Another well-known example was the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party, which started as a prank and won 2.97% of the vote and 16 seats in the Sejm after Poland's 1991 parliamentary elections, even joining the government of Hanna Suchocka with its own minister.

[12] The idea for the Beer Party likely grew out of a song, "Die Bierpartei," which appeared on Turbobier's debut album, Irokesentango.

In 2019, it capitalized on the satirical potential of the Ibiza Affair and advertised itself with giveaways of free beer in order to gain the declarations of support (Unterstützungserklärungen) necessary for participation in the election.

As one motivation for its candidacy, the party declared that "drunk stories"—a play on a statement by far-right populist politician Heinz-Christian Strache downplaying the Ibiza Affair[15]—were best left to the professionals.

[17] According to a July 2019 online poll of the tabloid newspaper Österreich, 23% of respondents could imagine voting for the Beer Party under certain circumstances.

[19] However, collecting the necessary 1800 signed declarations of support posed a logistical problem due to the shutdown-measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria.

[22] Among the more serious goals of the Beer Party were support through the corona crisis for Vienna's culture scene, which was badly hit by pandemic lockdown measures.

[23] The Beer Party was, by October 2020 notably able to capture more social media engagement than any other party—including the major parties—with a budget of only 200 Euros[24] despite the competition having invested tens of thousands in advertisement.

In the election, Pogo, under his legal name Dominik Wlazny, achieved 8.3%, putting him in third place behind the re-elected incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen and Walter Rosenkranz of the FPÖ.

On 18 January 2024, Dominik Wlazny (alias Marco Pogo) announced the candidacy of the BIER Party for the 2024 Austrian legislative election.

[30] On 26 June 2024 it was announced that the BIER Party had received enough validated signatures to candidate in the whole of Austria for the 2024 legislative election.