Ton Opgenhaffen is Dutch Beer Tapping Champion 2013. The innkeeper of café La Clé in Maastricht won the prize on the third day of the Horecava 2013 fair. Opgenhaffen scored highly with the professional jury due to his presentation and eye for detail when tapping.
Twenty-five finalists competed against each other for the coveted title. The finalists had to tap two whistles, two vases and two specialty beers (a winter beer and a Weizener) in front of the public.
“My moment”
The beers were served on a tray for the jury, which consisted of beer professionals and former winners. “I'm overjoyed! It's always a snapshot, but this all went well. This was my moment”, says Ton Opgenhaffen with pride.
Optimal performance
Opgenhaffen performed optimally this year. He poured the beers in a solid way and managed to convince the jury. Jury chairman Gerrit Verweij: “At this top level, it's all about the details; is the foam head the same everywhere, do we see bubbles, is the glass not held too high? At Ton Opgenhaffen we have not seen a single mistake, a fantastic presentation and a deserved winner.”
Critical jury
The expert jury consists of: Gerrit Verweij (chairman), Erwin Storm, Gilbert van Rooyen, Antonio van de Hengel, Remco Glas, Peter van de Arend and Fiona de Lange.
Criteria
The jury looked at a number of aspects of a professionally presented beer:
* Preparation and presentation
* Rinsing the glasses
* Method of tapping
* Skimming method
* How is the beer served to the guest
* How is the presentation of a 'special beer' prepared
* How is the glass of a 'special beer' rinsed
* How is the 'special beer' served to the guest
About the NK Beer tapping
The NK Biertappen is organized by the Tap Competitions.nl Foundation with the support of Koninklijke Horeca Nederland, the Tapwacht, Horecava and the Dutch Breweries. The competition is for all catering professionals based on image, craftsmanship and independence.
More info: www.tapmatch.nl
