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
Latest digital version of CAMRA’s What’s Brewing magazine 04/2021
The latest digital version of CAMRA's What's Brewing is now available online:...
Will the lights go out for bars, pubs and breweries in Europe
Christine Cryne from CAMRA has interviewed EBCU members in December about the impact of Covid on bars and breweries across Europe. This is...
Beer of the Year 2021, by Beoir
Beoir, our member organisation from Ireland, has just published the results of its annual Beer of the Year competition. The tenth annual...
Heineken fully acquires Brixton Brewery
Dutch giant purchases remaining 51% of London microbrewer Brixton Brewery announced today that Heineken has purchased the remaining stake...
PINT, turns 40 years today
Today, 40 years ago, Vereniging Promotie INformatie Traditioneel Bier (PINT) the association was formed. It's forming the picture of a...
EBCU in Good Beer Matters podcast
Today, EBCU chairman was interviewed for Good Beer Mathers podcast. Jeremy Storton write on his web page, "Because there is a lot of bad...
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.