European Beer Consumers' Union
The European Beer Consumers' Union (EBCU) is a consumer organisation founded in 1990 in Bruges, Belgium, by three national beer organisations: CAMRA (United Kingdom), Objectieve Bierproevers (Belgium) and PINT (Netherlands).
History
In 2003, Objectieve Bierproevers was replaced by Zythos.
In 2008, the member organisations signed up to a constitution which defined the formal aims and structure and the role of traditional beer as a "prime component of European culture, history and daily life".Template:Fact
Beoir, an Irish consumer organisation setup in 2010 to promote Irish craft brewing and microbreweries,[1] became the organisation's 13th member in 2012.[2]
In 2012, Terry Lock, chairman since 1999, retired and Henri Reuchlin from the Netherlands was elected to replace him.[3] Bo Jensen from Denmark replaced Henri Reuchlin as chairman in 2018, serving until 2022.[4] In 2022, André Brunnsberg of Finnish organisation Olutliitto was elected Chair.[5]
Members
As of March 2023, the union's website listed 21 members from 17 European countries:[6]
| Country | Acronym | Organisation Name | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "flag". | ACCE | Asociación de Cerveceros Caseros Españoles | 2009 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Beoir | 2010 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | BierIG | BierIG Österreich | 2002 |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | Bjórmenningarfélag Íslands | 2021 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Bractwo Piwne | 1995 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | CAMRA | Campaign for Real Ale | 1971 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | CELCE | Club Español de Coleccionismo Cervecero | 1987 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | DBE | Template:Ill | 1998 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | FNABRA | Fédération Nationale des Associations Brassicoles | 2002 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | GBCU | German Beer Consumers Union | 2019 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". and Script error: No such module "flag". | GFB | Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Biervielfalt | 1991 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | MoBI | Movimento Birra | 2003 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Olutliitto | 1992 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | PSPD | Polskie Stowarzyszenie Piwowarów Domowych | 2010 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | SPP | Sdružení přátel piva | 1990 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | SÖ | Svenska Ölfrämjandet | 1985 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | PINT | Vereniging Promotie Informatie Traditioneel Bier | 1980 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Beer Geeks | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Unionbirrai | 1999 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | ZYTHOS | Zythos | 2003 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Norbrygg | 1998 |
Aims
The union campaigns on European level to:
- To preserve and maintain the diversity of the traditional European beer cultures, with particular regard to local, regional and national brewing and beer styles
- To protect the consumer from the imposition of unfair pricing by opposing unreasonable taxation or exploitative business practices
- To ensure that the consumer receives the best factual information about any beer on commercial sale.
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