The present application provides an automated beverage dispenser for dispensing a beverage and ice into a cup. The automated beverage dispenser may include an ice dispensing station with an ice auger and a weight sensor, a beverage dispensing station, and a control device. The control device instructs the ice auger to fill the cup with a predetermined amount of ice and instructs the beverage dispensing station to fill the cup with a predetermined amount of the beverage in response to a weight of the cup as determined by the weight sensor.

A drink producing apparatus includes: a dispensing unit for dispensing carbonized liquid from the drink producing apparatus, a dispensing container, which is formed for receiving a carbonized liquid addable to a drink by the drink producing apparatus, wherein the dispensing container is connected to the dispensing unit of the drink producing apparatus for leading the carbonized liquid from the dispensing container to the dispensing unit, the dispensing unit comprises a dispensing opening, from which the carbonized liquid can be dispensed, a receiving device for receiving a vessel, wherein the carbonized liquid to be dispensed from the dispensing opening can be filled into the vessel, a position variation device, by which a position between the dispensing opening and the receiving device is variable, and a distance setting device, by which a vertical distance between the dispensing opening and a local reference location at or in the vessel is kept constant during the dispensing process of the carbonized liquid.

The invention also relates to a household refrigeration apparatus and to a method for producing and dispensing a mixed drink.

Assembly comprising:a beverage dispensing line (20) defining at a dispensing end (46) thereof an inner circular flow area having a first diameter;an upstream valve part (26) connected to said dispensing end, the upstream part having an outwardly oriented snap lock member (44);a flexible downstream valve part (28) defining a beverage outlet at its downstream end, having an inwardly oriented snap lock member cooperating with the outwardly oriented snap lock member, the downstream valve part including a cylindrical plug (36) and defining a passage from the dispensing end past the plug to the beverage outlet, the plug defining a downstream section defining a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and defining an upstream section defining a third diameter equal to or smaller than the first diameter, connected to the downstream section, a tap handle (14) operating the downstream valve part between a dispensing position, an intermediate non-dispensing position and a final non-dispensing position.

Described herein is a beverage system that is configured to produce beverages having different characteristics, such as different levels of carbonation including producing substantially non-carbonated beverages and carbonated beverages with a single machine. The beverage system includes a beverage appliance and a beverage container. The beverage container includes a beverage material, which can include a flavoring ingredient for a target beverage. The beverage appliance is used to access the beverage material from the beverage container and produce the target beverage. The beverage appliance and beverage container are adaptable to produce the target beverage having any of a range of carbonation levels or other characteristics.

Assembly comprising:a beverage dispensing line (20) defining at a dispensing end (46) thereof an inner circular flow area having a first diameter;an upstream valve part (26) connected to said dispensing end, the upstream part having an outwardly oriented snap lock member (44);a flexible downstream valve part (28) defining a beverage outlet at its downstream end, having an inwardly oriented snap lock member cooperating with the outwardly oriented snap lock member, the downstream valve part including a cylindrical plug (36) and defining a passage from the dispensing end past the plug to the beverage outlet, the plug defining a downstream section defining a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and defining an upstream section defining a third diameter equal to or smaller than the first diameter, connected to the downstream section, a tap handle (14) operating the downstream valve part between a dispensing position, an intermediate non-dispensing position and a final non-dispensing position.

The invention relates to a bar system (1) for simultaneously pouring beer (3) from a reservoir (2) into a plurality of containers such as glasses (4), comprising a supply line (5) having an adjoining distributor region (6) having a plurality of outlets (7), wherein the beer (3) can be conducted via the supply line (5) into the distributor region (6) and via the latter into the containers such as glasses (4). In order to fill the containers such as glasses (4) uniformly with beer (3) and with a head of foam of equal height, it is possible according to the invention to till the distributor region (6) completely with beer (3) when the supply line (5) is partially full. The invention further relates to a method for simultaneously pouring beer (3) into a plurality of containers such as glasses (4), the beer (3) being conducted from a reservoir (2) for the beer (3) via a supply line (5) to a distributor region (6) having a plurality of outlets (7) and the beer (3) being discharged via the outlets (7) and taps into the containers such as glasses (4). According to the invention the beer (3) is guided from a reservoir (2) via a supply line (5), partially filling said supply line, into the distributor region (6), completely tilling said distributor region, and the beer (3) is poured when the distributor region (6) is full.