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An event at the Portland Works in early October saw the formal launch of a new report by Prof. Phil Withington and Dr. Nicholas Groat (University of Sheffield) which explores the place of ‘craft’ alcohol in the city’s past, present, and future. The research was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Sheffield was chosen as previous reports have established the city as the ‘UK capital of beer.’ A high density of independent breweries is mirrored by a large proportion of independent pubs, bars, and specialist off-licences.

An immediate key finding: one which was not expected at the project inception is that the word ‘craft’ has been devalued. It is now a problematic term, one which has been taken by the multi-nationals.

‘Independent’ is more appropriate. This captures a commitment to small-scale, autonomous artisanship, passion, skill & community (see for example, the SIBA ‘Indie Beer’ campaign). ‘Independent’ is part of the Sheffield heritage.

Since 2021, Sheffield and District CAMRA publications have defined ‘craft beer’ as ‘a meaningless phrase, often used in marketing or an enigma: ‘undefinable and misunderstood.’’ It seems that the University researchers agree with this definition.

The study also shows how the independent sector’s geography reflects Sheffield’s long history as a ‘city of neighbourhoods’ and how the values and working practices of the sector can contribute to a sustainable and vibrant future. The ‘Independent’ sector forms a significant proportion of sites dedicated to producing, retailing & consuming alcohol. The survey found that 42% of their sample (464) were independent. Sheffield has a high percentage of such ownership, a direct reflection of the city’s unique history of distinct, interconnected neighbourhoods.

Other findings include a local emphasis on drink ‘better’ not ‘more.’ In addition, quality of ingredients, culture of drinking environments and responsible & considerate habits are all important.

The lack of means for the independent sector was to organise was also noted. There is no city-wide forum, a need for liaising with city authorities and a lack of marketing & other strategies to enhance the sector.

Recommendations include:

• Use ‘independence’ not ‘craft’
• Form a Sheffield Indy Drinks Hub as the collective voice of the sector
• Explore how other places with concentrations of independent producers organise and market themselves
• Promote Sheffield’s local unique heritage
• Strengthen partnerships with Local Authorities

The full report and a summary is available at: https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/place-craft-and-alcohol

A number of our beer festival volunteers had a get-together recently to try their hand at dutch shuffleboard, or Sjoelen to give it it’s correct name.

The game involves sliding wooden discs along the board to try and get them into the numbered compartments. Not as easy as you might think as all the failed attempts start to build up!

In the upstairs room at the Harlequin on Nursery Street, over 20 of us tried our hand in a highest score competition and a quickfire play-off version. All over a few of the Harlequin’s excellent beers of course.

The pub also kindly donated £25 worth of vouchers for our two winners.

Lee Vallett won the high score competition, and Jamie Smith won the play-off.

It was a great success, and a repeat afternoon is planned for sometime in the spring.

Official Government figures have revealed that more than 200 pubs have closed across the UK in the first half of 2025, with closures accelerating amid mounting tax burdens and cost pressures on the sector.

CAMRA’s own figures, which show 137 pubs lost in the first six months of the year, and 149 already gone in total this year, are broadly in line with the Government’s, underlining the scale of the crisis facing the industry.

CAMRA Chairman Ash Corbett-Collins said:

“These latest figures are yet more proof that pubs are being pushed to the brink by unfair and unsustainable tax burdens. We warned earlier this year that rising Employer National Insurance Contributions, alongside a cut in business rates relief, would hit pubs hard, and sadly we are now seeing those warnings borne out in closures on a devastating scale. Every pub that shuts its doors is a blow to jobs, communities and our cultural heritage.”

“What makes this even more devastating is that so many of them are not just shutting their doors temporarily but being demolished or converted to other uses. CAMRA has consistently called for stronger planning protections to stop our locals being wiped out overnight. Pubs are more than just businesses; they are community lifelines. Without action in the Autumn Budget, figures like this will be just the tip of the iceberg.”

The tendency to foam and the stability of the head of a beer is often seen as an indicator of successful fermentation. A very detailed research paper on the stability of such foam has recently been published by the American Institute of Physics in their Journal, ‘Physics of Fluids.’ The authors compared the stability of the head produced by six beers: four Belgian: Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet (8.4%), Westmalle Triple (9.5%), Westmalle Dubble (7%) and Westmalle Extra (4.8%) and two Swiss Lagers: Chopfab (4.7%) and Feldschlösschen (4.8%).

The conclusion is that Triple fermented beers have the most stable foams, while the froth rim created by single fermentation beers, including lagers, are more likely to collapse.

Like any other foam, a beer-head is made of small air bubbles, separated by thin films of liquid. Under the pull of gravity and the pressure exerted by surrounding bubbles, over time, the bubbles burst and the foam collapses. The rate at which this occurs depends on the form of a barley-derived protein: Liquid Transfer Protein 1 (LTP1).

