoys watching athletics, roast dinners accompanied by a dark stout and listening to heavy rock and house.

Brewery Managers

Brewing and Packaging Manager Alex is a keen cyclist and runner who also enjoys gardening and growing his own vegetables. He loves a roast lamb dinner and his favourite beer is Scarborough Fair IPA. Musically, he likes anything that he can hum along to.

Kate looks after accounts, export and marketing as well as being mum to toddling twin daughters. In her free time, she likes watching University Challenge, reading, exercising and spending time with her family. Kate’s favourite meal is steak, chips and salad and her top beer is Hello Velo.

Country and western fan Paddy is our ​farm hand and is well known in the area for his ploughing skills with his Shire horses. Like Anna, he’s a keen radio listener and his favourite meal is Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, preferably accompanied by a Headland Red.

Office Team

Jason is chief problem solver and team wrangler! Whatever needs doing or any information needed, Jason is the go-to guy! Favourite beer: Headland Red and Marmalade Porter.

Louize has a wide range of jobs and responsibilities from wages and credit control to sales and customer service. Louize's most important job is to keep us sweet with wonderfully-baked cakes! Favourite beer: Ditto!

Vicky is all about the sales and making sure our wonderful customers have all the beer they need, and more! Vicky will do anything to sell another beer. Favourite beer: Hello Velo.

King of the handpull, Ben is a valuable jack-of-all trades delivering beers, helping customers with technical queries, and drumming up new business. Favourite beer: Wold Gold.