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Posts of the year 2022

December 2022

Friday 23.12.2022

South Korean Beer Sommelier training programme successful yet again

For years, South Korea has shown a lot of enthusiasm for beer. Interest in specialty beers has grown, beer-drinking is trendy and demand for well-trai...

Wednesday 30.11.2022

European Beer Star: Association of Private Breweries terminates cooperation with Doemens

The Managing Directors of the Private Breweries, Roland Demleitner and Stefan Stang, have informed Doemens that, with immediate effect, the "European ...

Wednesday 05.10.2022

Peter Schropp turned 60 years

He describes himself as an "exotic" at Doemens. He has been an integral and important part of the Doemens Academy for 27 years. The food chemist, who ...

Thursday 22.09.2022

drinktec 2022: international and qualitative

On 12 September 2022, the time had finally come again: after a forced break due to Corona, a major beverage trade fair was held again for the first ti...

Tuesday 13.09.2022

Final milestone: Inauguration of the new Doemens building

"Doemens 2020" is a unique, ambitious and future-oriented project that has a great impact on the national and international beverage industry. After m...

Sunday 11.09.2022

The seventh World Champion Beer Sommelier hails from Switzerland

It was a head-to-head race, the top-class jury had to deliberate under considerable pressure for over half an hour. But then they agreed unanimously: ...

Monday 08.08.2022

European Beer Star maintains close ties with Doemens

Doemens Academy once again hosted Europe's greatest variety of beer styles. On August 4th - 5th , Europe's largest beer competit...

Wednesday 27.07.2022

Multi-level, innovative training programme for employees of Namibia Breweries Limited

Two years ago, Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) celebrated its 100th anniversary. The brewery has voluntarily committed itself to upholding the German ...

Monday 25.07.2022

It’s all about the total package: 7th World Championship of Beer Sommeliers in Munich

They are valuable ambassadors who know how to celebrate beer, who live for and love beer: over the past 18 years, beer sommeliers have made significan...

Friday 22.07.2022

Doemens at drinktec 2022

After a three-year break from the premier trade fair, the Doemens team is looking forward to welcoming visitors from Germany and abroad to the newly d...

Thursday 21.07.2022

Doemens expands its range of flavourstandards

Since their introduction at Doemens, the flavourstandards for beer and water have served as a very popular tool for sensory training in small, medium-...

May 2022

Tuesday 24.05.2022

4th Water Sommelier Course in Taiwan

The 4th Cohort of Water Sommelier Mandarin program has been completed at Kai Ping Culinary School, Taipei, Taiwan, a weekend course ran from April 16t...

Tuesday 24.05.2022

Dr. Wolfgang Stempfl awarded the Golden Beer Idea for beer sommelier training

The Golden Beer Idea is an award granted by the Bavarian Brewers Association and the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association for special services wh...

Monday 25.04.2022

European Beer Star 2022: Doemens is well-prepared

Since the first European Beer Star was held in 2004, Doemens has been a reliable partner for the Association of Private Breweries. Above all, Doemens ...

February 2022

January 2022

Wednesday 26.01.2022

Hot off the press and exclusively for Doemens Biersommeliers worldwide

The new Course Book is now available in English! Parallel to the completely revised course concept of the Doemens Biersomme...

Monday 10.01.2022

We’re ready to start!

The primary question currently facing me as Doemens President is: "What will happen to Doemens Academy in 2022 and beyond?" One thing is certain: than...

Monday 03.01.2022

Premiere: Water Sommelier course in Saudi Arabia

Water has a very special place in Middle East culture. In this region, everyone knows its inestimable value and especially appreciates good, healthy w...

December 2021

November 2021

October 2021

Monday 04.10.2021

Doemens has moved into its new quarters

After almost two-and-a-half years of construction – June 2019 was when we held our memorable groundbreaking ceremony - the new Doemens building was ...

Tuesday 07.09.2021

20 Years Doemens – Maximilian Roithmeier

At Doemens he is immediately recognized by his signature gestures and general presence: Maximilian Roithmeier, associated with Doemens primarily by hi...

July 2021

June 2021

May 2021

Wednesday 12.05.2021

Julia Bär appointed the new head of the EBC Sensory Group

Julia Bär, employee of the Savour Academy at Doemens and head of part-time training programm, where candidates become a Bachelor of Food Production T...

March 2021

Wednesday 03.03.2021

Doemens 2020: The brewhouse is here

February 2, 2021 was another great day for Doemens. The "heart" of the brewery, our new brewhouse, was delivered to the new building on Lohenstraße. ...

Saturday 27.02.2021

Doemens 2020: The labeler is ready

The Krones company is generously supporting the new Doemens facility with a new labeling machine. Doemens machine specialists Maximilian Roithmeier an...

Friday 22.01.2021

World Brewing Academy: successful completion by students in the Master's program

The International Diploma in Brewing Technology course launched in Chicago in January 2020 had to be interrupted in mid-March 2020, just six weeks aft...

Saturday 16.01.2021

Doemens is in good hands

We have experienced difficult times recently and still have a steep path ahead to navigate. As a community, we are called upon to emerge from the cris...