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Staff at an East Yorkshire micro brewery are celebrating after winning Best Green Business at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Business Awards (13th-15th March). The day after winning two bronze medals in the SIBA Brewing Awards, the Wold Newton brewery learnt that its nomination for Best Green Business had been successful and had beaten stiff competition to win the category. The successful nomination outlined the measures that the brewery is taking to safeguard the environment and included the installation of wind turbines to power the brewery and the farm, recycling the hops as garden mulch, using reed beds to...

Glasses are being raised today at Wold Top Brewery in East Yorkshire following the brewery's recent triumph in the annual Business Awards held by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Following its success in the SIBA Great Northern Beer Festival, two of Wold Top Brewery's beers Wold Gold and Shepherd's Watch were entered in the national final of the prestigious competition that was held at SIBA's BeerX conference and beer festival from 13th - 15th March. The Wold Top Brewery team was delighted to win bronze medals for Shepherd's Watch in the bottled bitter (over 5%) category and Wold Gold...

A Yorkshire coast micro brewery has launched a new beer format in response to customer demand. Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery has launched Humber Light, its first brewery conditioned beer, specifically for customers like Hull Truck Theatre who have no cellar facilities, but want to serve great tasting beer on draught. Inspired by Hull's maritime heritage, Humber Light (4.5% ABV) is a premium light, yet full flavoured beer that is brewed using lager malt and has a refreshing citrus character. Commenting on the rationale for the launch, brewery owner Tom Mellor said; "Keg beer tastes good and lasts much...

An East Yorkshire micro brewery renowned for supporting the arts has renewed its sponsorship of a leading regional theatre. Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery is a second year sponsor of Hull Truck's monthly A Play, a Pie and a Pint events and as such, brews a special Hull Truck Ale, Humber Light for guests to enjoy with the play and the pie. The next play is "Hi Karate" by Louise Rose and is the first half of a full length play that was written for Hull Truck Theatre's PlayWrite course. Commenting on the sponsorship renewal, Gill Mellor from Wold...

Here at the brewery we're encouraging people to support local shops and markets when buying their Valentine's Day gifts this year. We sell over 30% of our award-winning bottled ales through farmers' markets, farm shops and independent off licences and retailers within a 40 mile radius of our Wold Newton based brewery and are keen to promote the great work of the small businesses that support local economies. Wold Top's Gill Mellor said; "Last year we spent a staggering £880m on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts for Valentine's Day. It would be good if some of that revenue could...