The World Championship of Beersommeliers is held every two years by the Doemens Academy. The best among the now 8,000 trained beersommeliers from around the world compete in a three-part contest. In a knockout round, the top participants present a selected beer in the semifinals and must outperform their competitors in a direct comparison.

International Beersommelier Worldcup on YouTube:

The next Worldcup will be held:

When:  September 2025 during drinktec (the world’s leading exhibition for the beverage and liquid food industry)
Where: Munich / Trade Fair Center Munich Fair

The seventh World Champion BeerSommelier 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: Giuliano Genoni from Switzerland was crowned the seventh World Champion of Beer Sommeliers on 11 September 2022 in the run-up to drinktec at the Munich exhibition centre with an outstanding stage presence, but also through his theoretical and sensory assessment skills.

81 experts of 18 diverse nationalities (e.g. Brazil, Canada, South Corea, Italy, Switzerland, Austria) have been invited to participate and to demonstrate their skills and knowledge for the judges. The enthusiasm and passion for the product beer, but also the feeling of togetherness within the international beer sommelier scene was visible and tangible both at the get-together and at the competition itself. The world championship consisted of preliminary rounds, which were held at Doemens on 11^th September 2022, as well as the grand finale held at the Munich exhibition site.

The eighth Worldcup will be held in September 2025 in Munich! Stay tuned and return to this page to stay up to date!

WorldCup and competitors on Social Media:

Facebook: World Cup Beersommeliers
Instagram: #worldcupbeersommeliers

Team Germany
Facebook: World Cup Beersommeliers: Team Germany
Instagram: National Beersommelier Team Germany

Team Austria
Facebook: Bierland Österreich / #teambierlandösterreich
Instagram: Bierland Österreich / #teambierlandösterreich

Team Switzerland
Facebook: Schweizer Bier
Instagram: Schweizer Bier

Team Netherlands
Facebook: Nederlands Gilde der Biersommeliers
Instagram: Nederlands Gilde der Biersommeliers / #nederlandskampioenschapbiersomeliers

The previous locations and world champions are:

	2019: World Cup in Italy (Rimini) Elisa Raus, Germany (Officiating World Champion)
	2017: World Cup in Germany (Munich) Stephan Hilbrandt, Germany
	2015: World Cup in Brasil (São Paulo) Simonmattia Riva, Italy
	2013: World Cup in Germany (Munich) Oliver Wesseloh, Germany
	2011: World Cup in Austria (Salzburg) Sebastian Priller, Germany
	2009: World Cup in Germany (Sonthofen) Karl Schiffner, Austria