East Yorkshire brewery signs deal to brew National Trail Ale
Almost a decade after Driffield's Wold Top Brewery brewed a pale ale to celebrate the 25thanniversary of the Yorkshire Wolds Way, it has signed a three year deal for Wolds Way to be the official beer of the 79 mile National trail that runs from Hessle to Filey.
Brewery accounts manager, Kate Balchin said: "We are delighted to support the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail that passes within 1.3km of the brewery. It is a beautiful trail with some amazing views and we're very fortunate to have it on our doorstep."
National Trails Officer, Malcolm Hodgson is responsible for the Yorkshire Wolds Way and is delighted with the collaboration: "We are very grateful to Wold Top Brewery for their continued support of the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail. The valuable funds raised from the sale of beer will be used to maintain and support the trail."
Wolds Way is an award winning pale ale that is brewed from home grown Maris Otter malt, Goldings and Cascade hops and the farm based brewery's own pure, chalk-filtered water. It is a refreshing ale with a fruity top note and an ABV of 4%. It is available now on draught in pubs along the trail and a limited edition 500ml bottle will be availabledirect from the brewery shop and website, and from selected local retailersin May.
The Yorkshire Wolds Way opened in 1982 and is one of 16 National Trails throughout the UK. It was the tenth National Trail to be launched by the Countryside Commission (now Natural England) and now enjoys over 78,000 visits every year. In January, comedian Jo Brand walked part of the Yorkshire Wolds Wayas part of her "Hell of a Walk" that raised over £655,000 for Sport Relief.
Farm based Wold Top Brewery brews traditional real ale from home and Wolds grown malting barley, the finest hops and chalk-filtered water from the farm's own borehole.
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Photo: Malcolm Hodgson and Kate Mellor enjoy a pint of Wolds Way above Fordon
For more information or to arrange an interview with Kate Balchin from Wold Top Brewery or Malcolm Hodgson from The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, please contact Tracey Baty at three60 marketing on
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For more information about Wold Top Brewery, please visitwww.woldtopbrewery.co.uk
For more information about The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, please visithttp://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshire-wolds-way
The Wold Top Brewery range includes Wold Top Beer, Wold Gold blonde beer, Headland Red, Anglers Reward, Scarborough Fair IPA, Wold Top Against the Grain and Scarborough Fair gluten free beer. More information on the range of beers can be found herehttp://www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk/beers/
Please call the brewery on 01723 892222 for an up-to-date list of retailers.