CAMRA's Key Campaigns
1
Stop tax killing beer and pubs
2
Secure an effective government support package for pubs
3
Encourage more people to try a range of real ales, ciders and perries
4
To raise the profile of pub-going and increase the number of people using pubs regularly
Cider Not Recognise as Being Real by CAMRA
Below is a list of the most common ciders that CAMRA does not recognise as being real.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list.
The most common reasons a cider or perry is not considered to be real are that it is carbonated, pasteurised, micro-filtered, or concentrate juice has been used.
The most common ciders confused for being real are:
- Addlestones
- Bulmers Traditional
- Kingstone Press (by Aston Manor)
- Rattler
- Sheppy's Oakwood
- Stowford Press (Westons)
- Taunton Traditional
- Thatchers Gold
- Thatchers - in bottles & cans
- Thistly Cross (except Jaggy Thistle, which is real)
- Westons Ice
- Westons - in bottles & cans
- 'any cider that has been carbonated'
- 'any cider with added flavourings EXCEPT pure fruits, vegetables, honey, hops, herbs and spices'
- 'any cider with any concentrates, cordials or essences added'
However, there are many others, for example:
- Amber Harvest (Aston Manor)
- Ashton Press
- Aspall (except Temple Moon, Cyderkyn and Waddlegoose Lane, which are real)
- Bounders (Bath Cider)
- Briska
- Brothers
- Bulmers
- Chaplin and Cork
- Chardolini Perry (Aston Manor)
- Copper Press (St Austell)
- Crofter's (Aston Manor)
- Crumpton (Aston Manor)
- Diamond White
- Druids Celtic Cider (Aston Manor)
- Dry Blackthorn
- Duchy Originals (Aston Manor)
- Friels
- Frome Valley
- Frosty Jack's
- Gaymer's
- Golden Valley (Aston Manor)
- Harry Sparrow (Aspall)
- Hereford Orchard (Aston Manor)
- Jacques
- K Cider
- Knights (Aston Manor)
- Kopparberg
- Lazy Jacks
- Magners
- Malvern Gold (Aston Manor)
- Merrydown
- Natch
- Oakleys
- Old Moors (Devon Cider Co.)
- Old Mout
- Pomagne
- Red C
- Rekorderlig
- Robinsons
- SKU
- Samuel Smith's
- Scrumpy Dog
- Scrumpy Jack
- Sharp's Orchard Cornish
- Somersby (Carlsberg)
- St Helier
- Stella Cidre
- Strongbow
- Strongbow Sirrus
- Symonds
- Taunton
- Three Hammers (Aston Manor)
- Tomos Watkin
- WKD Core
- White Lightning
- White Star
- Woodpecker