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An enterprising farming couple who diversified into brewing have?won a national award for their sponsorship of the arts in East and North Yorkshire. The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) awarded the prize to East Yorkshire micro brewery Wold Top Brewery at its 2008 awards ceremony on 13th October after learning how brewery owners Tom and Gill Mellor?s love of the arts coupled with a desire to engage?their local community has led to the sponsorship of local events including art, food and music. In the last 12 months, the brewery has supported the Beverley Folk Festival, Scarborough Jazz Festival and Bridlington...

As food and drink costs continue to spiral, who really needs socks and dodgy aftershave this Christmas? Instead of visiting friends and family and drinking them out of house and home, why not bring a little something to the table instead? East Yorkshire?s Great Taste award winning Wold Top Brewery are offering an extra special way to say ?Merry Christmas? as they launch their Yule Tide gift packs of real ales from the Yorkshire Coast. The gift packs provide an ideal Christmas or host/hostess gift and comprise four 500 ml bottles in a choice of All Year Round Favourites or...

An award winning local brewery is to lend its support to a prestigious music event by setting up a special Spa bar. Wold Top Brewery is getting musical next month as it brings its finest cask and bottled ales to the UK?s biggest indoor music festival, Musicport, at Bridlington Spa from 17th to 19th October. The Wold Newton brewery will be setting up a hand-pull bar for the first time in the Spa?s history and music lovers from around the globe will be able to try a special guest ale for the event.? Called ?Musicporter?, it is a premium ale...

Award-winning Wold Top Brewery is ensuring that visitors to this year?s Scarborough Jazz Festival (26th ? 28th September) are suitably refreshed by brewing a special Festival Ale. This year?s Festival Ale is a tawny coloured ale with a malty bitterness and a clean hoppy finish.? It has an ABV of 3.9% and will be on sale at the?Scarborough Spa and at several of the pubs and hotels throughout the town throughout the festival period. Tom Mellor who owns Wold Top Brewery with his wife Gill is a keen musician and is delighted to be supporting the festival for the fifth...

Award-winning Wold Top Brewery is one of a number of Yorkshire producers to support Beningbrough Hall?s forthcoming Food and Craft Festival (13-14th September). Entitled a Taste of Yorkshire, the festival celebrates the best of North Yorkshire?s food, drink and crafts in the magnificent setting of the National Trust owned Georgian mansion near York. Visitors to the two day festival will be able to sample award winning ales from Wold Top Brewery, buy Homemade local cakes, jams & chutneys, cheeses, meats & plants and enjoy wood carving demonstrations and family trails.? There will also be a? Kids in the Kitchen activity...