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We're thrilled to announce that we have won a national farm business award. Tom and Gill Mellor were presented with the Family Business award at the Farm Business Food and Farming Industry Awards at the House of Commons on Friday. On receiving the award, Gill said: “As a farm based business brewing beer from our own crops, it’s very rewarding to win a farming award. Winning the family business category award is particularly fitting given that we have recently welcomed the fifth generation with the birth of twin girls.” Caroline Whibley, organiser of 13th Food and Farming Industry Awards, said: “Wold Top Brewery...

In the same week that we welcomed the fifth generation of the Mellor family, we're thrilled to report that we won a prestigious award for our exporting excellence - the Hull Daily Mail Business Awards Exporter of the Year. Export Manager, Kate Balchin, mother of the new born twins, Elizabeth and Matilda said: “It was fantastic to top off a memorable week with this award. It is a credit to our loyal customers and to the Wold Top team that exports now account for 20% of our business and takes us to places as far flung as the Falklands and the...

Would you like to join our brewing team? We’re looking for a team player to help us primarily with brewing, although there may be other tasks. The role requires shift and some weekend work. On-site training will be provided. Given our beautiful, rural location, own transport is essential. Please send CV's/expressions of interest to enquiries@woldtopbrewery.co.uk for the attention of Alex.  Thank you

We're VERY excited to share our latest news story! Two new arrivals into a Yorkshire Wolds beer-brewing family are being celebrated with a limited-edition beer. The birth of identical twins Elizabeth and Matilda Balchin marks the fifth generation of the Mellor family, owners of Wold Top Brewery. To mark the occasion, the Wold Newton based business has launched a new Doppelbock-style beer called Ditto (7% ABV). The twins are the daughters of Kate Balchin (née Mellor), export and accounts manager and husband, Alex Balchin, brewery and bottling manager. Tom said: “The twins and mum are doing really well, and we’ll...

We're proud to announce that we are supporting the North and East Yorkshire Poppy Appeal by producing a limited edition cask beer. We have brewed a light beer called Remember (4.2% ABV) that will be available at selected pubs in North and East Yorkshire from the 1st to the 13th November; the period known as Remembrancetide. For each of the 54 casks sold, we will donate £10 to the Poppy Appeal. The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion’s biggest fundraising campaign and is held annually in November. During this month, events are organised throughout the UK to remember the fallen servicemen and...