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).
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".
Beoir, an Irish consumer organisation setup in 2010 to promote Irish craft brewing and microbreweries,[1] became the organisation's 13th member in 2012.
In 2012, Terry Lock, chairman since 1999, retired and Henri Reuchlin from the Netherlands was elected to replace him.[2] Bo Jensen from Denmark replaced Henri Reuchlin as chairman in 2018, serving until 2022.[3] In 2022, André Brunnsberg of Finnish organisation Olutliitto was elected Chair.[4]
As of March 2023, the union's website listed 19 members from 17 European countries:[5]
| Country | Acronym | Organisation Name | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCE | Asociación de Cerveceros Caseros Españoles | 2009 | ||
| Beoir | 2010 | |||
| BierIG | BierIG Österreich | 2002 | ||
 Iceland | Bjórmenningarfélag Íslands | 2021 | ||
| Bractwo Piwne | 1995 | |||
| CAMRA | Campaign for Real Ale | 1971 | ||
| CELCE | Club Español de Coleccionismo Cervecero | 1987 | ||
| DBE | 1998 | |||
| FNABRA | Fédération Nationale des Associations Brassicoles | 2002 | ||
| GBCU | German Beer Consumers Union | 2019 | ||
| and | GFB | Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Biervielfalt | 1991 | |
| MoBI | Movimento Birra | 2003 | ||
| Olutliitto | 1992 | |||
| PSPD | Polskie Stowarzyszenie Piwowarów Domowych | 2010 | ||
| SPP | Sdružení přátel piva | 1990 | ||
| SÖ | Svenska Ölfrämjandet | 1985 | ||
| PINT | Vereniging Promotie Informatie Traditioneel Bier | 1980 | ||
| Unionbirrai | 1999 | |||
| ZYTHOS | Zythos | 2003 |
The union campaigns on European level to: