Cider and Perry
Another year, another cider and perry bar with the largest selection anywhere in the country. The selection will be slightly smaller this year, with only 199 different types of cider and perry. 122 producers have been asked to supply, of which 25 are new to the festival. As you'll see, the bar will be longer, allowing us to start with slightly more variety. However, the system of holding back some stock for later in the festival will remain, and a selection of just over 40 products will not be put on sale until the Saturday session. These are marked prominently in the list below with a big red From Saturday.
Cider is fermented apple juice and perry is fermented pear juice. Depending on the style, cider can be made from a mixture of dessert apple varieties and cooking apple varieties, or from specialist cider apples. Cider apples are smaller and harder than cookers or eaters, but produce excellent juice for cidermaking. Perry is often made from specialist perry pear varieties - unsuitable for eating - but eating varieties have been known to be included.
Ciders and perries are usually made from blends of many different apple or pear varieties, but you will see some which use a single variety, indicated by 'SV'. Blends tend to produce a more rounded drink by mixing flavours from the different varieties, but there are some varieties which hold up well on their own, such as Kingston Black apples or Blakeney Red pears. See if you can spot some piders - made from a blend of apple and pear juices.
Cider Awards
Reading Beer and Cider Festival is again proud to be hosting CAMRA's National Cider and Perry Championships. This time, as well as the national awards, we are also running the South of England regional cider competition, covering over 30 cider producers from the east coast of Kent to Dorset, up to Buckinghamshire and everything in between. The regional winner will be announced on Friday afternoon and will go through into the national championship judging. The national champion ciders and perries will be announced at about 3.30pm on Saturday.
If you have some time free on Friday between 12 and 4pm then you can volunteer to take part in a judging panel. The only qualification is liking cider or perry. If you want to join in, go to the cider and perry bar and you'll be allocated to a panel and given a time for judging. Each panel takes about 45 minutes.
Once again we are lucky to have a number of local producers, who are all making their ciders and perries within 25 miles of Reading. These are indicated with green highlighting in the list below. Similarly, perries are highlighted with a yellow background to help you spot them. The cask end labels also distinguish between cider and perry - green for cider and yellow for perry.
We even have a cider for the royal wedding, made by local producer Tim Wale of Tutts Clump.
If you're not sure where to start with such a range and choice, talk to the volunteer bar staff, who'll be happy to advise.
Paul Scrivens
Cider Bar Manager
The Cider and Perry List
Where possible this list will be updated when changes occur, but there will inevitably be some cases where stock does not arrive. ABVs are approximate.
Last updated: April 25th
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| 146 Cider Company | Hampshire | New |
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| Hampshire Heritage | 6.3% | | A 50/50 cider/dessert apple blend, produced from apples supplied from the Fruitwise orchard near Southampton.This one won the Cider of the Festival at Southampton last year. |
| Wild West | 6.7% | From Saturday | A new blend for 2011, made from 5 cider apple varieties sourced from Bridport in Dorset. This is 100% cider fruit. |
| Eastern Delight | 6.5% | | Another new blend for 2011, this is purely made from quality desert fruit from the Fruitwise Orchard near Southampton. |
| Allen | Gloucestershire | |
| From Halmore in Gloucestershire |
| Medium | 6% | | |
| Appledram | West Sussex | |
| Founded 1983 at Pump Bottom Farm, producing cider from seventeen acres of apples, mainly cider varieties. |
| Medium cider | 6.8% | | culinary/dessert apples Fruity, clean finish with bite. |
