East Yorkshire brewery's success in World Gluten Free Beer Awards

The team at a Wold Newton based brewery has returned from a successful trade show in Italy with another accolade for one of its three gluten free beers.

Alex and Kate Balchin represented the Wold Top Brewery at the Beer Attraction exhibition in Rimini, Italy recently and were delighted to bring back an award for Marmalade Porter.

The porter, with an ABV of 5%, was awarded third prize in thelow and high fermentation - low alcohol content (<5.5%) category at the fifthWorld Gluten Free Beer Awards.

Brewery manager Alex Balchin said: "It's great to see our Yorkshire beer achieving success on a worldwide gluten free platform.

"The competition judged 46 beers from eight countries, so we were delighted that Marmalade Porter not only won a prize, but was one of only two UK beers to be awarded prizes across the three categories."

Marmalade Porter is a complex and rich dark brew with a sweet malty base. It is described as having overtones of bitter orange and hints of coffee and chocolate.

In 2017, Marmalade Porter also won United Kingdom's best Porter at the World Beer Awards and won the gold medal in the Porters, Stouts, Old Ales, Strong Milds and Strong Brown Ales 4.5% to 6.4% category at theNorth East Regional Keg Heatsof theSIBA Independent Keg Beer Awards 2017.

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Photo:Alex Balchin, Brewery Manager Alex Balchin at Wold Top Brewery

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Notes to editors

1.For more information about Wold Top Brewery, please visitwww.woldtopbrewery.co.uk.You can also find Wold Top Brewery onFacebook,TwitterandInstagram,and you can keep up to date with the brewery's latest newshere.

2.Wold Top Brewery was born in 2003 when the Mellor family diversified from farming into beer brewing using the malting barley they produce and the farm's own supply of water.

3.Twenty-one varieties of beer make up Wold Top Brewery's award-winning range including Wold Top Beer, Headland Red, Anglers Reward and Wold Top Against the Grain gluten-free beer. More information on the range of bottled beers can be found atwww.woldtopbrewery.co.uk/beers.

4. For more information aboutthe World Gluten Free Beer Awards' winners, please visithttp://nonsologlutine.it/wgfba-2018/wgfba-2018-winners/

5. The full list of winners was

Category A: low and high fermentation - low alcohol content (<5.5%)

1° Gassa d'Amante - Birrificio del Forte (Italy)
2° Sweet Stout - Etnia (Italy)
3° Marmalade Porter - Wold Top (United Kingdom)

Category B: low and high fermentation - high alcohol content (≥ 5.6%)

1° Double Blanche - Etnia (Italy)
2° Reparationbajer - To Øl (Denmark)
3° Marzen - Damm (Spain)

Category C: low and high fermentation - hopped, spiced and special beers

1° NZ - Etnia (Italy)
1° Jam - First Chop (United Kingdom)
2° New Zealand - Crak (Italy)
2° Testa di luppolo - Birrificio Apuano (Italy)
2° White - Glutenberg (Canada)
3° Stout - Glutenberg (Canada)