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Survey on beer labeling

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European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) is excited to announce the launch of a new survey aimed at gathering the insights of beer consumers across Europe. Our mission is to better understand what information consumers feel is vital on beer labels. The data collected will help to shape the way we support industry partners like Brewers of Europe and also aid juridical and political authorities in making informed decisions when creating legislation pertaining to beer labeling. As we strive to a...
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EBCU unveils new guide to the beer styles of Europe and beyond

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EUROPEAN BEER CONSUMERS UNION UNVEILS ITS NEW GUIDE TO THE BEER STYLES OF EUROPE AND BEYOND – THE WORLD'S FIRST ON-LINE CONSUMER GUIDE TO THE DIVERSITY OF BEER TODAY   Brussels, Belgium – June 5, 2023 - The European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU), the leading body championing beer advocacy and consumer interests in Europe, today proudly announced the launch of its new guide “The Beer Styles of Europe and Beyond". This innovative website is set to become an essential resource, providi...
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EBCU endorses France Bière Challenge

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EBCU has chosen to endorse the France Bière Challenge. The beer competition is organized every year with the best available French beers competing for medals in many different categories. Last year there was over 500 beers in 39 categories competing for medals. According to André Brunnsberg, chairman of EBCU, the competition is professionally organized. “The beers are judged by both French and international beer judges and fulfills the criteria we set for endorsing competitions. With t...
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German Beer Consumers Union (GBCU) approved as full member

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EBCU decided to approve German Beer Consumers Union (GBCU) as full members of the union at the autumn delegate meeting in the Netherlands on October 16th, 2021. GBCU has been an associate member in EBCU since 2019. The goal of the GBCU is to give a voice to those, who love to drink their beer – but responsibly. The have three main goals: First they want to keep the broad Germany beer variety alive, especially in the gastronomy and trade. Second they want to emphasize the necessity of tran...
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EBCU welcomes Polskie Stowarzyszenie Piwowarów Domowych (PSPD) from Poland

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EBCU welcomes Polskie Stowarzyszenie Piwowarów Domowych (PSPD) from Poland as the latest full member in our union. Their application was approved at EBCU’s autumn delegate meeting in the Netherlands on October 16th, 2021. PSPD was founded in 2010 as a homebrewing organization but today with over 1500 members the focus is also on beer consumerism. PSPD is a very active organization organizing homebrewing competitions, judge training and certification. PSPD issues its own magazine – „Piw...
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EBCU Round-Up

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EBCU 30 years
As part of “The Way Forward 2020 and Beyond” programme, one of the recent European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) initiatives is the introduction of a series of informative seminars aimed at beer consumers. You can access the latest presentation at youtu.be/CrfkrWv0rTM on the subject of “The Beer World After the Pandemic”. A panel of experts from various countries fronted by Tim Webb, the international beer writer, addressed topics affecting the European beer scene during the pandemic. T...
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EBCU endorses Golden Bohemia beer competition

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Golden Bohemia is a Czech national beer competition with international jury since 2017 and open to any Czech breweries. Peculiar for this competition is that many of the beers are served on keg. As the competition is organized in a well manner and follows EBCU's criteria for beer competitions we have chosen to endorse it.  
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EBCU COVID-19 survey results

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The European Beer Consumers conducted a survey on how the pandemic has affected beer consumption. The survey was open for participation between 26th of April until 17th of May and collected in total 1667 answers from 26 different countries (optional EBCU member organization in parenthesis): United Kingdom: 667 (CAMRA 149, Beoir 2)Belgium: 227 (Zythos 97)Italy: 153 (Unionbirrai 153)France: 137Denmark: 113 (Danske Ölentuasiaster 11)Netherlands: 109 (Pint 33)Germany: 66 (GBCU 1)Finland: 50 (Olu...
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