| Sweet Cider | 7.5% | From Saturday | culinary/dessert apples Fruity, clean finish with bite. |
| Barkers | Worcestershire | |
| Greenstreet Farm is a working farm with beef cattle and sheep. John Barker uses only unsprayed fruit from the old farm orchards and one local Victorian orchard. |
| BURP | 6.1% | From Saturday | |
| Batcheldors | West Sussex | |
| The apples are pressed using an ancient Sussex single screw press, at least 100 years old. |
| 'J.B.' cider | 7.5% | | cider apple varieties Cider for the real connoisseur |
| Bath Cyder Company | Gloucestershire | New |
| Bath Cyder Company is the brainchild of Denis France, an apple enthusiast and cider obsessive. |
| Rough Diamond | 6% | | Produced from Somerset cider apples. |
| Battle | East Sussex | |
| Uses old English cider apples grown in one of the few remaining orchards in East Sussex. |
| Cider | 6% | | |
| Biddenden | Kent | |
| Biddenden Vineyards was started by Richard Barnes in 1969. Still cider has been made since 1978 from the juice of farm-pressed Kentish culinary and dessert apples. |
| Medium Cider | 8% | From Saturday | culinary/dessert apple varieties Smooth and ever-popular |
| Bushels Sweet | 6% | | culinary/dessert apple varieties More of a session drink than its big brother |
| Blaengawney | Gwent | |
| Andy Hallett and Stewart Lucas started cidermaking in 2006 and have been increasing production ever since. |
| Blindfold | 5% | | cider apple varieties Rounded, balanced easy-drinking cider |
| Bollhayes | Devon | |
| Produced from apples grown from traditional orchards in and around the Blackdown Hills. Production started in 1988. |
| Medium | 6.5% | | cider apple varieties Perennial prize-winner. Class in a glass |
| Bridge Farm | Somerset | |
| Nigel Stewart started making cider under the name of Sanford Cider in Dorset before moving to Bridge farm. He uses apples grown in his own orchards or harvested locally. |
| Medium | 6.5% | | cider apple varieties A classic Somerset cider |
| Perry | 6.5% | | perry pear varieties A very 'gluggable' perry indeed |
| Brimblecombe | Devon | |
| Brimblecombe's cider is made in the old fashioned way (since 1550), pressing the milled apples through straw and allowing the juice to ferment using wild yeasts. |
| Medium New Season Organic | 6.5% | From Saturday | |
| Broadoak | Somerset | |
| One of the largest independent cider producers with a range of traditional, keg and bottled ciders. Champion perry 2009. |
| Perry | 7.5% | | |
| Old Bristolian | 7.5% | From Saturday | |
| Bristol Port | 6% | | |
| Brook Farm | Herefordshire | |
| Set up by Robert Cook in the 1990's. His son William now works with him, using apples from trees up to 100 years old. |
| Perry | 6% | | |
| Broomfield Orchards | Kent | New |
| Broomfield Orchard is a small producer, producing dry, medium and sweet unpasteurised cider |
| Cider | 7% | | culinary/dessert apple varieties Fruity nose. fruity flavour, fruit, fruit, fruit |
| Burrow Hill | Somerset | |
| Julian Temperley is a well known cider character, and has been producing cider brandy since 1989. His 'cider bus' serves Glastonbury festival. |
| Dry | 6% | | |
| Medium | 6% | | |
| Butford Organics | Herefordshire | |
| Butford Farm is a mixed organic smallholding. Janet and Martin Harris started selling cider in 2001, and have increased production each year. |
| Perry | 6% | | A blend of pear varieties Blakeney Red, Moorcroft and Thorn. |
| Carey Organics | Herefordshire | New |
| Produce of a working family farm in rural Herefordshire. |
| Cider | 6.4% | | Traditionally made from organic Herefordshire cider apples |
| Chafford | Kent | |
| Started 1983, using own orchards. The cider, made from Bramleys and other mixed dessert apples, is matured for up to two years before they are sold. |
| 'Hellishly Strong' cider | 10% | | culinary/dessert apple varieties Naughty, but oh so nice! |
| Checkley Brook | Herefordshire | New |
| Cider made from apples grown in two Herefordshire orchards. Established 2006 |
| Dabinett SV | 6.7% | | |
| Chiddingstone | Kent | |
| Castle Cider was set up in 1987 by Tim Davies and his brother Rick. Only Kentish apples from local farmers are used. |
| Bone Dry | 7.5% | | culinary/dessert apple varieties Wine-like in quality and finish |
