Cider amount of sugar in lager or ale. Perry is a similar product to cider made from fermented pear juice. The flavour of cider varies. Ciders can be classified from dry to sweet. Their appearance ranges from cloudy with sediment to completely clear, and their colour ranges from almost colourless to amber to brown. The variations in clarity and colour are mostly due to filtering between pressing and fermentation. Some apple varieties will produce a clear cider without any need for filtration. Both sparkling and still ciders are made; the sparkling variety is the more common. Modern, mass-produced ciders closely resemble
Cider stores in Sweden cannot sell cider with less than 15 percentage juice by volume under the name Cider. "Cider" with none or less than 15% juice is instead usually sold as ""Apple/Pear beverage of cider character"" (Swedish: ""Äpple-/Pärondryck med Ciderkaraktär""). Brands of cider in Sweden include Rekorderlig, Kivik, Herrljunga and Kopparberg. In Switzerland cider is called "Suure Most" or "Saft" in the German-speaking part, "Cidre" in the Romandy, and "Sidro" in the Italian-speaking regions. The drink was made popular in the 19th century when apple production increased due to progress in pomology. At the turn of the century, cider consumption