Tapping ceremony (Anstich)
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “Packaging, storage and serving”.
Explanation
The ceremonial opening of a wooden cask with a tap and mallet. The best known is the tapping that opens the Munich Oktoberfest: since 1950 the mayor has tapped the first keg and called out “O’zapft is!” (“It’s tapped!”).
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