| Medium Sweet | 7.5% | | culinary/dessert apple varieties Wine-like in quality and finish |
| Chucklehead | Devon | |
| Michael and John Dinnage began cidermaking in 1993. They use a blend of locally-sourced predominantly bitter-sweet cider apples. |
| Dry | 7% | | cider apple varieties Full fruit. Classic easy-drinking cider |
| Medium | 7% | From Saturday | cider apple varieties Full fruit. Classic easy-drinking cider |
| Sweet | 7% | | cider apple varieties Full fruit. Classic easy-drinking cider |
| Cider by Rosie | Dorset | |
| Rose Grant is a retired electronic engineer, who moved into small scale cidermaking as a second career. |
| Cider | 6.5% | | |
| Ciderniks | Berkshire | |
| Producing in Berkshire since 2003. Primarily uses local cookers and eaters, but Dab Hand uses Dabinett cider apples. |
| Coombe Raider | 6.5% | | |
| Dab Hand | 6.5% | | |
| Cotswold Cider | Oxfordshire | New |
| Rory Souter has been making cider for about 8 years, and commercially for about 4. He now makes about 6000litres annually. |
| No Brainer | 6% | | A blend of organic cider apple varieties picked, pressed and fermented in the Cotswolds |
| Countryman | Devon | |
| Cider has been produced since 1858.In 1972 the old press (on display at the North Cornwall Museum) was replaced by a hydraulic mill and press. |
| Medium | 6.5% | | |
| Sweet | 6.5% | | |
| Cromwell | Cambridgeshire | New |
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| Perry | 6.5% | | |
| Crones | Norfolk | |
| Crone's make traditional cider from blends of organic dessert apples, cookers and cider apples. It is allowed to clear naturally without use of finings and so is suitable for vegans. |
| Owld Norfolk | 7.5% | From Saturday | |
| Rum Cask | 8.5% | | culinary/dessert apple varieties. English orchard meets W. Indian sugar plantation |
| Perry | 6.3% | | |
| Crossmans | Somerset | |
| Ben Crossman uses a wide range of Somerset cider apple varieties to produce his traditional, unfiltered, farmhouse cider. |
| Medium | 6% | From Saturday | |
| Sweet | 6% | | |
| Day's Cottage | Gloucestershire | |
| Dave Kaspar and Helen Brent-Smith run Day?s Cottage Cider. The main orchard was planted by Helen?s great aunt in 1912. The orchards are now being restored using old Gloucestershire varieties. |
| Medium | 7% | | |
| Perry | 7.5% | | |
| Doublevision | Kent | |
| The company started in 1995 in Staplehurst. They are the only Kent perry maker. |
| Cider | 7.4% | | |
| Impeared Vision | 7.4% | | |
| Dunkertons | Herefordshire | |
| Dunkertons is a family company started in 1979 by Susie and Ivor Dunkerton in a smallholding of 18 acres. All their ciders and perries are organic. |
| Organic Sweet | 7% | | cider apple varieties Beautifully balanced; gently tannic |
| Medium Sweet | 8% | | perry pear varieties Full and vinous with a lovely long finish |
| East Stour | Kent | New |
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| Cider | 5.9% | | |
| Farmer Fear | Leicestershire | New |
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| Thirsty Farmer | 5.5% | From Saturday | |
| Gibbet Oak | Kent | New |
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| Cider | 6.5% | | Falstaff & Howgate Wonder Light , soft, gently fruity |
| Govier | Somerset | |
| Made in a shed. Variable availability, but ?cracking stuff? when it arrives. |
| Dry | TBC% | | |
| Grays | Devon | |
| Devon?s longest established cider maker, producing traditional cider form apples grown by themselves and local farmers? orchards. |
| Medium | 6.5% | | cider apple varieties 300 years same family, same farm |
| Sweet | 6.5% | | cider apple varieties 300 years same family, same farm |
| Green Valley | Devon | |
| Green Valley Cider was founded in 1989 by Chris Coles using only traditional Bittersweet cider apples grown in Devon. |
| New Season cyder | 6.8% | | cider apple varieties Fresh and fruity, off-dry |
| Rum Tiddly Tum | 6.8% | | cider apple varieties Strong rum nose; subtle and clean on the palate |
| Vintage cyder | 8.3% | From Saturday | cider apple varieties CAMRA Cider of the Year 2008 |
| Gregg's Pit | Herefordshire | |
