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Did you know that the very first batch of beer we ever (successfully) brewed here at Wold Top was Wold Top Bitter? Brewed on the 14th May 2003 by founder Tom, and it’s been his favourite beer ever since! It’s still our best selling cask beer - loved by all.  The term "bitter" has been used in England to describe pale ale since the early 19th century. Although brewers used the term "pale ale" before the introduction of pump clips, customers in pubs would ask for "bitter" to differentiate it from mild ale, and by the end of the 19th...

Wold Top Brewery and Books by the Beach are partnering again for the annual festival beer naming competition. The book festival dates are 9,10 and 11 June and the full programme is available to view at www.booksbythebeach.co.uk  All authors are appearing in person and tickets are on sale at the YMCA box office, St Thomas St, Scarborough or online here:- http://ymcatheatre.uk/books The event is attracting great headliners, including top broadcaster Stuart Maconie, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson and BBC art expert James Fox as a bonus event on 9 June. As it’s the festival’s tenth year, they are looking for an exciting beer name to add...

Meet bestselling authors at Scarborough’s TENTH book festival this June. Headlined by broadcaster Stuart Maconie, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen, there’s something for everyone. Killing Eve author Luke Jennings opens Saturday’s events, followed by an exploration into the real world of Bridgerton with regency expert Catherine Curzon. Top fiction authors Jenny Colgan, Rachel Joyce and Linda Green will be joining the lineup alongside conservationist Ben Jacob. Acclaimed journalist Madeleine Bunting explores England’s great seaside resorts - her new book opens in Scarborough- and Rev Fergus Butler-Gallie shares his wickedly entertaining memoir of a young priest.  PLUS there...

Can you join us on 3rd of June to help us celebrate 20 years of brewing?   We're throwing open the doors to the brewery between 10am and 4pm for tours, demos and live music and it would be great if you could join us.  “We’re excited to reach this milestone anniversary and would like people to join in the celebrations and taste our special anniversary ale, ‘20 Ears’,” said Brewery director, Kate Balchin, who is the second generation to work in the business that was set up by her parents, Tom and Gill Mellor on the family farm at...

We turn 20 this year - in early June!  What a whirlwind ride these last 20 years have been! From a small, farm diversification project, employing family and a couple of staff,  to a well-established regional UK brewer employing 20 local people and generating much-needed income for the local area. Not to mention all the pints and pints of fabulous beer produced over those years too! So, to celebrate, come and join us on the 3rd June for a full brewery open day. We’ll have short tours, demonstrations, machinery on display, food stalls, cake stalls, children's entertainment, live music and...