Brewing apparatus for extracting a portion capsule

A brewing apparatus for extracting a portion capsule, comprising a first brewing chamber element and a second brewing chamber element, wherein the first or the second brewing chamber element is movable in an axial direction between a loading position, in which the first and the second brewing chamber elements are spaced apart from each other, and an extraction position, in which the first and the second brewing chamber elements form a substantially closed brewing chamber, wherein, upon movement of the first or the second brewing chamber element from the loading position into the extraction position, the portion capsule is first perforated by at least one first perforation means of the first brewing chamber element and then is perforated by at least one second perforation means of the second brewing chamber element, the first brewing chamber element has a perforation element which comprises a base surface and the at least one first perforation means formed on a peripheral region of the base surface in a circumferential direction, the at least one first perforation means has a linear cross section which is bent along a circumference of the base surface to protrude perpendicularly from the peripheral region of the base surface, the at least one first perforation means being positioned at a constant radius about a central point of the base surface, the at least one first perforation means cooperates with an edge region of the portion capsule to ensure a more reliable perforation operation, wherein liquid flows at angles through the portion capsule to increase an interaction distance and interaction time between the liquid and contents of the portion capsule.