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Our Events Co-ordinator Susie's other half, Jamie Thickett is a head chef who learnt his trade in Scarborough, then spent 10 years working in a variety of restaurants, gastropubs and hotels in London. Thankfully for us, he and Susie relocated back to Yorkshire a couple of years ago and Jamie has created this special Valentine's supper dish using Shepherd's Watch beer. Shepherd’s Watch Braised Beef Cheeks with Stock Pot Carrots, Potato and Celeriac Mash and Steamed Broccoli    Shepherds Watch is a rich dark ale that adds body and depth of flavour to the beef, similar to when red wine is used in...

As part of the January newsletter, Kate and Alex pulled together a few quirky facts for you... In 2020 we Brewed an estimated 1.4 million pints worth of beer (interestingly this is still less than 1% of the total UK annual production).  Used 3000 kg of hops and 325 tonnes of malt Packaged 1.8 million bottles through our sister packaging company of both Wold Top and other breweries’ beer.  Sent out over 10,000 boxes of beer to individual customers all over the UK. From Scotland to Cornwall and everywhere in between!  Used 17,500 box staples. Have gone through 700 rolls...

The brewery team are celebrating after winning three awards at the European Beer Challenge. Our first lager, Landmark Lager and gluten free favourites Scarborough Fair IPA and Marmalade Porter all won gold awards at the annual European competition that is dubbed ‘the Oscars of the beer world’. Landmark Lager won its award in the International Pilsner category; Scarborough Fair in the English IPA category and Marmalade Porter in the Robust Porter category. Brewery manager and director Alex Balchin, pictured said: “It’s been a challenging year for everyone in the brewing industry and these results are welcome news and bring some...

Wow, 2020. What a year you’ve been.  After a promising start where we announced our Viking seasonal cask range, launched our first barrel aged beer, Swell, and were starting to look for another sales person when everything went a bit pear shaped!  As we’re sure you are all aware, when hospitality venues were asked to close in late March for lockdown 1.0 we lost a big chuck of our sales overnight. However, thanks to all you lovely lot, our online sales then went through the roof, which kept us busy for the rest of the shutdown!    At our peak,...

We're pleased to introduce our new range of cask conditioned beers for people to enjoy at home during lockdown. The beers, including gluten free options and a monthly seasonal special beer that is normally reserved for pubs, are now available in 5 litre/8.7 pint mini casks. Director, Kate Balchin explains the rationale for the launch of the casks: “ Whilst nothing beats enjoying a beer in a pub with family and friends, our customers are asking for cask conditioned beer that they can enjoy at home. “The mini casks keep for up to five days and can be bought singly, or as part...