In single fermentation beers, LPT1 proteins have a globular form and arrange themselves densely as small, spherical particles on the surface of the bubbles. “It’s not a very stable foam,” said Prof Jan Vermant, a chemical engineer at ETH Zurich, who led the study.

During the second fermentation, the proteins become slightly unravelled and form a net-like structure that acts as a stretchy elastic skin on the surface of bubbles. This makes the liquid more viscous and the bubbles more stable.

During the third fermentation, the LPT1 proteins become broken down into fragments. These protein fragments stabilise foams in many everyday applications such as detergents. Some of the triple fermented beers had foams that were stable for 15 minutes.

As Vermont says: “We now know the mechanism exactly and are able to help the brewery improve the foam of their beers.”

Abstract:

A recent academic study indicates that Triple fermented beers have the most stable foams, while the froth rim created by single fermentation beers, including lagers, are more likely to collapse.

Photos: Westmalle, taken by Dave Pickersgill

Link:

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article/37/8/082139/3360405/The-hidden-subtlety-of-beer-foam-stability-A The hidden subtlety of beer foam stability: A blueprint for advanced foam formulations | Physics of Fluids | AIP Publishing

Fifty years ago, in the summer of 1974, a new publication, ‘Parish Pump’ joined the printed material which jostled for space in our local pubs and clubs. This was the first edition of the new Sheffield and District CAMRA magazine: a few sides of A4 stapled together – very different from to-days professionally produced 32-page, full colour ‘Beer Matters.’ 

The intervening fifty years tell a tale of major changes in the Sheffield beer/pub scene, of large breweries closing, and, later, small breweries taking their place … of Sheffield becoming the cask beer capital of the world. Over fifty years, almost 600 editions of our free magazine have included month-by-month reporting of these many changes.

Parish Pump No.2 (6 September 1975) mentions that; ‘at least 25 of the 61 pubs in central Sheffield sell real ale although one’s choice is limited to our local Big Three.’ At that time, Sheffield had four large and long-established breweries; Stones Cannon Brewery (established: 1865), Wards Sheaf (1896), Whitbread Exchange (1851) and the often-forgotten Hope Brewery on Claywheels Lane (1939).

Fifty years later, none of these remain. However, the city now has 17 breweries. The oldest is Abbeydale, now an Employee Owned Trust, who celebrate their 30^th anniversary next year. In 1975, when Abbeydale commenced, no-one would have predicted that, fifty years later, the 2025 Sheffield Beer Census would count almost 400 cask beers available on a single day: mostly on handpump.

From edition 33, September 1978, the format became A5 and the name changed to ‘Beer Matters.’ As stated at the time: ‘This month your local newsletter has a new name and format. The former is an attempt to get rid of the ecclesiastical connotations of the old name “Parish Pump”: the latter is in order to make the publication more convenient to handle and easier to read. We hope that you agree that an improvement has been made in both these respects.’

Over the years quality has improved: from four typed and stapled A4 sheets to a stapled A5 booklet to glossy publications and today’s excellent full-colour publication. The 1980s booklets required a ‘Beer Matters stapling social’ to put together the four A4 sheets (16 pages) in the correct order. I recall attending these monthly meetings in the Sheaf View (Bramall Lane). Here, lots of paper was delivered from the printer and large staplers were put to good effect. Since then, the branch has aimed to produce eleven issues annually: monthly with a winter double issue. Issue 500 was in September 2019. There has also been the occasional hiatus: for example, Covid saw a gap from April 2020 until our return in September 2021.

Local CAMRA meetings were the original information conduit to the editor. Today, in addition to the various meetings, internet resources are extensively utilised. Over the years, ‘Beer Matters’ has included innumerable stories. For example:

11: 1976: includes the news that ‘a beer exhibition venue has been found’ : this was the second Sheffield Beer Festival – next year will see the 50^th.

190: November 1991: ’21 Not Out,’ CAMRA was 21 years old

281: August 1999: ‘Wards laid to Rest,’ the closure of Wards Brewery

399: July 2010: the first colour cover

500: September 2019: includes several retrospective contributions

520: February 2023: Tom and Barbara retire after over 37 years at Fagan’s

Beer Matters has had hundreds of contributors and many editors. Their roll of honour is listed. In addition to these editors, thanks also need to be given to Robin Lunnon for linking the magazine to our website and bringing design forward into the digital era. 

Thanks to all who have contributed over the last fifty years: let’s all drink to the next fifty!

