East Yorkshire brewery announced as a finalist in Great British Food Awards
A popular beer from a Wold Newton brewery has attracted judges in the Great British Food Awards.
Wold Top Brewery's Scarborough Fair IPA was named as a finalist in the Best Craft Beer category in the annual awards that celebrate the country's home-grown ingredients and producers.
The beer faces competition from 10 others from around the country and is one of just two Yorkshire beers to have made the shortlist of the awards that areorganised by Great British Food magazine.
Brewery manager, Alex Balchin said: "We're absolutely thrilled to hear that one of our beers has been shortlisted in the national awards.
"We're very proud that Scarborough Fair IPA has reached the final of this prestigious award. It's a great tasting beer that is also gluten free, so suitable for people with gluten intolerance or sensitivity."
Brewed using home-grown barley and water from the farm's borehole, Scarborough Fair IPA, 6% ABV, also won a bronze medal at the International Beer Challenge 2016 and was named byThe Independentas one of the best gluten-free beers earlier this year.
Described as a strong triple-hopped beer, it is available in bottles in pubs, restaurants, shops and delis throughout East and North Yorkshire. It is also available regionally in selected Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Asda and Co-op stores.
Organised by Great British Food Magazine, the awards were launched in 2014 and feature a host of celebrity judges includingJohn Torode, Rachel Allen, Val Warner, and Nathan Outlaw.
The Best Craft Beer category will be judged byjournalist and beer sommelierSophie Atherton.
Natasha Lovell-Smith, editor of Great British Food magazine, said, "We're all about boosting small local producers, who may be well known in their regions but have yet to get the national recognition we think they deserve."
"The quality of entries last year was just spectacular, and I can't wait to see what our judges discover this time."
The winners will be revealed in the Great British Food magazine October issue, due for release onSeptember 7.
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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.
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.
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.
For more information aboutScarborough Fair IPA, please visitwww.woldtopbrewery.co.uk/beers/scarborough-fair-ipa.
For the information about theGreat British Food Awards, please visitwww.greatbritishfoodmagazine.com/awards.