The Good Cider Guide was a book published occasionally by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) listing cider and perry outlets and producers in the United Kingdom. It is the cider equivalent to their annual Good Beer Guide.

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The intention of the book is to be a "guide for real cider-loving connoisseurs". The most recent edition, published in 2005, contains details of over 550 cider outlets (pubs, clubs and off licences), and claims to include every producer in the UK.[1] Producers and outlets are listed separately by county with maps and full directions, and there are also articles about cider and perry history, cider and perry making, and cider abroad.[2]

As a CAMRA publication, the emphasis is on producers and outlets that produce "real cider", as defined by CAMRA.[3]

The book has been published by CAMRA since 1996.

Editions

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The guide is published every few years:

Year Title Edited By Pages Publisher Binding ISBN Price
1984 The Traditional Cider Directory David Kitton 160 Virgin Books Paperback 0-86369-022-X £2.95[2]
1987 The Good Cider Guide David Kitton 192 Alma Books Paperback 1-85249-010-1 £4.95[2]
1990 The Good Cider Guide David Kitton 244 Alma Books Paperback 1-85249-104-3 £5.95[2]
1996 The Guide To Real Cider Ted Bruning 256 CAMRA Books Paperback 1-85249-121-3 £7.99[2]
2000 CAMRA's Good Cider Guide David Matthews 400 CAMRA Books Paperback 1-85249-143-4 £9.99[2]
2005 CAMRA's Good Cider Guide Emma Lloyd 256 CAMRA Books Paperback 1-85249-195-7 £10.99[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "CAMRA launch Good Cider Guide 28/10/05" (Press release). CAMRA. 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Old Scrump's Cider House - Cider Reference Library". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ^ "More About Cider & Perry". Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.