Editors of the Sheffield & District CAMRA magazine:

Parish Pump:

1 – 14: Colin Walker, Tony Scholes

15- 27: John Kidd, Geoff Jenkins

28 – 32: Geoff Jenkins, David Grey

Beer Matters:

33 – 40: Geoff Jenkins, David Grey

41 – 54: David Grey, Terry Fellows

55: Terry Fellows, Norman Spalding

56: Terry Fellows

57 – 59: Terry Fellows, Mike & Joanne Taylor

60: Terry Fellows

61 – 64: Terry Fellows, Carole Ware

65 – 79: Carole Ware

80 – 112: Iain Colquhoun

113 – 148: Adrian Staton

149 -175: Lis Colquhoun (Lis Hensman from 155) 

176 – 220: Mike Hensman

221 – 237: Adrian Staton

238 – 265: David Staves

266 – 276: Richard Hough & Kathryn Page

277 – 282: David Staves

283 – 284: Linda Hutton

285 – 292: Ieuan Willis

293 – 295: Tim Stillman

296 – 330: Paul Goddard

331 – 474: Andy Cullen

475 – 495: Dom.Nelson

496 – to date: Andy Cullen

Mild by Penzance Brewing Co has been crowned CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain 2025 at the Great British Beer Festival, which took place at the NEC in Birmingham in August.

Twelve amazing finalists were whittled down to the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners by an expert judging panel.

The long-standing CAMRA award is one of the most coveted and well-respected cask beer competitions in the world, putting the winner firmly in both the UK-wide and international spotlight.

The competition is fiercely independent, with judging taking two years to complete. Each year kicks off with individual nominations from CAMRA members and volunteer tasting panels, then regional competitions. Every round of judging uses a strict blind tasting policy.

Lewis Elliott and Richard Hickman (pictured above) of Penzance Brewing said:

“It’s quite overwhelming. I’m really glad the style has come back. It’s down to the founder of our brewery Peter Elvin and his nephew Rob, who showed me the ropes. I can’t believe we are here right now, its mad!”

Christine Cryne, Champion Beer of Britain Judging Coordinator described Mild as:

“The aroma of this classic dark mild has all the enticing aromas one would expect. Chocolate and sweet cocoa on the nose. Chocolate, sultanas and dry roast on the palate where the gentle pleasant sweetness is balanced by a roasty, subtle, dry bitterness. Packs a lot of flavour for a 3.6% beer!”

The Silver and Bronze winners for 2025 were:

Silver: Snowflake, Sarah Hughes was described by the judges as: “a gorgeous barley wine and a classic example of the style. The flavour is complex, with sweet bitter marmalade on a smooth palate.”

Bronze: Fallen Angel by Church End was described by the judges as having: “A sweet honey toast, butterscotch aroma with a little spice. It’s a rich pale ale with bitter spicy hops that are balanced by notes of honey.”

Gary Timmins, CAMRA Awards Director said:

“I’m over the moon for Penzance, with Mild being a deserving Champion Beer of Britain. From CAMRA members nominating their favourites, through to those tough regional rounds, to the final panel of judges, this is a vigorous and fiercely independent competition, and Mild has come out on top.

The winners of the Champion Bottled Beer of Britain were also announced at the Great British Beer Festival, with St Austell’s Proper Job claiming Gold.

Brewing Director Georgina Young said: “We are very honoured and delighted to be recognised in this category with our amazing Proper Job IPA, which was first brewed in 2004, created using original new style hops made with Chinook and Cascade.”

Judges described the bottled beer as: “The forerunner of many New World IPAs. A gorgeous looking gold coloured IPA with strong fruity nose and a perfect balance of biscuit, citrus fruits and bitter hops, with an ABV of 5.5% this is a beer to savour and enjoy.”

Silver was won by Monty’s Mischief and Bronze was won by Kernal’s Imperial Brown Stout.

Gold, silver and bronze winners

Gold
Penzance, Mild

Silver
Sarah Hughes, Snowflake

Bronze
Church End, Fallen Angel

Category winners

Mild
Penzance, Mild

Session Bitter
Butcombe, Butcombe Original

Premium Bitter
Cairngorm, Wildcat

IPAs
Elusive, Oregon Trail

Session Pale, Blond and Golden Ales
Track, Sonoma

Premium Pale, Blond and Golden Ales
Church End, Fallen Angel

Brown and Red Ales, Old Ales and Strong Milds
Tintagel, Caliburn

Session Stouts and Porters
Cairngorm, Black Gold

Strong Stouts and Porters
Grain, Slate

Specialty, Differently Flavoured
Siren, Broken Dream Breakfast Stout

Specialty, Differently Produced
Allendale, Adder Lager

Barely Wines and Strong Old Ales
Sarah Hughes, Snowflake

CAMRA’s 39th National Breweriana Auction; Saturday 25th October 2025

Have you ever fancied owning a slice of brewing history? Then this Auction is just the thing for you. Run by the Campaign for Real Ale, the National Breweriana Auction returns to Burton on Trent’s Town Hall on Saturday 25th October. It will have circa 150 interesting auction lots; everything from mirrors to trays; advertising signs, water jugs, flagons, bottles, books and pump clips as well as a few more unusual items. Plus there will be a number of stands selling brewery memorabilia adding to the atmosphere in this wonderful Victorian venue.

