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I can see the micros giving large support to this and all together in one common cause, there should also be generous donations from same as it is going to give some serious advertising for them, I feel the site will become a hub for all craft related brewing here, when someone types beer into google they should get all the information in the first click, here, with so much well laid out info that the impression they will be left with would be Beer + Ireland = Lots of micro's and their beer available everywhere.

There are lots of people who have no idea that there craft breweries on our island and their idea of anything other than macro is made in someone’s kitchen.

There is a hell of a lot of de-brainwashing to do, it has happened with sucess in the food game where now people realise local in season veg well cared for is so much better than found in most supermarkets and it helps local communities survive. No reason we can't achieve the same, look at the power the supermarkets had.

I don't think I expressed my opinions so much on here before (I don't say much) but I feel passionate about this.

Ale Man

&amp;quot;Ale Man&amp;quot;:2aiqhlsf wrote: there should also be generous donations from same as it is going to give some serious advertising for them[/quote:2aiqhlsf]And the best donation is product, IMHO <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

&amp;quot;Ale Man&amp;quot;:2aiqhlsf wrote: it has happened with sucess in the food game where now people realise local in season veg well cared for is so much better than found in most supermarkets and it helps local communities survive.[/quote:2aiqhlsf]Absolutely! There are definitely lessons to be learned from the food sector.

You can count me in too.

Got one question.
Is beoir going to be set up with any kind of legal standing? Like a professional body or an institution? Is there such a thing for a consumer group?

Spent the last while reading this and i do think its a great idea. I'll definitely sign up.
But i'm only a poor student, and haven't got a credit card. So i was wondering if i could send a check maybe for fifteen or twenty, to make it worth the while? Is that a no go? i thought i read earlier that you might have t-shirts available to buy, maybe i misread but maybe i could give my donation and get a t-shirt in one?

Thanks

&amp;quot;n1mbus&amp;quot;:3mwolare wrote: Is there such a thing for a consumer group?[/quote:3mwolare]We're just looking at that now, mostly as an ass-covering exercise in case we need to be registered somewhere.

Gerty, I'll PM you.

Sean or thebeernut will take cash at ICB meetings.