Groningen has gained its first two beer sommeliers.

Last weekend, Felix Huisken and Marjolein Smit returned from Obertrum am See, Austria, as certified beer sommeliers. At the BIERkulturHAUS there, they completed the final part of a training program that began earlier with the StiBON course in the Netherlands.

Diploma Beer Sommelier is an international title and one of the highest diplomas for beer knowledge and handling. A total of 16 Dutch beer sommeliers were added last weekend, bringing the total number to around 40. Felix Huisken from café Singelier in Helpman and Marjolein Smit from Bierlokaal Café de Koffer The first Groningen Beer Sommeliers are in the Schildersbuurt.

During the training, the many different facets of beer and beer handling were covered, such as the various phases of the brewing process, tasting, compiling a beer menu, and pairing beer and food. The two Groningen beer sommeliers hope to use the acquired knowledge to introduce more and more people to the many fine beers brewed worldwide, but certainly also in their own country.

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