Trafford & Hulme CAMRA
Campaigning for real ale, pubs & drinkers' rights since 1977
Real cider is a long-established traditional drink which is produced naturally from apples and is neither carbonated or pasteurised. Perry is the equivalent drink made from perry pears.
Recognising that this traditional drink was facing a similar threat of extinction to that which real ale faced in the 1970s, CAMRA set up a cider and perry committee within CAMRA to inform consumers about the choice of real cider and perry available and to encourage the producers to continue production.
Most well known ciders in the UK are cold, fizzy keg products which have been produced artificially rather than naturally. However, thanks to CAMRA, the hard work of real cider & perry producers and, ironically, the raising of cider's profile with drinkers brought about by the marketing budgets of those artificial products, the availability of the real thing is increasing both in the Trafford & Hulme area and nationally.
Real cider and perry are now available at all of Trafford & Hulme's beer festivals (and at most CAMRA festivals nationwide) and in many pubs across the area.
Are you a pub licensee or manager interested in stocking real cider and perry.
Many real ale wholesalers are now able to offer real ciders and perries alongside their range of ales. There are also a number of specialst cider distributors.
For more infomation about real cider & perry is available at CAMRA's national website
Real cider & perry is most commonly served direct from a plastic cask on the back bar of a pub. Some producers, most significantly Westons' use a "bag in box" system similar to that used for some wines which will also be served from the back bar. Some pubs do serve real cider or perry from a handpump similar to real ale.
However, cider and perry drinkers have to be aware that some pubs use a handpump to serve artificially produced ciders, deceiving the drinker into thinking they are getting a real product. The worst offenders at this practice in Addlestones who even produce their own handpumps. Addlestones is not a traditionally produced cider, being manufactured from imported apple concentrate. Chorlton's The Bar serves Addlestones on misleading handpump. Other non-real ciders often seen on handpump include Weston's Old Rosie & some Thatchers brands. Often despite the handpump, these are served from keg's under gas pressure.
CAMRA's Definition of Real Draught Cider & Perry:
Ingredients
Process
More and more pubs in the Trafford & Hulme area are now stocking real cider and perry.
The ones we are currently aware of are:
| Mort Subite | Altrincham |
| Old Market Tavern | Altrincham |
| Unicorn | Altrincham |
| Jack In The Box | Altrincham |
| Orange Tree | Altrincham |
| Greyhound Inn | Ashley |
| Griffin Hotel | Bowdon |
| Beagle | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Beech Inn | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Chorlton Tap | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Dulcimer | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Font | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Marble Beer House | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Morley Cheek's | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Parlour | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Pi | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Sedge Lynn | Chorlton cum Hardy |
| Bishop Blaize | Stretford |
| Sip Club | Stretford |
| J P Joule | Sale |
| Castle In The Air | Trafford Park |
| Tim Bobbin | Urmston |
To find out more about any of the pubs listed, look them up on the Camra Whatpub
If you know of a pub or bar selling real cider or perry not listed above, please let us know by e-mailing cider (at) thcamra.org.uk
Real cider is a long-established traditional drink which is produced naturally from apples and is neither carbonated or pasteurised. Perry is the equivalent drink made from perry pears.
Recognising that this traditional drink was facing a similar threat of extinction to that which real ale faced in the 1970s, CAMRA set up a cider and perry committee within CAMRA to inform consumers about the choice of real cider and perry available and to encourage the producers to continue production.
Most well known ciders in the UK are cold, fizzy keg products which have been produced artificially rather than naturally. However, thanks to CAMRA, the hard work of real cider & perry producers and, ironically, the raising of cider's profile with drinkers brought about by the marketing budgets of those artificial products, the availability of the real thing is increasing both in the Trafford & Hulme area and nationally.
Real cider and perry are now available at all of Trafford & Hulme's beer festivals (and at most CAMRA festivals nationwide) and in many pubs across the area.
