Since its introduction earlier this year, the Re-Turn deposit system for cans has had a number of knock-on effects on the beer market. Several breweries and distributors have expressed frustration with the expense and bureaucracy of the scheme, especially when it comes to limited-run beers. Today, Eight Degrees launched a new bottled beer range, with […]
Welcome to the new Beoir website. Here’s what you need to know. The development required a complete rebuild and, while all user accounts were migrated across, the security set-up means that passwords were not. So, to log in to the site, please use the “Lost Your Password” link on the homepage login box and set yourself […]
Christina Wade’s book is subtitled “1,000 years of women in Britain’s beer history” and is the Campaign for Real Ale’s contribution to restoring women to their place in the history of beer, with an emphasis on the UK. There’s no better person to tell it than its author, an outspoken historian, beer campaigner and feminist, […]
With all the coverage recently about what the labels on alcoholic drinks should or shouldn’t say, one side that nobody thought to ask is us, the consumers. Everyone recognises that we need to be informed about the products we buy, but exactly what and how? Alcoholic beverages have a long, and in Beoir’s view inappropriate, […]
The Beoir awards have been running annually for over a decade now. It is the only beer awards scheme in Ireland voted for by the drinkers ourselves and the integrity of the system is a vital part of how it works. Winners can know that their beer stood out on its own merits, purely for […]
Editors’ note: Prof. Claus-Christian Carbon is an academic at the University of Bamberg, Germany, with an interest in the social aspects of beer. He is also an executive member of the European Beer Consumers Union. This article is on the important but often missed distinction between health and wellbeing in how beer is discussed. I […]
Our late friend Andrew Moore made a point of contacting Irish breweries each year for a list of their seasonal Christmas beers. The tradition has been continued in his absence. See below for a list of what Ireland’s small and independent breweries are releasing for Christmas 2022.
EBCU is very proud and happy to announce that the beer culture association Bjórmenningarfélag Íslands from Iceland now is part of the EBCU as a full member. The organisation applied for membership and became part of the EBCU family in the autumn delegate meeting in Dublin, Ireland on Friday 4th of November. EBCU now consists […]
Since 2012, Beoir has been calling on its members to choose their favourite beers from among all those brewed on the island of Ireland. Though the brewing scene is now unrecognisable compared with then, great beers still stand out and, due to our unique selection process, get counted. Without nominations, shortlists or any other prompting, […]
Last month, the business media reported that two of Ireland’s larger and more established craft breweries had merged. One partner, BRÚ Brewery, was already the product of a previous merger, when last year the owners of Carrig Brewing in Leitrim acquired BRÚ, adopted its brand and moved beer production to BRÚ’s facility in Meath. The deal also […]
