On Monday 2 October, beer tappers from the Northern Netherlands will compete for a place in the final of the NK Biertappen. At the Horeca fair North Netherlands all preparations have been made to let the catering champions from the Northern Netherlands region shine.
The jury assesses the draft beer on, among other things, the foam head and the presentation and 34 other points. In total, regional competitions are organized at approximately 50 locations throughout the Netherlands. More than 1.000 beer tappers will compete with each other to eventually reach the national final in January 2018. The championship is an initiative of Tap Competitions Foundation and takes place to further improve the tap quality in the Dutch catering industry.
Participate?
If you work in the catering industry, you can participate in the tap competition free of charge. You can register via the website.
Jury
In the Northern Netherlands Tap Competition, a four-member jury assesses all participants to ensure that the best beer tappers advance to the final.
Remco Glas: “There is great enthusiasm and that is why we have to be strict.”
The finalists in the national finals are judged on the basis of strict tap protocols by an expert jury consisting of former winners, catering heroes, beer sommeliers and beer experts, including Remco Glas, Gilbèr Royen, Erwin Storm, Antonio van den Hengel, Nigel Siebelt and Ivo Thijssen.
Contest
For each tap competition, which is organized according to a fixed protocol and quality requirements, the best tapper will advance to the final that will take place in January 2017 at the Horecava trade fair in Amsterdam.