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We're heralding the start of the new year with a limited edition beer inspired by constellations in the ‘Big Skies’ surrounding the brewery. The launch of our limited-edition cask beer called Orion’s Belt coincides with Tryanuary, a nationwide campaign to bolster support for the beer industry in January, typically one of the quieter months in the brewing industry. Orion’s Belt is a 3.9% ABV bright crisp beer that is light in colour with an inviting floral and citrus nose. It is brewed using Chinook and Cascade hops with pale ale, lager, maize and wheat malts. It is available in pubs and restaurants...

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We're very excited to have won two rural business awards within a fortnight of each other. T Mellor and Son won the Outstanding Rural Diversification Project category at the Amazon and CLA sponsored Rural Business Awards and the Diversification category of the inaugural Yorkshire Post Rural Awards for our Wold Top Brewery, Agricola Bottling and Muddy Souls Events businesses. The national Rural Business awards took place at Denbies Wine Estates in Surrey, whilst the Yorkshire Post event was hosted at the Pavilions in Harrogate. Of the national award, Tom Mellor said: “We’ve had a great experience participating in the Rural...

This year, we're hoping to be able to make Christmas shopping a more pleasant experience by offering late night shopping and an open bar throughout December. Extending our opening hours into the evenings before Christmas is great for people who want to be able to shop after work, try some of our beers and talk to us about our products, said Brewery Manager, Alex Balchin. “Gift ideas range from bottles of beer and membership of our exclusive Big Sky Beer Club to cycling shirts, rugby shirts, hats and caps that customers can try on for size. “There’s a cosy atmosphere in...

We're delighted to let you know that our founder, Tom Mellor been named as one of two enterprising business owners in the final of the Hull Daily Mail Business Awards’ Entrepreneur of the Year award. Tom has been shortlisted in the category that aims to find the individual who has had a profound effect on both business and the local community. Tom took over the family farm in 1981, expanded the acreage and introduced new crops before researching other ventures to increase income. Tom took his first steps into diversification at the beginning of the 2000s when he established the brewery...