Congratulations must go to the team at The Andover Tap at the Lamb for achieving the local award for Cider Pub of the Year, presented by the north Hampshire group of the Campaign for Real Ale.
The pub, under the enthusiastic ownership of Tim Abrams has become the 'go-to' outlet in the area to try traditional ciders and perries.
Up to a dozen traditional ciders and perries are usually available including from such artisanal producers as Newton Court, Snails Bank, and Farmer Jim's.
Not all Cider is Real
In fact only a very small amount of cider produced these days can be considered real cider and this award recognises those who produced and support the 'real thing'.
In order to be real, cider and perry should never be concentrated then diluted – either in terms of the juice used, or the alcohol content.
The ciders at the Andover Tap at the Lamb comply with this definition and will always be served in the traditional manner. The pub now goes on the compete against other venues in the Wessex Regional Round of the competition.
Let us pop in and enjoy and cider and wish them the best in the competition.
CAMRA has details on what constitutes real cider here:
https://camra.org.uk/beer-and-cider/cider/promoting-real-cider-and-perry/
Pictured: Tim Abram who has brought traditional ciders and perries to the Andover Tap at the Lamb.
