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Come and join us onboard the Southern Star, home to the SeaGrown Centre, on 8th November to hear us talk about the unique beers we produce from kelp harvested by the SeaGrown team, taste some beer and sample some tasty snacks. Brand Ambassador, Jo and Michelle from our events team will talk about the beers we’re brewing from Yorkshire seaweed, Alice from SeaGrown will share information about their unique large-scale seaweed farm and the SeaGrown Centre chef, Chris will prepare a selection of snacks to accompany the beer-tasting.  “Since 2018, SeaGrown has been sustainably growing and harvesting seaweed right here on the Yorkshire Coast....

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 the end of the 15th century.  Our national drink until then had been ale, unhopped and sometimes flavoured with herbs such as wormwood. In those early days, the sole reason for using hops was to preserve the beer in good condition: the bittering...

We’re in a fortunate position here at Wold Top to be surrounded by beautiful countryside and nature, and it’s something we strive to maintain and help if we can. From a floral perspective, we’re lucky to benefit from a large variety of wildflowers and plants, from daisies and dandelions to clover and cowslips and lots more besides. We’re also very proud of our wild orchids, which appear in May time, and sit, like little purple towers amongst the buttercups and grasses on our chalk grassland bank. Alongside the smaller insects and animals we also have the more elusive and harder...

We’re excited to announce the dual launch of Filey Bay IPA Finish Batch #2 and Barrel Wave 2023. Matured first in ex-Bourbon casks and then finished in second-generation IPA casks, Filey Bay IPA Finish Batch #2 is fruity and biscuity with notes of green apple, pear drops and lemon cake combined with a slightly hoppy flavour profile that makes for a distinctive single malt.  Barrel Wave 2023 spent over a year in casks that latterly held Filey Bay whisky, extracting the creamy, vanilla notes from the wood whilst leaving hops and apple notes behind. Within hours of the beer being disgorged, the casks...

We're delighted to share the news that Scarborough Fair IPA took the accolade for the United Kingdom’s best English Style IPA at the 16th annual World Beer Awards following judging in London recently. A panel of renowned international judges blind-tasted and scored the beers over two rounds to decide the best beers in each style. Scarborough Fair IPA, 6.0% ABV, is a strong, triple-hopped beer with a pale, Wold-grown malt base. This gluten-free beer also won a silver medal in the 2022 Free From Food Awards. Brewery manager Alex Balchin said: “It’s wonderful to see our Yorkshire beer achieving success on...