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| Aylton Red / Blakeney | 7.5% | | Gregg's Pit, Aylton Red & Blakeney Red Understated, clean, green, soft and gentle |
| Gwatkins | Herefordshire | |
| Denis Gwatkin uses apples and pears from the farm's original orchards and other local orchards which grow along the Golden Valley. Gold award cider & bronze perry 2009. |
| Stoke Red SV | 7.5% | From Saturday | |
| Blakeney Red SV | 7.5% | | |
| Oldfield SV | 7.5% | | |
| Gwynt Y Ddraig | Glamorgan | |
| Bill George and his nephew Andrew Gronow started making cider in 2001. Their ciders and perries can be found in pubs and supermarkets across Wales and beyond. |
| Black Dragon | 7.2% | | National silver winner 2010 |
| Dogdancer | 6.5% | From Saturday | |
| Happy Daze | 4.5% | | |
| Pyder | 6% | | |
| Two Trees Perry | 4.5% | | |
| Hancocks | Devon | |
| Norman Hancock handed over a tradition dating back 100 years to his daughter Helen, who is the fifth generation in the cidermaking family. |
| Medium | 6% | | cider apple varieties Taste six generations of cidermaking know-how |
| Sweet | 6% | | cider apple varieties Taste six generations of cidermaking know-how |
| Hartland | Gloucestershire | |
| Cider and perry making has been in the Hartland family for three generations. It is not filtered but, as Dereck says, "has no bits floating around in it!". |
| Medium | 6% | From Saturday | |
| Sweet | 6% | | |
| Perry | 6% | | National champion perry 2010 |
| Hecks | Somerset | |
| The Hecks have been making cider since 1840. They still use wooden barrels to mature the cider, with all apples grown in their own orchards, and produce many single varietals. |
| Port Wine of Glastonbury SV | 6.5% | | |
| Browns SV | 6.5% | | |
| Blakeney Red SV | 6.5% | | |
| Johnson's | Kent | |
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| Gobbledegook | 7.6% | | |
| Kent Cider Co | Kent | |
| A traditional Kentish blend from Faversham. |
| Gala Bramley | 7.5% | | |
| Lambourn Valley | Berkshire | |
| Roy Bailey now mostly produces perry, using Berkshire fruit, mainly for bottled offsales. |
| Royal County | 6.7% | | The original dry Berkshire cider, made from a blend of Kingston Black and culinary apples growing in our own orchards in the parish of Great Shefford. |
| Bishopstone | 8% | | Made from the fruit of an old pear tree growing in the village of Bishopstone, near Swindon. |
| Old Berkshire | 5.9% | | A dry perry made from the fruit of two old West Berkshire pear trees. |
| Lancashire Cider Co | Lancashire | New |
| Lancashire Cider have been making cider for three years with apples from the north west of England.They are conditioned in oak casks. |
| Red Wine Cask finish | 5.5% | | |
| Little Red Rooster | East Sussex | |
| Unusually this producer combines their apples and pears to make pider |
| Dry | 8% | | culinary, dessert and cider apples + pears A well-rounded crowd pleaser |
| Medium | 8% | From Saturday | culinary, dessert and cider apples + pears A well-rounded crowd pleaser |
| Sweet | 8% | | culinary, dessert and cider apples + pears A well-rounded crowd pleaser |
| Lyne Down | Herefordshire | |
| Made the traditional way by using an ancient wooden scratter mill and 120 year old stone twinscrew presses with fruit from their 30 varieties of apples and pears |
| Roaring Meg | 7% | | |
| Perry | 6% | | perry pear varieties A smooth crowd-pleasing perry |
| Malvern Magic | Herefordshire | |
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| Perry | 6% | From Saturday | |
| Marshall's | East Sussex | New |
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| Jolly Dry | TBC% | | |
| McCrindles | Gloucestershire | New |
| New project from the Forest of Dean |
| 2009 Vintage | 6.5% | | A vintage cider made using traditional methods, from cider apples. |
| Merrymoon | Kent | New |
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| Lunatickle cider | 6.6% | | culinary and dessert apple varieties Clean, refreshing, soft and round |
| Millwhites | Hertfordshire/Somerset | |
| Made from organic windfall apples from the White family's orchards in Somerset, Millwhites Cider is fermented and matured in oak barrels in Hertfordshire. |
| Medium Scrumpy | 6.5% | | |
| Rioja Cask | 6.7% | From Saturday | |
