Campaign for Real Ale Campaign for Real Ale The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary consumer organisation headquartered in St Albans, England, which promotes real ale, real cider and the traditional British pub. With over 191,000 members, it is now the largest single-issue consumer group in the UK, and is a founding member of the European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU). The organisation was founded in 1971 in Kruger's bar in Dunquin, Kerry, Ireland by Michael Hardman, Graham Lees, Jim Makin, and Bill Mellor, who were opposed to the growing mass production of beer and the homogenisation of the British brewing industry.
Castle Inn Tit" from the Marshwood Vale. In "Slow Dorset", Alexandra Richards comments that the inn is known for its food and range of local beers, as well as being very dog-friendly. The inn was recommended by Lesley Gillilan, writing in "The Guardian" in 2013, as worthy of investigation for its cider alone. In 2014, the inn was recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) as their "Cider Pub of the Year". CAMRA said, "Their commitment to real cider and perry is second to none and the quality of drinks they have in the pub at any one time is truly