The winner Giuliano Genoni (centre), with runner-up Felix Schiffner (left) from Austria and 3rd place holder Léon Rodenburg from the Netherlands.

The winner Giuliano Genoni (centre), with runner-up Felix Schiffner (left) from Austria and 3rd place holder Léon Rodenburg from the Netherlands.
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2022 Beer Sommelier World Champion comes from Switzerland

At this year's World Championship of Beer Sommeliers in Munich, Giuliano Genoni from Switzerland triumped with his extensive knowledge and presentation skills.

After an exciting neck-and-neck race, Giuliano Genoni from Switzerland was able to secure the much-coveted World Cup trophy in Munich yesterday and is thus the seventh World Champion Beer Sommelier. With his versatile beer knowledge and polished presentation, the Swiss convinced the top-class jury consisting of international brewing and beer sommelier experts. 

Each finalist was pulled a beer to blind taste, which then served as the basis for assessing their skills and abilities. In addition to the sensory evaluation, the finalists' background knowledge of the beer, suggested food recommendation and performance on stage were also tested. With his knowledge and presentation of the Paulaner Salvator beer, Genoni took the coveted trophy, followed by runner-up Felix Schiffner from Austria and Léon Rodenburg from the Netherlands in third place. 

The organiser of the Beer Sommelier World Championship Dr. Michael Zepf was impressed by the performance of the finalists. "The presentations of the finalists are proof of the consistently high level of quality. Their intensive, months-long preparations have once again paid off," he said in a statement.

Doemens Academy has organised the World Beer Sommelier Championship every two years since 2009. A total of 82 participants from 18 nations took part in the 2022 Championship. 

Pia Schorlemmer
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