METHOD AND MEANS FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE

摘要

Beverage dispensing apparatus and method by which gas in solution in the beverage can be liberated during dispensing to form a head of froth is provided by a compact bar mounted unit in which a bottled beverage 1 is clamped between a plate 8 and a block 9 with the bottle mouth sealed against a seal 13. The beverage is dispensed through a dip tube 23 forming an extension of an outlet passage 21 leading to an outlet spout. Located in the outlet passage 21 is means such as a restrictor or ultrasonic device by which the beverage is excited to liberate the gas and form the head. The beverage is displaced from the bottle 1 by the injection of air under pressure into the headspace of the bottle.