Cider and Perry Month
July is Cider and Perry Month!
CAMRA supports and campaigns for cider and perry throughout the year, and we spotlight it with celebrations in July.
Why July?
Real cider and perry are generally seasonal products that can only be made when fruit is ripe. This means production of these drinks are tied to a natural cycle of the apple and perry pear trees found in orchards around the UK.
But the celebration of these fantastic drinks is an all-year-round event, often enjoyed best when the sun is shining, picnic baskets are being prepared, and locals are serving the finest real cider and perry during their busy summertime peak.
Independent cider and perry makers produce some of the best quality drinks in the UK. We hope consumers can help us champion producers by ordering a pint of #NotFromConcentrate real cider or perry at their local this July!
Happy Cider and Perry Month!
Head to CAMRA’s events platform to find Cider and Perry Month events near you, submit your own event, or check out the timeline below for our pick of some of the largest cider and perry events taking place this July. Some tastings and events will need to be booked in advance so make sure to look ahead to avoid disappointment!
You can join the celebrations on social media too, just use the buttons below or search #NotFromConcentrate and #CiderandPerryMonth to find all the juiciest real cider and perry news.
CAMRA’s celebrations
Every July we release new online content throughout the month, celebrate the work of key producers and campaigners in the cider and perry world, and highlight some of the most exciting events organised by CAMRA branches or open to the public. Make sure to check back here during the campaign when to see everything that Cider and Perry Month has to offer!
July 1-7
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Happy Cider and Perry Month! We’re kicking July off with the first installment in our What’s Brewing series this month, celebrating real cider and perry makers across the UK. |
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Want to help us spread the word about real cider and perry this month? Plan your pub visits and tag us in your social media posts with images of pints of real cider and perry, using #NotFromConcentrate and #CiderandPerryMonth this July! |
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Head over to What’s Brewing to find cider and perry events happening near you this month. |
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We’ve made a real cider and perry Producer List, why not discover a local producer near you and find out what drinks they make and if they have any events coming up? |
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Want to know how we campaign for real cider and perry? Check out our most recent PUBlic Affairs round up to find out more! |
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The Campaign has some great membership perks for real cider and perry lovers! Explore how you can campaign for your favourite drink while receiving some great membership benefits. |
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The UK has some amazing real cider and perry makers. Celebrate these incredible drinks and the people who make them by trying some new real cider and perry from a producer you’ve never tried before! |
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July 8-14
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Dale Lord, Co-owner of our Cider and Perry Pub of the Year 2024 winner That Beer Place, has written a great article about the cider renaissance unfolding across the UK and why this drink deserves to be celebrated on What’s Brewing. |
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Did you know we have a YouTube channel? It’s home to our free Learn and Discover platform, and Adam Wells has created an incredible two-part video series: An Introduction to Perry. Tune in to part one for a visit to Gregg’s Pit Perry Pear Orchard and even more. |
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Remember to tag us in your social media posts with your images of pints of real cider and perry at the pub, using #NotFromConcentrate and #CiderandPerryMonth! You can plan your pub trips by clicking the button below. |
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Discover some of our real cider and perry makers in the second installment of our July What’s Brewing series. |
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Our regular PUBlic Affairs round up series for July is now on What’s Brewing. Find out how we protect cider and perry! |
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Did you know members get a discount on our books? From Adam Wells’, perry’s knight in shining armor, book Perry: a drinker’s guide to Gabe Cook’s, the Ciderologist, book Modern British Cider, we’ve got tons of real cider and perry options. |
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How many locally made real ciders and perry have you tasted? We’ve got so many independent businesses for you to explore in our real cider and perry Producer List. |
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July 15-21
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Keep tagging us in your social media posts with your images of pints of real cider and perry at the pub, using #NotFromConcentrate and #CiderandPerryMonth. Remember you can plan your pub visits! |
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Our new and improved, interactive Learn and Discover platform launches today! Explore our go-to beer, cider and perry learning platform to discover something new about your favourite drink. You can even add articles you want to read later to your list! |
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Rachel Hendry returns to our new Learn and Discover platform for a two-part article series on community owner orchards. Tune in to part one now! |
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Discover some of our real cider and perry makers in the third installment of our July What’s Brewing series. |
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Let’s pick up where we left off in Rachel Hendry’s community owner orchard series… part two is live on our new interactive Learn and Discover platform! |
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Discover great membership perks for real cider and perry lovers when you sign up to the Campaign! Explore how you can campaign for your favourite drink while receiving some great membership benefits. |
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Check out our real cider and perry Producer List and tell us how many you’ve tried on your social media channels! Don’t forget to tag us and use #NotFromConcentrate and #CiderandPerryMonth! |
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July 22-28
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Our new Learn and Discover platform is the go-to for learning about real cider and perry. Want to know how these drinks are made? We’ve got tons of articles, videos and audioclips. Add them to your list to start learning today! |
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Have you been helping us promote real cider and perry during your pub visits this month? Upload images of pints of real cider and perry at the pub on your social media channels, using #NotFromConcentrate and #CiderandPerryMonth. |
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Heard some cider phrases you’ve never heard before? James Finch, the Cider Critic, has A Beginners Guide to Cider Terminology on our new interactive Learn and Discover platform! |
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Discover some of our real cider and perry makers in the fourth installment of our July What’s Brewing series. |
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There are so many perry pear varieties that are used to create thousands of pints of perry. Our article Perry Pears explains the different varieties, their history, and what flavours and aromas they bring to make the drink perry. |
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We campaign for the rights of real cider and perry and their consumers. Discover how you can join in while receiving great membership benefits in the process. |
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Ruvani De Silva’s three-part series on Heirloom cider varieties and history in the US is coming to our new Learn and Discover platform, and part one is available to read now! |
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July 29-31
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Perry’s knight in shining armor, Adam Wells, talks about Three Wells Cider in his latest article for What’s Brewing! |
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Tune in to our YouTube channel for Adam Wells’ part two video in his Introduction to Perry series! This video dives into the perry making process and different styles the drink has to offer. |
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Today is the final day of Cider and Perry Month, explore our website to find your next favourite pub that serves #NotFromConcentrate cider and perry. Remember to tag us in your socials and we’ll be back next July for another packed calendar! |
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Find events near you
CAMRA branches, cider and perry makers, pubs, museums, and social clubs all run events to celebrate cider and perry throughout October.
You can see events that have already been submitted on our Events Map. If we’ve missed an event taking place near you that celebrates cider and perry this July, then let us know about it using the form on the events page and we’ll add it to the listings!
More resources
Are you new to the cider and perry world? Check out this short article that explains what exactly real cider and perry is, our definition of the two tasty drinks and why we have a definition in the first place.
Perry’s knight in shining armour, Adam Wells, visits Gregg’s Pitt perry pear orchard in the first of a two-part introduction to perry video series! Can’t get enough of this fantastic drink? Learn about perry making processes as Adam visits Little Pomona Orchard and Cidery in part two of the series
Cider writer Rachel Hendry discusses what makes a good harvest, including tips on orchard location, how to ensure cider fruit is set, plus seasonal tricks to look out for.