| Rum Cask | 7.5% | | |
| Minchew | Gloucestershire | |
| Handmade ciders and perries from fresh local fruit. Kevin Minchew is also known as one of the most enthusiastic conservators of rare varieties, especially of perry pears. |
| Cyder | 6.7% | From Saturday | |
| Stinking Bishop SV | 8% | | |
| Moores | Gloucestershire | |
| A specialist perry producer. |
| Perry | 6% | | |
| Moorland Farm | Yorkshire | New |
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| Medium Sweet | 6.2% | | |
| Mr Whiteheads | Hampshire | |
| A founding member of Swamp Donkey Cider, Angus Whitehead decided to expand and set up on his own in 2003. |
| Cirrus Minor | 5% | | |
| Heart of Hampshire | 6% | | |
| Pear Light | 3.8% | | |
| Midnight Special | 5% | From Saturday | |
| Novo Pyrus | 7% | | |
| Naish/Chant | Somerset | |
| The Naish family have been making cider for over 150 years, and Frank Naish has recently started a partnership with Paul Chant. Unsprayed apples move straight from orchard to mill and press, and the juice is fermented in oak barrels |
| Badger's Spit Sweet | 6% | | cider apple varieties - oak-fermented Soft, unpretentious, great cider |
| Netherbury | Dorset | |
| Netherbury Cider is made exclusively from cider apples grown in a small orchard bordering the River Brit, close to Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall?s River Cottage. |
| Cider | 6.5% | | Dabinett Typical Dabinett cider - soft and fruity |
| New Forest | Hampshire | |
| A traditional cidermaker since 1987, Barry has adapted a forest commoner's holding to cater for the tourist trade. |
| Kingston Black SV | 7% | | |
| Medium | 7% | | |
| Sweet | 7% | | |
| Perry | 7% | | |
| Newton Court | Herefordshire | |
| Newton?s cider and perry is made by father and son team Tom and Paul Stephens. Their first batch was made in autumn 2000. |
| Yarlington Mill SV | 6.4% | | cider apple varieties Smooth as silk, crafted with care |
| Autumn Harvest | 5.5% | | perry pear varieties Exceptional perry, carefully made |
| O Sir | Radnorshire | |
| Individual,fine mountain ciders from Radnorshire. |
| Betws | 6.8% | | An unfiltered medium cider. Good drinking. |
| Oakwood | East Sussex | |
| Organic Apple and Pear farm based in Robertsbridge. Matthew Wilson makes the perry and cider. |
| varietal cider | 8% | | Court of Wick cider apples The best cider yet from Matthew Wilson! |
| Court of Wick Rum Cask | 8% | | Court of Wick cider apples Subtle rum brings out toasty, oaky notes |
| Oliver | Herefordshire | |
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| Medium | 6.7% | From Saturday | |
| Perry | 6% | From Saturday | |
| Orchard Pig | Somerset | |
| Named after the Old Spot pigs in their West Country orchards. |
| Medium | 6.5% | | |
| Orchards | Gloucestershire | |
| Orchard's first retail production was in 2000. Their cider won a CAMRA silver in 2009. |
| Wye Cider | 6.6% | From Saturday | Uses apples from old orchards in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. |
| Sweet Farmhouse | 6.7% | | Uses apples from old orchards in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. |
| Blakeney Red SV | 6.2% | | |
| Palmerhayes | Devon | |
| A mixed variety of cider apples, including Dabinett and Yarlington Mill are used and two thirds are grown at Palmerhayes. |
| Knee Bender | 5.8% | From Saturday | cider apple varieties Beautiful nose and glorious bite |
| Scrumpy | 5.8% | From Saturday | |
| Parsons Choice | Somerset | |
| Phil and Jeanette have been making cider at Parsonage Farm for 12 years now, using all locally sourced cider apples. |
| Morgan Sweet SV | 6% | | |
| Perry Bros | Somerset | |
| Family firm founded in 1923 and still going strong. Despite the name, they only make cider - no perry! |
| Medium | 6% | | |
| Sweet | 6% | | |
| Pickled Pig | Cambridgeshire | |
| A small home based producer from Stretham in Cambridgeshire. Using 100% whole local fruit to minimise food miles, the cider is fermented using the natural yeasts. |
| Porker's Snout | 6.5% | | National bronze winner 2010 |
| Rum Cask | 7% | | |
| Pine Trees Farm | Kent | New |
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| Cider | 7.5% | | |
| Pookhill | East Sussex | |
