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"Biertourist":2ilnqb39 wrote:

"balon":2ilnqb39 wrote: Just came across this thread and only read the first couple of pages so far. I'm tired of giving off to my mate at Diageo about lack of choice and would love to be a member. Where do I sign up?[/quote:2ilnqb39]

-This just sounds too good to be true; I'm thinking Balon might be a Diageo "plant"... <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->


Adam[/quote:2ilnqb39]

Ha ha! No conspiracy here. I just like to taste my beer.

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:2buox3d6 wrote: Front page[/url:2buox3d6], right-hand side: there's a Join Beoir button.[/quote:2buox3d6]

I've just joined, what happens next?

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:2b2pylzv wrote: You'll see the Beoir members' forum on the main forum index.[/quote:2b2pylzv]

Indeed I do, thanks.

&amp;quot;dereko1969&amp;quot;:jf2bqnz9 wrote: This is great, i'm in.
One concern i would have is the ability to truly be an all-island body as the issues are quite different on both sides of the border and making submissions for duty reductions/licensing etc would be complicated by knowledge of members on both sides of the border of legalities on the other side.
Perhaps this could be addressed through separate committees for each jurisdiction?[/quote:jf2bqnz9]

Just got round to reading this thread, first off I think its great what you guys are doing. But setting aside all the issues with different taxation, legislation etc between the two jurisdications the elephant in the room has to be that an organisation already exists up here, the CAMRA (NI) branch of (which im a member of) which is also part of the larger and very influential (100 thousand+ members) CAMRA organisation.
Surely some sort of tie up with the camra NI branch (in much the same way as beior will be working with the other EU organisations) would be preferable and would also prevent unnesecarry duplication.