Beer Styles  »  Standard Cider and Perry

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Cider is fermented apple juice. Perry is fermented pear juice. There are two categories for cider/perry: Standard and Specialty. The Standard category covers ciders and perries made primarily or entirely from the juice of apples or pears (but not both at once). The only adjunct permitted in the Standard category, and only in some subcategories, is a limited addition of sugar to achieve a suitable starting gravity. Note that honey is not a “sugar” for this purpose; a cider made with added honey must be entered either as a Specialty cider or as a Cyser under the appropriate mead sub-category. Other sugar sources that also add significant flavors (brown sugar, molasses) would also create a Specialty cider (such as New England style).

		Beer Name	Brewery	Style	ABV
	(0)	Henry Westons Perry	Westons Cider	Common Perry	7.4%
	(1)	Lansdowne	Crispin Cider Co.	Common Cider	6.9%
	(1)	Ace Apple	California Cider Co.	Common Cider	5%
	(0)	Henry Westons Original Perry	Westons Cider	Traditional Perry	4.5%
	(0)	Thistly Cross Original Cider (Still)	Thistly Cross Cider	Common Cider	7.2%
	(0)	Crispin Brut	Crispin Cider Co.	Common Cider	5.5%
	(2)	Honey Crisp	Crispin Cider Co.	Common Cider	6.5%
	(0)	Henry Westons Extra Dry	Westons Cider	English Cider	6%
	(1)	Crispin Original	Crispin Cider Co.	Common Cider	5%
	(0)	Anthem Pear	Wandering Aengus Ciderworks	Common Perry	6.0%
	(1)	Wanderlust	Wandering Aengus Ciderworks	English Cider	6.9%
	(0)	J.K.’s Scrumpy Hard Cider	Almar Orchards	Common Cider	6%
	(0)	Oaked Dry	Wandering Aengus Ciderworks	Common Cider	6.8%
	(1)	The Saint	Crispin Cider Co.	Common Cider	6.9%
	(0)	Magners Original Irish Cider	Magners Cider	Common Cider	4.5%
	(0)	Organic Cider	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	Common Cider	---
	(0)	English Perry	Fox Barrel Cider Co.	Traditional Perry	5.3%
	(0)	Wyld Wood Pear Cider	Westons Cider	Traditional Perry	6%
	(0)	Huvila Apple Cider	Malmgård Brewery	Common Cider	4.7%
	(0)	Henry Westons Medium Dry	Westons Cider	English Cider	6.5%