| Produced at Middle Farm, the home of The National Collection of Cider & Perry - is a unique celebration of our national fruit. |
| 'Cidre Nouveau' 2009 | 6% | | cider apple varieties - oak-fermented Vintage varieties and oak in perfect harmony |
| 'Rum Reserve' cider 2009 | 8% | | Dabinett - rum cask fermented A serendipitous marriage of cider apple + rum |
| Portslade Wild Thing | East Sussex | |
| Their cider is made using wildling apples from the South Downs |
| Cider | 6.5% | | |
| Raglan Cider Mill | Monmouthshire | New |
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| Old Vicarage Perry | 3.4% | From Saturday | |
| Ralphs | Powys | |
| Ralph's cider and perry started trading in 1986. In 2003 they applied for an on-licence for the cider house which happily was granted. |
| Medium | 7.8% | From Saturday | |
| Sweet | 7.8% | | |
| Medium Perry | 6% | | National bronze winner 2010 |
| Rathays Old Goat | Herefordshire | |
| Rathay's is a mixed smallholding in rural Herefordshire. The owner's herd of Angora goats provide the fertiliser for their orchards; the resulting brew named accordingly! His Brandy SV perry was national silver winner 2010. |
| Red Donkey | 6% | From Saturday | Made traditionaly from a blend of handpicked unsprayed bittersweet cider apples |
| Painted Lady SV | 5% | From Saturday | |
| Reddaway's | Devon | |
| John is the third generation of Reddaways making cider from apples grown at Lower Rixdale Farm. The cider is stored in oak barrels in the cellar under the farmhouse. |
| Medium | 6% | | |
| Rich's | Somerset | |
| Gordon Rich started making farmhouse cider over 50 years ago. Today his daughter runs the business. The cider is matured in huge oak vats. |
| Medium | 6% | | cider apple varieties Very easy drinking, soft and smooth |
| Sweet | 6% | | cider apple varieties Very easy drinking, soft and smooth |
| Rosie's | Clwyd | |
| Steve is currently establishing a multi-variety orchard (50 varieties to date). He produces 3 different ciders. CAMRA silver 2009. |
| 'Triple 'D' cider | 7% | | cider apple varieties Fruity, popular traditional clean cider |
| Ross On Wye | Herefordshire | |
| Mike Johnson is 2009 winner of CAMRA's Pomona award. Broome Farm has both modern bush and traditional standard orchards, which include over 70 varieties of cider apple and perry pear trees. |
| Medium Dry | 6% | From Saturday | |
| Farmhouse Sweet | 5% | | |
| Farmhouse Perry | 6% | | |
| Rough Old Wife | Kent | New |
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| Dry | 7.5% | | |
| Salt Hill | Berkshire | |
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| Cider | 5.7% | | |
| Cookham Orchard | 6.4% | | |
| Sandford Orchard | Devon | |
| Sandford Orchards maintain and replant old standard orchards to keep our heritage alive |
| Medium | 6% | | National champion cider 2010 |
| Sedlescombe | East Sussex | |
| England's oldest organic vineyard, established in 1979, producing a range of wines, liquers, fruit juices and farmhouse-style cider from locally grown fruit. |
| Cider | 6% | | |
| Seidr Dai | Glamorgan | |
| A Cardiff-based craft perry and cider producer specialising in single-varietal perries (using ancient Welsh varieties). Perry won Silver 2009. |
| Armistice Blend | 4.3% | From Saturday | |
| Helen's Early SV | 4.5% | From Saturday | |
| Severnsider | Gloucestershire | |
| Their fruit is selected from local orchards producing traditional varieties that offer vintage quality of fruit. |
| Farmhouse Medium | 6.3% | From Saturday | |
| Farmhouse Perry | 6.4% | From Saturday | |
| Sheppys | Somerset | |
| Family run cidermakers since the early 1800s with 47 acres of cider orchards and a cider museum. |
| Medium | 6% | | |
| Sweet | 6% | | |
| Springfield | Monmouthshire | |
| The bush orchards at Springfield Farm were planted in 1998 and contain cider apple varieties only. They started producing cider in 2004 using apples exclusively from their orchards. |
| Red Dragon | 7.2% | | cider apple varieties An elegant blend of Browns Apple and Dabinett |
| Sledgehammer | 8.2% | | cider apple varieties Clean, succinct and to the point |
| Swallowfields | Herefordshire | |
| Small-scale craft producer, formerly associated with Harechurch but now producing independently. |
