About Beoir
Beoir is an independent group of consumers with a primary goal of supporting and raising awareness of Ireland’s native independent microbreweries as well as campaigning on drinkers’ rights issues such as licensing and labelling. Beoir was founded in 2010 and as of 2024 has around 250 members. Membership costs €10 per year.
Since 2012 Beoir has been a full member of the European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU).
Elected Officers and Admin Team
John Duffy (TheBeerNut) – Chair – Site Admin
Joined Irish Craft Brewer in 2007, founding member of Beoir in 2010. Chair from 2018
John lives in Dublin and has been a drinker of Irish craft beer since the mid-1990s. He joined Irish Craft Brewer shortly after it was founded and helped steer its transformation into Beoir. He served as Beoir’s treasurer from 2010 until 2016 and attended meetings of the European Beer Consumers Union on its behalf.
John has been writing a blog about beer called The Beer Nut since 2005 and has contributed to books such as the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, Irish Craft Beers: Origins, Styles & Breweries and 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die.
Contact: email.
John Stephens (DrJohn) – Treasurer – Site Admin
Joined Irish Craft Brewer in 2007, founding member of Beoir in 2010. He has been a delegate to EBCU 2017 to 2022
Contact: email.
Barry Masterson (Barry M) – Site admin
Co-founder of Irish Craft Brewer, March 2007, co-founder Beoir, July 2010. Site admin and general dogsbody.
Barry set up IrishCraftBrewer.com (ICB) with Séan Billings in March 2007 to provide for an online community of home brewers and beer lovers in Ireland. Over a couple of years, ICB grew, and after being approached by the EBCU, it became clear that a more formal organisation was needed to represent the conscientious beer drinkers of Ireland. Despite having emigrated to Germany in 2008, Barry, Séan and John Duffy (who had joined the ICB team by then) proposed the formation of Beoir to the ICB membership, and the rest is history.
Barry is still active as part of the team maintaining and managing the Beoir site, despite being years into a farmhouse renovation, and starting a cidery. He is desperately waiting for more Irish beer to be exported to Germany.
Contact: email.
Steve Lamond (Stephanos) – Cider Liaison Officer
Beer blogger, north east regional rep & Ireland and Scotland admin for ratebeer.
I was born in Yeovil, Somerset and moved to Northern Ireland in 2010 via Southampton University where I obtained a Masters degree in Chemistry with Ocean and Earth Science in 2009. Being from Somerset, I obviously enjoy cider too.
Contact: email.
Regional Representative Officers
As well as our elected officers and admin team, we have a number of Beoir Representative officers stationed around the country. If you would have an issue in your locality, or just want to have a chat about Beoir or hold an event, please contact your regional representative.