There are all sorts of items from all over the country to decorate your home. What about a Guinness clock or a delightful plate from Lincolnshire’s Batemans Brewery. The plate was issued to their employees after the brewery was saved from closure in 1987 when the sister and brother of George Bateman wanted to sell. One of the key components to saving the Brewery was their XXXB winning CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain, resulting in full order books.

As always, there are a number of advertising display cards including two from London’s Barclay Perkins (set up in 1616 and merged with Courage in 1955) and one from the less known Simpson’s of Baldock, Hertfordshire. The brewery was founded in the 1730s and renamed Simpsons in 1853 when it was bought by Joseph & Thomas George Simpson. To avoid death duties, the business was sold to Greene King with 130 pubs in 1954 for £525,000 and closed in 1965.

Another item from Barclay Perkins is a corked bottle of Imperial Russian Stout, probably 70 years old. Other items from past London brewing giants are two Toby jugs from Charringtons, who were famous for its Toby Jug logo. They were founded in 1770, merging with Bass, Mitchell & Butler, to form Bass Charringtons in 1967, which made them the largest brewery in the UK at that time. The London brewery was closed and brewing moved to the Midlands in 1975.

Two items, you can either use or more likely display, are trays from Wadworth of Devizes (founded in 1875 and still in family hands) and the less known Tennants. This is not the better known Scottish Tennents Brewery but a brewery established by two brothers in 1840 in Sheffield. They were acquired by Whitbread in 1961 with 700 tied houses becoming Whitbread East Pennines but closed in 1993.

These are just a few of the items on sale, each with a history to tell. You don’t have to be an expert to attend the National Breweriana Auction. The Auction is great fun to take part in (or even just to watch) and it’s an opportunity to get some great bargains plus many of the items on sale can appreciate in value. And, of course, like any CAMRA event, there is some good beer on sale all day (from a local brewery).

Burton on Trent is less than an hour by train from Shefield and the Town Hall is just a short walk from the railway station. The event starts at 10.30am with the opportunity to view the lots and browse the breweriana stands that will also be there. Bidding starts at noon and is normally finished by 3pm, giving a chance to have a final perusal of the stands before visiting some of Burton’s iconic pubs and heading home.

Entrance is by catalogue (£3.00), available on the day, or in advance by post: £6.15 (first class) from Bill Austin: 07831 688276 or baustin1951@btinternet.com. If you can’t get there, postal bids are accepted, just contact Bill. Similarly contact Bill if you have Breweriana items you would like to enter into the Auction. Wheelchair accessible. For more details see: www.gandc.camra.org.uk.

Christine Cryne

CAMRA chooses July to promote real cider but what exactly is that? – Vice Chairman (Cider) of CAMRA’s Real Ale, Cider and Perry Campaigns Committee, Ian Packham talks traditional cider and perry and CAMRA’s campaigning.

Real cider and perry are long established traditional drinks, which in certain parts of the country were supplied as part of the payment for farm labour up until 1887.

Traditional Cider and Perry are completely natural products, unlike most of the cold fizzy commercial products we are used to seeing, which are far from the real thing. Real cider and perry is produced naturally from apples (cider) and pears (perry) and is not normally carbonated or pasteurised. The harvesting of the fruit normally happens around October although this can vary dependent on the weather throughout the growing season.

The basics of traditional cider and perry production have remained the same for centuries – simply pick, wash, mill and press the fruit, place into a suitable container (in many cases oak barrels in the older days), allow to ferment and enjoy, although a number of producers do use separate yeast rather than that which naturally occurs on the skin of the fruit. Either way production uses virtually no energy at all, from picking of the fruit to the product being ready for sale, meaning that the production process is very environmentally friendly. Many of these natural ciders and perries tend to be dry as they have largely fully fermented using the natural sugar within the fruit. Some of them are sweetened by the addition of fresh apple juice, sugar, or other sweetener but perry tends to be naturally sweeter than cider.

The popularity of real cider and perry is rising as more people discover how deliciously mellow and aromatic the flavours of naturally produced cider and perry can be. A glass of real cider or perry represents generations of production dating back hundreds of years. There are also many new producers of cider and perry who are using the traditional process – albeit in some cases with more modern equipment – which still creates the traditional product.

Real cider was traditionally produced from cider apples which are different from eating or cooking apples. These typically have high levels of tannin which lead to a very bitter taste. There are many varieties of cider apple which have different characteristics and vary in levels of tannin and acid. They tended to grow in the Three Counties (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire) as well as the West Country, especially Devon and Somerset. Cider is also made in many parts of the country with producers using eating or cooking apples instead, which leads to a different taste profile again. Similarly, perry pears are different to desert pears in that they are smaller in size and are high in tannin which tends to give an astringent taste rather than bitterness found in cider apples. They tend to dominate in the Three Counties which is where the majority of real perry is produced.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for many of the well-known ciders and perries sold in the UK that are not produced using the natural process from apples and pears but have been produced artificially using concentrated juice, chaptalised juice or syrup, some involving many processes prior to being ready for sale, that makes them far less environmentally friendly than the traditional product.

Concentrated juice is where the fruit has been pressed and then much of the water content has been removed to reduce the volume for transportation. It is then rehydrated prior to starting the fermentation process. Chaptalised juice is where the fruit has been pressed and then large amounts of sugar are added to the juice. This is then fermented to a very high ABV where it can be stored prior to being diluted with water in order to achieve the desired alcohol content for sale.

The use of these methods, plus the changing methods of dispense for traditional cider and perry, often from polypins to bag in boxes, led to CAMRA reviewing its definition for real cider and perry.

The wording of the new definition states ‘CAMRA defines Real Cider or Perry as being fermented from the whole juice of fresh pressed apples or pears, without the use of concentrated or chaptalized juices’. The definition document also includes a number of pointers to best practice which identify the preferred options for cider and perry. These identify fruit or flavoured ciders as a separate category, as they are for HMRC purposes, ensuring that any added fruit or flavourings are pure and not from concentrates, extracts or essences. A full copy of this document can be found on the CAMRA website.

Following this, CAMRA contacted as many cider and perry producers as possible in order to confirm their production processes and generated a list of producers complying with the definition. This is available as a map showing cider and perry producers as well as producers of fruit and flavoured ciders and perries, or as a downloadable list. These are available via the CAMRA website or directly at producers.camra.org.uk and the map is a living document that is updated on a regular basis.

One of the areas that CAMRA has concentrated on in the last year is information for people who are interested in learning more about cider and perry. The Learn & Discover platform can be found at https://camra.org.uk/learn-discover/ and covers the Basics for beginners – available to everyone – as well as Learn More for enthusiasts and Discover for connoisseurs – which is available exclusively for CAMRA members. You can learn about what real cider and perry are, and where to find them, an introduction to tasting cider and perry, cider and perry styles, cider terminology, how cider and perry is made, food pairing, cider apple and perry pear varieties and much more.

If you are keen on learning more about the product, enjoy drinking and supporting real cider and perry, and discovering a wide range of tastes and flavours then go have a look at the CAMRA website. Cheers and Wassail!

WHERE TO FIND CIDER IN SHEFFIELD

Unfortunately whilst Sheffield is a really good place for beer, the options for decent cider is somewhat limited! Here are a few suggestions but the list isn’t comprehensive

