Founded in 1895 and located in Munich (Germany) being one of the most ancient and prestigious German schools, Doemens Academy is an institution dedicated to education and consultancy, strongly directed to the beer business, which operates globally with international recognition and reputation. In 2004, Doemens pioneered presenting the first professional beer sommelier course in the world. This course, which consists in two weeks of full-time lessons, aims to be a guide of orientation in beer production and introduction to gastronomy, among other aspects as sales, distribution and commercialisation. The course is oriented to professional teachers in hotel business and tourism schools teaching subjects related to the brewing industry, and to those already introduced in brewing who want to improve and complete their knowledge about it.