Welcome to
European Beer Consumers’ Union
What is the EBCU?
EBCU is a non-political, non-religious organisation formed in May 1990 by the national beer consumer in Bruges, Belgium, by three national beer organisations: CAMRA (United Kingdom), Objectieve Bierproevers (Belgium, now Zythos) and PINT (Netherlands), to give voice to the beer consumer at the European level, both within and beyond the European Union (EU).
Manifesto
Beer, the enjoyable low alcohol drink of the general public for every
occasion, has played and continues to play a major role in European
culture, history, society, local communities and the wider economy.
Who can join the EBCU?
Membership of EBCU is open to all non-exclusive national organisations of beer consumers, provided they are independent of all outside influence, represent the beer consumer and can wholeheartedly endorse certain aims and objectives.
News
Beer and health symposium
EBCU strongly representet on the 8th European Beer and Health symposium in Brussels. As a start on the 55th Delegate meeting, more of the...
New members of EBCU?
On the upcoming Delegates Meeting in Brussels in two weeks, there will be guests from Spain. People from Asociación de Cerveceros Caseros...
Bruges Beer Festival 2017
Our chairman at the grand opening of Bruges Beer Festival 2017 giving a speach in flamse taal..... And the most attention when he talked...
Belgian beer culture is Cultural Heritage of Humanity
UNESCO decided that Belgian beer culture deserved a place on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The...
Re-election to the Board
Re-election to Henri Reuchlin as Chairman for the Exec. Board for the next two years. Also Carl Kins was reelected for his post in the...
54th Delegate Meeting
30 Delegates from member organisations together for meetings in Prague . Contact your national consumer organisation for more info.....
Meet the president of the EBCU
André was elected for EBCU Executive in 2017 after being a delegate for Olutliitto, Finland since 2008. He mainly works as a software engineer but also as a beer journalist and is often judging in different beer competitions with a wide knowledge of beer styles coming from over 20 years of home brewing. Living in Helsinki, André has a good knowledge of the Nordic alcohol monopolies and how they affect the beer consumer.
Focus organisations in EBCU: SPP, Bjórmenningarfélag Íslands, SÖ and CAMRA
Was elected for EBCU executive in 2018 and chairman in 2022.