The Old Shoe

New Barrack Tavern

Hop Hideout

Perch

Harlequin

PRODUCERS OF REAL CIDER ACROSS THE UK

• 146 Cider Company
• 99 Pines
• Ad Astra Cider
• Addington Garden Cider
• Afal Y Graig Welsh Artisan Cider & Perry
• Against the Grain Cider
• Aitchesons
• Ampleforth Abbey
• Apple Cottage Cider Limited
• Apple County Cider Co
• Apple Orphanage
• Appletreewick Cider
• Armagh Cider
• Artistraw Cider
• Ascension Cider Company
• Ashover Cider Co Ltd
• Austringer Cider
• Axminster Craft Cider
• Ayrshire Riviera Cider
• Bad Boy Cider
• Badgers Hill Farm & Cidery
• Barbourne Cider
• Barkers Real Cider & Perry
• Barley Wood Orchard
• Barnard’s Cyder ltd
• Barnfield Winery and Cider Mill
• Bartestree Cider
• Battle Organic Cider
• BEARDspoon Cider
• Beechwood
• Beetle Hill Cider – Hollymount Orchard
• Bennetts Farmhouse Cider
• Bere Cider Company
• Berties Cider Co
• Biddenden Vineyards
• Big Bear Cider Mill
• Bignose & Beardy Cider
• Black Pig Orchards
• Blackmore Vale Cider
• Blue Barrel Cider
• Bollhayes Cider
• Borderlands Cider
• Bottle Kicking Cider (The)
• Brakes
• Branch Cider
• Bray’s Cider
• Brecon Beacons Cider
• Brennan’s Cider
• Brew Shed Cider
• Brick Lock Orchard Ltd
• Bridge Farm Cider
• Brimblecombe’s Cider
• Bristol Cider Shop
• Broadway Press
• Brogdale Craft Cider
• Brooks & Conquest Cyder
• Brooksgrove Farm
• Broughton Bank Perry and Cider
• Bulkamore Orchard Cider
• BumbleBee Cider
• Burnard’s Cider
• Burrow Hill Cider Farm
• Bushel+Peck Cider & Perry
• Butford Organics Cider and Perry
• Cairn O’Mohr Fruit Wines and Ciders
• Caledonian Cider Co
• Cam Valley Orchards
• Cambridge Cider Company
• Camrose Cider
• Caneys Cider
• Canterbury Cider
• Castlings Heath Cottage Cider – Little Earth Project Brewery
• Cefynan Perry
• Celtic Marches (inc PULP Cider)
• Chalkdown Cider
• Chant Cider
• Chapel Sider
• Charnwood Cider
• Charrington’s
• Chiblers
• Chiltern Cider Company (The)
• Chucklehead Cider
• Churchill Cider
• Cidentro Cider House
• Cider By Rosie
• Cider is Wine
• Cider Syndicate (The)
• CiderinCider
• Ciderniks
• Cleeve Orchard
• Clive’s Fruit Farm
• Clyde Cider
• Colcombe House Cider
• Cork & Crown – Cider Merchant
• Cotswold Cider
• Countryman Cider
• Courtney’s
• Crackington Cider Co.
• Crafty Apple by the Real Al Co.
• Crafty Nectar
• Cranborne Chase Cider
• Cranes
• Crest Cider
• Crispin’s Cider
• Cromwell Cider
• Crones Cider
• Crossman’s Farmhouse Cider
• Crucider
• Cuckoo Valley Cider
• Cumbrian Cider
• Cwm Maddoc Cider and Perry – Hollow Ash Orchard
• Cydefx
• Daisy Farm Cider
• Dalton Moor Farm Cider
• Dark Side Cider
• Darley Abbey Cider
• Daws Hill Vineyard
• Days Cottage Cider and Perry
• Dee Ciders
• Dengie Cider – Wibblers Brewery
• Dick Willows Farm
• Diggers Fine Cider
• Dorset Nectar Cider
• Dorset Orchards
• Dorset Star Cider Orchard
• Dorset Sunshine Cider
• Double Vision Cider
• Dour Cider
• Dowdings Cider
• Downham Cider
• Dreymans cider
• Drove Orchards
• Drovers Hill Organic Still Cider
• Duckchicken Cider
• Dudda’s Tun Cider
• Dunham Press Cider
• Dunkertons Cider Company
• Durham Cider
• Duxford Scrumpy
• East Norfolk Cider
• East Stour Cider
• Easterton Cider
• Elevate Cider
• Eltham Gold Cider
• Elvet Cider
• Ermine’s Treat Cider
• EVEN Cider – English Wine Project
• Ex-Press Cider
• Exemption Cider House
• Fair Oak Cider
• Falkland Estate Cider
• Farmer Jims
• Fetch the Drinks
• Find and Foster
• Fine Cider Company
• Flemings Fife Cider
• Fletchers Cider
• Flitteriss Park Farm Cider
• Forbidden Fruits
• Four Acres Estate
• Four Elms Cider
• Fowey Valley Cidery & Distillery
• Foxhay English Cider
• Ganley & Naish
• Garden Cider Co
• Gethins Pembrokeshire Cyder
• Giggler Cider
• Glyn Farm Cider – Seidr Y Glyn
• Gospel Green Cyder Company
• Gould ciders and perries
• Grasmere Brewery Cider
• Grays Devon Cider
• Grazed Knee Cider
• GREEN FEN
• Green Man Cider
• Green Shed Cider
• Greggs Pit Cider & Perry
• Grotley Subcider