| Moorcroft SV | 5.5% | | |
| Tardebigge | Worcestershire | |
| Prize winning cider from Bromsgrove, blended from Michelin, Dabinett, Harry Masters Jersey and other local apples. |
| Mediumish | 6.1% | | |
| Sweetish | 6.1% | | |
| Three Cats | Derbyshire | |
| Derbyshire CAMRA members Sue and Chris Rogers have planted a new orchard, and are now making traditional cider. Most of their cider is Eastern counties style, using cookers and eaters. |
| Cider | 6.7% | | |
| Totham | Essex | New |
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| Kneecracker Original | 8.5% | | cider apple varieties Characterful and not for the faint of heart |
| Troggi | Gwent | |
| Troggi Seidr was founded in 1986 by Michael Penney. The Troggi is the brook running through Earlswood Valley. Whole juice cider and perry are made using only traditional methods. |
| Perry | 5.8% | From Saturday | |
| Tutts Clump | Berkshire | |
| Tim Wale started making cider in Tutts Clump in 2006 using eating and cooking apples from within West Berkshire. Went commercial in 2009 |
| Special Reserve | 6% | | |
| Traditional Farmhouse | 6% | | |
| Royal Wedding Cider | 7% | | |
| Perry | 6% | | |
| Upton | Oxfordshire | |
| The orchard was originally planted by Stan Lynch in 1970 to supply apples to Taunton Cider. He formed Upton Cider in 1983, making his own cider. |
| Dry | 7% | | |
| Medium | 7% | | |
| Sweet | 7% | | Champion South of England cider 2010 |
| Venton | Devon | |
| Started in 2006 from a smallholding in Clyst St Lawrence, Mark Venton is now producing more than 1000 gallons of strawpressed cider each year. |
| 'Skippy's Scrumpy' cyder | 7.3% | From Saturday | Using East Devon cider apples pressed on oak through barley straw |
| Virtual Orchard | Buckinghamshire | New |
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| Hard Core | 7% | | |
| W.M.Watkins | Gwent | |
| Formed in 2003 to use the traditional cider orchard on the farm. The cider is fermented and matured in oak barrels, mainly ex rum barrels. |
| Perry | TBC% | | |
| Westcroft | Somerset | |
| Founded in 1992. John Harris is a traditional cider maker, supplying both wholesale and retail outlets with his prize-winning ciders. |
| Janet's Jungle Juice | 6% | | |
| Whin Hill | Norfolk | |
| Located on the tranquil North Norfolk coast, Whin Hill Cider is a small company producing cider, perry and apple juice by traditional methods. |
| Sweet | 6.5% | From Saturday | |
| Perry | 6.2% | | |
| Wilkins | Somerset | |
| Roger Wilkins is a well-known cider character. The family business was set up by his Grandfather in 1917. Land's End is a working farm but Roger is always available to make a trip to the cider cellar! |
| Dry | 6% | From Saturday | |
| Medium | 6% | | |
| Sweet | 6% | | |
| Wiltshire Cider | Wiltshire | |
| a'Beckett's vineyard have been making cider from organic dessert apples since 2007. Paul has recently planted a number of cider apple and perry pear trees. |
| Barnstorming | 6.7% | From Saturday | |
| Winkleigh | Devon | |
| Formed on 26 January 1999 on part of the site of Inch?s cider. To honour Sam Inch, (founder of Inch's), one of their cider ranges has been named after him. |
| Sams Dry | 6% | From Saturday | |
| Sams Sweet | 6% | | |
| Wiscombe | Devon | |
| Tim Chichester has been making cider for more than 30 years and describes his business as an overgrown hobby. Everything, he says, is done by horsepower. |
| Suicider | 8% | | cider apple varieties - rum-casked "It's bin the ruin of many a young man?" |
| Wyatts | Berkshire | |
| Rick Wyatt's cider is made by natural fermentation of local cookers and eaters as well as cider apples from Douai Abbey. All his ciders are free from sulphites and artificial sweeteners. |
| Cider | 6% | | |
| Home Farm GDP | 6% | | made from dessert pears picked from Home Farm at Sulhampstead near Theale. |
| Yarde | Devon | |
| All fruit comes from traditional, organic equivalent orchards containing 50 ancient traditional trees. They have also just completed a replanting programme with traditional Devon varieties. |
| Cider | 6% | | cider apple varieties Rounded, easy -drinking, cloudy |
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