APPARATUS FOR USE IN DISPENSING BEER AND A METHOD OF DISPENSING BEER USING THAT APPARATUS

Apparatus for use in dispensing beer and a method of dispensing beer using that apparatus

Apparatus for use in dispensing beer from a supply into a glass or other vessel at a dispense station, comprises master measuring means (27) for dispensing a predetermined volume of beer in two portions, one of which is more disturbed than the other so as to help in the formation of a head. The master measuring means (27) may comprise a cylinder containing a piston which, on one stroke, allows a predetermined volume of beer to enter the cylinder, and, on a subsequent stroke, discharges that volume of beer. A first portion of the beer may be metered out under the control of a flow meter (13). The first and second portions of beer may flow along different paths (11 and 12) or along the same path (30), (Figs. 5, 6) ...

Apparatus for use in dispensing beer and a method of dispensing beer using that apparatus

Apparatus for use in dispensing beer at a dispense station from a supply of beer comprises first and second separate flow paths (11, 12) for beer, first dispense means in the form of a flow measuring device (13) and a valve (14) operative to dispense a metered first portion of beer through the first flow path (11) and second dispense means (17) operative to dispense a second portion of beer through the second flow path (12). The beer flowing through the first flow path (11) is relatively undisturbed, while that flowing through the second path (12) is highly disturbed, so as to form a head when it is dispensed into a glass (24). The operation of the second dispense means may be controlled by the user, or automatic, and the volume of the second portion dispensed may similarly be controlled by the user, or be predetermined. The total volume of beer dispensed may be measured out by master measuring means (27). Alternatively the master measuring means may dispense two lots of beer through the ...

APPARATUS FOR USE IN DISPENSING BEER AND A METHOD OF DISPENSING BEER USING THAT APPARATUS