• Grover’s Cider
• Grumpy Johns Cider
• Gulval Goose Cider
• Gwatkin Cider
• Halfpenny Green Cidery
• Hallets Cider
• ham hill cider
• Hamilton Cider Company
• Hancocks Cider
• Hancocks Meadow Farm
• Hanging Wood Cider
• Hard Pressed Cider
• Hare Moon Cider
• Harefields Craft Cider
• Harrow Wood Farm – Dickies Dribble
• Harry’s Cider Company
• Hartlands Farmhouse Traditional Cider
• Haye Farm Cornish Cider
• Haywood Farm Cider
• Healy’s of Winwick
• Hecks Cider Farm
• Henhope Cider
• Henney’s Cider
• Hernhill Cider
• Heron Valley Cider
• High Peak Cider
• Hitchcox Cider
• Hogan’s Cider
• Holborn Hill Cider
• Honey Wood Orchard
• Honey’s Cider
• Horse Kick
• Hunt’s Cider
• Hunts Sussex Cider
• Hurst View Cider
• Hurstwood Cider
• Hush Heath Estate – Jakes Cider
• Hyrneside Aipple Cider
• Iford Cider
• Impens 8 Cider
• Indicknowle Cider & Farm Shop
• innocentPilgrim
• Isaac Cider
• IVOR Cider Ltd
• Jack’s Cider
• JARS Cider
• Jaspels Fine Cider Makers
• JB Cider
• Jolter Press
• Kent Cider Co
• Kentish Pip Cider
• Kernowek Bevvies – Davvers Cider
• Kicking Goat Cider
• Kilmegan Cider
• King Brain Cider
• Kniveton Cider
• La Mare Wine Estate – Branhcage Cider
• La Robeline Cider Company
• Langar Cider
• Lawrence’s Cider
• Laycock Cider
• Leeds Urban Harvest Cider
• Letchford’s Cyder
• Liberty Fields
• Little Cider Press Company
• Little Pomona
• Little Weeke
• Llanblethian Orchards
• Loader’s Cider
• Loader’s Cider
• Long Creedon
• Long Meadow Cider
• Long Mynd Cider
• Longtail Cider
• Lost Orchards Cider
• Loxley Cider
• Luke’s Cider
• Lulworth Skipper Cider
• Lyme Bay Winery and Cider
• Lyne Down Cider and Perry limited
• MacIvors Cider
• Mahorall Farm Cider
• Manx Cider Co
• Marshland Cider
• Marshwood Vale Cider Company
• Masham Cider Press
• Mates Cider
• Mayfayre Cider
• McCrindles Cider
• Meon Valley Cider
• Middle Farm Cider Barn
• Mill Farm Cider
• Mill Lane Cider Company
• Miners Cider
• Monkey Bridge Cider
• Monnow Valley Cider
• Moons Cider
• Mortestone Drinks Co – Shipwrecked Cider
• Mosser Cider
• Mousesweet
• Mr. Whitehead’s Cider Company Limited
• Nailsea
• Napton Cidery
• Naughton Cyder
• Nempnett Cider Company
• New Forest Cider
• New Lodge Vineyard
• Newt in Somerset (The)
• Newton Court Cider
• Nightingale Cider Company
• Noddy’s Cider
• Norfolk Raider Cider
• Northern Cider Association
• NOVAR Cider
• Nuthurst Orchard
• Oak Hill Orchard Farm
• Oakfield Farm
• Offley Cider – Bar-N Cidery & Workshop
• Old Jollop
• Old Meadow Cider
• Old Monty Cider
• Old Stag Cider
• Oldfields Cider
• Oliver’s Cider and Perry
• On Point
• Once Upon A Tree Ltd
• One Tree Hill Cider
• Orchard Project (The)
• Orchard Revival Cider
• Orchards Cider and Perry Co
• Orchards of Husthwaite – Galtres Ciders
• Orgasmic Cider Company (The)
• Out of the Orchard
• Oxford Farmhouse
• Palmers Upland Cyder
• Palmershayes
• Pang Valley Cider
• Pant du
• Parrett Cider Company (The)
• Parson’s Choice Cider
• Pearsons Cider
• Pembrokeshire Cider Company
• Penallt
• Peopleton Press
• Perry’s Cider
• Pershore Press @ Pershore College
• Pilton Cider
• Pippins Farm Orchards
• Pips Cider
• Polgoon Vineyard and Orchard
• Pollen Cider
• Pontymeddyg Seidr
• Potton Press Cider
• Priors Tipple Cider
• PULPT Cider
• Purbeck Cider
• Ragged Stone Cider & Perry (& Naked Orchards)
• Ralphs Cider
• Ravenscroft Cider
• Rawlins Family Cider
• Red Bank Cider
• Reddaway’s Cider
• Redvers Cider and Perry
• Rennies Winslow
• Rich’s Farmhouse Cider
• Ridge and Furrow Cider
• Ridgeway Cider
• Rigg and Furrow Brewery
• Ripe Cider
• Robinsons Cider
• Rock Hill Cider
• Rocquette Cider Farm
• Rosie’s Triple D Cider
• Ross on Wye Cider & Perry Company
• Rull Orchard
• Rutts Lane Cider
• Ruxton Cider
• Sail We Must Cider
• Salutation Inn (The) Sally Cider
• Sam’s Cider Produced By Winkleigh Cider
• Sampford Courtenay Cider
• Sandford Orchards
• Sandringham Cider
• Saxby’s Cider Shop
• Schralfs cider
• Seacider
• Seb’s Cider
