It's "perry" not "pear cider" so it should be cheaper!

[Stoatwobbler]

Thats gonna be a long ride from Sheffield to Colchester.

 

Used to be my local when I lived there! As good as the pubs are in Sheffield I do miss the Oddy.

[scoobydotcom]

Perry is a drink on it's own, Pear Cider is a Cider made with Pears ( and apples I think)

 

perry if fermented pear juice so although their similair they're not exactly the same, but most people wont be able to taste much difference

[shortcrust]

Agggrrr!!

 

Cider = Fermented apple juice

 

Perry = Fermented pear juice

 

EDIT: Pear Cider is just a 'new' name for perry....

 

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/60535?N=598259&PagingData=Po_0~Ps_10~Psd_Asc

Edited March 25, 2010 by shortcrust

[Tess]

So what is Elderflower and Lime, and Mixed Fruits Kopparberg called? Cider or Perry? I need to know!!

[Anna Glypta]

I don't want to upset anyone here, but the only reason why cider was cheap is down to a concession made to charge low duty in order to promote the traditional UK cider industry. So if folks producing perry want to dissociate themselves from cider they will also lose the concessions.

 

Sadly the lower rate duty did not lead to a revival of tradition cider making. Instead it led to the country being swamped by heavily advertised rubbish that usually claimed to be traditional Irish cider despite being made from apple pulp imported from the EU apple mountain and probably bulked out with turnips.

 

So most people who are upset about the rise in tax can offset this by not drinking the heavily promoted big brands and instead buy the premium products that don't spend £millions on advertising.

[koenigsinger]

from the Wiki , even I'm confused now! :s

 

CAMRA defines perry and pear cider as quite different drinks, stating that "pear cider" as made by the large industrial cidermakers is merely a pear-flavoured drink, or more specifically a cider-style drink flavoured with pear concentrate, whereas "perry" should be made by traditional methods from perry pears only.[14] (It should be noted that Brothers, Bulmers and other pear ciders are made from pear concentrate, often imported.) Others, including the National Association of Cider Makers, on the other hand, insist that the terms perry and pear cider are interchangeable.[15] Its own rules specify that perry or pear cider may contain no more than 25% apple juice.[13][16]

[Anna Glypta]

from the Wiki , even I'm confused now! :s

 

CAMRA defines perry and pear cider as quite different drinks, stating that "pear cider" as made by the large industrial cidermakers is merely a pear-flavoured drink, or more specifically a cider-style drink flavoured with pear concentrate, whereas "perry" should be made by traditional methods from perry pears only.[14] (It should be noted that Brothers, Bulmers and other pear ciders are made from pear concentrate, often imported.) Others, including the National Association of Cider Makers, on the other hand, insist that the terms perry and pear cider are interchangeable.[15] Its own rules specify that perry or pear cider may contain no more than 25% apple juice.[13][16]

 

I think the confusion is deliberate and caused by manufacturers who want to miss-represent an inferior product.

 

Cider should be made from crushed apples and nothing else. Perry should be made from crushed pears and nothing else.

 

Sadly there isn't much profit in that, where as adding a bit of imported pulp to a mix of sugar produced alcohol and water does.

[koenigsinger]

the last 'real' perry I had was Westons Perry at the Kelham Island Tavern, it was still, not fizzy, had a fabulous pear flavour and came with a good kick to it, I had a very merry perry evening

[esme]

I think we should close the commons bar and sell off it's stocks, lets see how they like it then

[Mathom]

Why don't they just hike tax on any 'cider' with the words 'white' or 'lightning' in its name? Because you don't get many 14 year olds hanging out in Endcliffe Park necking Westons, do you?

 

The swines............