Good Cider Guide
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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.
Details
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.{{cite press release|title=CAMRA launch Good Cider Guide 28/10/05 |publisher=CAMRA |date=28 October 2005 |url=http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=100501 |accessdate=1 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926142012/http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=100501 |archivedate=26 September 2006 }} 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.
As a CAMRA publication, the emphasis is on producers and outlets that produce "real cider", as defined by CAMRA.{{cite web | title = More About Cider & Perry | url = http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=aboutciderandperry | accessdate = 1 November 2011 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111102221130/http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=aboutciderandperry | archivedate = 2 November 2011 }}
The book has been published by CAMRA since 1996.
Editions
The guide is published every few years:
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| Year | Title | Edited By | Pages | Publisher | Binding | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Traditional Cider Directory | David Kitton | 160 | Virgin Books | Paperback | {{ISBNT|0-86369-022-X}} | £2.95{{cite web | title = Old Scrump's Cider House - Cider Reference Library | url = http://www.somersetmade.co.uk/oldscrump/books.php#guides | accessdate = 1 November 2011 | archive-date = 8 November 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111108210226/http://www.somersetmade.co.uk/oldscrump/books.php#guides | url-status = dead }} |
| 1987 | The Good Cider Guide | David Kitton | 192 | Alma Books | Paperback | {{ISBNT|1-85249-010-1}} | £4.95 |
| 1990 | The Good Cider Guide | David Kitton | 244 | Alma Books | Paperback | {{ISBNT|1-85249-104-3}} | £5.95 |
| 1996 | The Guide To Real Cider | Ted Bruning | 256 | CAMRA Books | Paperback | {{ISBNT|1-85249-121-3}} | £7.99 |
| 2000 | CAMRA's Good Cider Guide | David Matthews | 400 | CAMRA Books | Paperback | {{ISBNT|1-85249-143-4}} | £9.99 |
| 2005 | CAMRA's Good Cider Guide | Emma Lloyd | 256 | CAMRA Books | Paperback | {{ISBNT|1-85249-195-7}} | £10.99 |