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October
2016.
Wolds brewery to launch special beer for the Poppy Appeal

 

Wolds brewery to launch special beer for the Poppy Appeal

 

An East Yorkshire brewery is marking a partnership with the North and East Yorkshire Poppy Appeal by producing a limited edition cask beer.

 

Wold Top Brewery's light beer, Remember, 4.2% ABV, will be available at selected pubs in North and East Yorkshire from the 1stto the 13thNovember; the period known as Remembrancetide.

 

For each of the 54 casks sold, the Wold Newton based brewery will donate £10 to the Poppy Appeal.

 

The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion's biggest fundraising campaign and is held annually in November. During this month, events are organised throughout the UK to remember the fallenservicemen and women killed in conflict.

 

Money raised from the appeal supports the work that the Royal British Legion does to help the Armed Forces community.

 

Brewery director Gill Mellor said they hope the new beer, alight golden,crisp and clean beer with hints of fruit and spice,will be a hit.

 

"We would like to encourage as many people to join us in enjoying a great beer that will benefit the Poppy Appeal during Remembrancetide."

 

The hope is that publicans will also have a collection tin on the bar to boost funds, added Gill.

 

Remembrance Sunday falls on 13 November and this year the Royal British Legion is marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the most famous battles of the First World War.

 

Paul Collingridge, from North & East Yorkshire Poppy Appeal, said: "We'd like to thank Wold Top Brewery for supporting and raising awareness of the Poppy Appeal.

 

"We hope to raise a record amount during this year's Poppy Appeal to continue supporting all generations of the Armed Forces and their families."

 

Wold Top Brewery has produced beers from its farm based brewery since 2003. The range is available in pubs, restaurants, shops and delis throughout North and East Yorkshire, with a select range sold through national retailers.

 

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Photo: L - R Brewery Manager Alex Balchin serves Paul Collingridge a pint of Remember



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Notes to editors

  1. For more information about Wold Top Brewery, please visitwww.woldtopbrewery.co.uk.

  2. You can also find Wold Top Brewery onFacebook,TwitterandInstagram, and you can keep up to date with the brewery's latest newshere.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Please call the brewery on 01723 892222 for an up-to-date list of retailers.

  6. For more information aboutThe Royal British Legion and the Poppy Appeal, please visitwww.britishlegion.org.uk

  7. For more information aboutThe Royal British Legion North and East Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Poppy Appeal, please visitwww.counties.britishlegion.org.uk/counties/north-east-yorkshireand seeFacebookandTwitter.