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Beoir is an independent group of consumers with a primary goal of supporting and raising awareness of Ireland's native independent microbreweries. There are some fantastic benefits for members. Find out more about Beoir or learn how to join:
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The tenth annual Beoir beer awards took place during January, with members voting on their favourite beers of the previous twelve months. No shortlists, no style guides, no expert judges: all winners were picked solely on the basis of how much the drinking public enjoyed them. Beoir members made their selections from all the beers brewed on the island of Ireland and commercially available during 2020 and a total of 86 different beers received commendations. From these, the top three were selected for prizes, and the brewery with the highest overall score received a separate award.

After a month of voting, the result was as follows:

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The European Beer Consumers Union has launched its ‘one stop shop’ for information about different beer styles across the continent and further afield.

The Beer Styles of Europe and Beyond has been published by the European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) to provide everyone from connoisseurs to those new to the world of beer with a comprehensive guide to the growing range of beer styles found across Europe and beyond – their origins, differences and how to spot the best.

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Today marks ten years since Beoir was formally established, on 1st July 2010. It doesn’t seem like all that long ago but it’s safe to say that the world of Irish beer has changed immeasurably since then. Beoir’s objectives have similarly moved with the times.

Back then, “craft beer” was very much a minority interest, and Beoir sought to serve that minority with information on where independent beer could be found. A one-page national list of pubs that sold Irish craft beer became a Directory, and eventually the BeoirFinder app. An early stated aim of Beoir was to encourage independent beer and cider production by increasing consumer awareness and demand, to the point where every establishment could be relied on to have at least one craft option available. In urban Ireland, at least, this mission was largely accomplished by the beginning of 2020.

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With the independent beer industry facing an uncertain future during the covid-19 pandemic, it's more important than ever to support it. Irish licensing laws give breweries very little scope to sell directly to the public.

Several are now offering delivery or collection from the brewery directly, and these have been compiled into a new website: DirectFromBrewery.com, the work of Craig Kearney, from an idea by Wayne Dunne. It lists the breweries doing direct sales, states the arrangements on offer and links to the online shop where there is one.

Social distancing is no reason to go thirsty!

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