European Beer Consumers' Union

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The European Beer Consumers' Union (EBCU) is an independent non-religious, non-politically affiliated international consumer organisation that was founded during May 1990 in Bruges by three European national beer consumer organisations, CAMRA (UK), Objectieve Bierproevers (Belgium) and PINT (Netherlands).

(In 2002/3 Objectieve Bierproevers was replaced by Zythos)

[edit] Aims

The union campaigns on European level to:

• Preserve traditions in European beer culture particularly regional and local producers using traditional methods.

• Promote craft beers and breweries including local/national beer styles and breweries and help support small breweries to prevent assimilation into multinational companies.

• Represent beer drinkers to ensure consumers receive quality beers and value for money and choice in the marketplace.

[edit] Current Members (2007)

The union currently has 14 constituent members:

Country	Acronym	Organisation Name	Founded
United Kingdom	CAMRA	Campaign for Real Ale	1971
Netherlands	PINT	Vereniging Promotie Informatie Traditioneel Bier	1980
France	ATPUB	Association Pour l'Union des Biérophiles
Belgium		Zythos	2003
Switzerland	ABO	L'Association des Buveurs d'Orge	1991
Austria	BierIG	BierIG Österreich	2002
Denmark		Danske Ølentusiaster	1998
Norway	NORØL	Norske Ølvenners Landsforbund	1993
Finland		Olutliitto	1992
Sweden	SÖ	Svenska Ölfrämjandet	1985
Poland		Bractwo Piwne	1995
Italy		Unionbirrai	1999
Czech Republic		Sdružení přátel piva
Germany		Frankisches Brauereimuseum	2001

[edit] References

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