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
Beer in Mexico the Spanish conquest, there had been fermented alcoholic beverages in Mexico. The best known of these is "pulque", which is the fermented sap of the maguey or agave plant. More similar to beer is a lesser-known beverage, called "tesgüino" or "izquiate", brewed by various cultures. This is made from fermented corn, and creates light, amber-colored liquid which is whisked before drinking. "Tesgüino" can still be found in Mexico today, mostly homemade, in the north and west of Mexico in states such as Chihuahua, Sonora and Colima. Among the Tarahumaras, the drink is used for rituals. A similar beverage, called "pozol",