• Secret Orchard Cider
• seidear The Wee Scottish Cider Company
• Seidr Ci Ddu
• Seidr Dwynwen Cider
• Seidr o Sir
• Seidr y Mynydd
• Seven Trees Cider
• Severn Cider Ltd
• Shed Cider
• Shed Head Cider
• Sheppy’s Cider Farm
• Sicklesmere Cider
• SiDa
• Silly Buckers Cider
• Silly Moo Cider – Trenchmore Farm
• Simon’s Cider
• Simply Cider
• Sisson & Smith Cider
• Skidbrooke Cyder
• Skittery Apple Juice and Cider
• Skreach Cider
• Skyborry Cider
• Smith and Evans Wine – Half Moon Cider
• Smith Hayne Orchards
• Snails Bank Cider
• Sneinton Cider
• South Hams Drinks
• Southdown Cider
• Spinney Abbey
• Spitting Feathers Cider
• Sprywood Cross Cider
• Square & Compass (The)
• St Ives Cider
• Steilhead Cider
• Stoke Farm Orchards
• Stone Broke Cider – Hewletts Mill
• Stones Cider
• Sunnyhill Vine yard
• Talbot Harris Cider Co
• Tamworth Cider
• Tardebigge Cider
• Taunton Cider
• Temperance Street Cider
• Temple Cider
• Tempted Cider
• The Cider Chiefs
• The Houghton Project
• The Real Al Cider Company
• Thirsty Farmer
• Thornborough Cider
• Three Cats Cider
• Three Counties Cider and Perry Association
• Three Saints Perry and Cider
• Tillingham / Starvecrow Cyder
• Tinston Wines and Ciders
• Toloja Orchards
• Tor Cider Company
• Torkard Cider
• Torn Plant Ciders and Blends
• Torre Cider Co
• Touchwood Cider
• Traction Cider
• Tre-rhew Cider and Perry
• Tree Top Press
• Trenchmore Farm – Silly Moo Cider
• Trevibban Mill Vineyard and Orchards
• Trevor’s Farmhouse Cider
• Tricky Cider
• Troggi Seidr
• Tucketts Farm Cider
• Turners Cider
• Tutts Clump Cider
• Twisted Cider
• Two Magpies Cider and Perry
• Two Orchard Cider
• Two Shires Cidery
• Ty Gwyn Cider Ltd
• Udders Orchard Cider
• Vale Cider
• Ventons Devon Cyder
• Village Green Cider – Norfolk
• Village Green Cider – Sussex
• Wadys Cider
• Wallen Down Farm – Cosdon Cider
• Wasted Apple Co
• Watchet Cider Company
• Watergull Orchards
• Wattles Cider
• Welland Valley vineyard
• Welsh Mountain Cider
• Welsh Perry & Cider Society
• West Croft Cider Farm
• West Milton Cider Co
• Westward Farm Dry Cyder
• Wharie Experience
• Whinhill Norfolk Cider Ltd
• White Lodge Farm Cider
• Wilces Cider
• Wilcox Cider
• Wild Cider
• Wild West Cider
• Wilding Cider
• Wilkins Cider
• Williams Brothers Cider
• Wise Owl Cider
• Wobblegate Orchards – The Cider Tap & Orchard – Rebel Root Cider
• Wolds Wine Estate
• Woodman’s Cider
• Woodredding Cider
• Woodsys Cider
• Woodthorpe Hall
• Woody’s Cider
• Worley’s Cider
• Yarcle Cyder
• Yarde Cider
• Zig Zag Zider – Melbury Vale Winery

On 6 June we enjoyed the launch of the University of Sheffield, Place, Craft and Alcohol Exhibition and the Five and Half Moments When Alcohol Changed the World podcast at Locksley Distilling, Portland Works. 

This project explores the history of alcohol in Sheffield and its post-industry present and future. The research has involved oral histories and the development of a map which maps the alcohol topography from the 19th century onwards. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/3pp5ze53

On Saturday 31 May we are asking all our members that are visiting pubs in Sheffield that day to record the choice of cask ales available and where possible the price of a pint. This data is an incredibly useful snapshot of the state of the real ale scene in the city – as well as continuing to prove that Sheffield is the beer capital of Britain (in terms of how many different beers are available to choose from) we can track year on year variations in beer choice, prices and commonly available brands. You can enter your data using our dedicated website – https://track.beer/survey/.

We have organised a number of survey pub crawls on the day to make more of a social occasion of it, meet the leader in the first pub:

In most cases buying an all day travel pass such as the Citywide ticket may prove worthwhile – see sytravelmaster.com or the Travelmaster app for details.