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If you don’t subscribe to our newsletter*, you may not be aware that we have bolstered the team at the brewery lately with the appointment of three lovely ladies. First to join us, back in July, was Julie Hayes who swapped a career as an editor in Dubai for the opportunity to follow her passion for beer with a role in our brew team.  When she’s not working, assistant brewer, Julie enjoys home brewing and tasting a wide variety of beers. She also loves exploring, hiking and watching birds and other wildlife. Second to join the growing team at Hunmanby...

Our second limited edition cask special this month is Alto. It's a pale beer with a full body and big notes of floral lemon, citrus and soft fruits. Altocumulus clouds are small, mid-level layers or patches of clouds, called cloudlets, which most commonly exist in the shape of rounded clumps. Look out for it in your local whilst stocks last.

Our first limited edition cask ale for November is Big Sky. The Yorkshire Wolds are often referred to as Big Sky Country for the amazing skyscapes over the gently rolling countryside of the wolds and the coast. This is a tawny coloured ale with a clean hoppy finish, from the Hallertau Northern Brewer hops and a balanced maltiness from the home grown malts in the brew .- check it out in your local whilst stocks last! 

If you don't subscribe to our monthly newsletter*, you will have missed the great article that directors Kate and Alex wrote about the malting process. What is Malting? Malting is a controlled germination that converts raw grain into malt. Malt is mainly used for brewing or whisky making, but can also be used to make malt vinegar or malt extract.  Various grains are used for malting; the most common are barley, sorghum, wheat and rye. Process: The grain is received at the maltings from the farmer. It is taken in from the field and cleaned (dressed) and dried if necessary to ensure...

Back in April, we were delighted to work with our friends at the Books by the Beach Festival to brew a Festival Beer (as we do every year) that is available at selected venues and is given to all of the performers as a memento of their visit to Scarborough. Every year, there is a competition to name the beer, based on the Festival's theme. This year's theme, 'Exploration' was inspired by headline act, Michael Palin and we were overwhelmed with the number of clever entries that included 'Michael Pale-Ale-In', 'Ice Breaker', 'True North', 'Great Scott' and 'DerringDo' The winning name...