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The Directors' Diary in this month's newsletter includes a fascinating insight into one of beer's vital ingredients - hops. If you find this interesting and would like to sign up to receive monthly brewery insights direct to your device, simply sign up here - http://bit.ly/2Mpz4cU. History: Today, the words beer and ale mean much the same, but the word ‘ale’ was originally reserved for brews produced from malt without hops.  This was the original drink of the Anglo-Saxons and English, whereas ‘beer’, a brew using hops, probably originated in Germany.  The cultivation of hops was probably introduced from Europe to Kent at...

Five years after its last brew, the iconic bitter Falling Stone is making a comeback and is proving very popular! Available only in cask in selected pubs in September, Falling Stone is a smooth and well rounded traditional bitter. It's brewed from home grown barley malt and hopped with Progress and Northdown hops and its darker colouring comes from the addition of chocolate malt. The name is inspired by the first UK recorded meteorite which fell in our neighbouring village, Wold Newton - you can read more about it here http://bit.ly/2yZJQPi. The photo shows how much our branding has evolved...

The Directors' Diary in this month's newsletter is all about harvest and is a fascinating insight into farm life... August is a busy month for us here at Wold Top. Not only do we have an influx of seaside visitors to the Yorkshire Coast who want to drink delicious beer, it’s also harvest time on the farm. The biggest event in the farming calendar.  The word ‘harvest’ comes from the Old English haerf-est which meant ‘autumn’ and/or ‘august’ and signified the period in the calendar when the crops had reached maturity and were ready to be gathered in. The main principles...

Please note that the brewery shop will be closed on Friday, 5th July as we set up for Moonbeams. We'll be back to normal from 9.30am on Monday, 8th July though for beer and Wold Top merchandise. Cheers!

We're delighted to share that we welcomed 700 visitors and raised £5,000 for charity when we opened the brewery and gardens to the public recently. We are always delighted to welcome people to Hunmanby Grange and to raise valuable funds for the National Garden Scheme, St Cuthbert’s Church at Burton Fleming and our charity of the year, Mind. Everybody enjoyed the gardens, the great food provided by Field and Forage and the ladies of the church, tours of the brewery and, of course, the beer! Since we first opened to the public under the National Garden Scheme in 1994, Gill and her...