I would assume it has somthing to do with how the can intakes air to fill the void left by the absense of beer.

Conventional beer cans lose valuable time by pouring a little beer out, and then letting a little air in, pouring a little beer out, letting a little air in, etc...

I would guess they just created another air inlet in the can somwhere where it doesnt interefere with the flow of beer.

Wait a sec here.... "The dispenser serves lager at two degrees Celsius and is expected to be especially popular at places like theatres where there is a big rush to the bar at intervals."

Since when has beer been served at a theatre?????? Sure would make chick flicks bearable.

Only downside: the foamy head is approximately 18 inches tall.

kewlbeezer

There's only one thing that would make a chick flick bearable, and it ain't beer. It's padded knee rests in front of each seat, and a chick who knows what to do with same.

LOL DarthBrooks

kewlbeezer, I don't know about where you live, but here in Lexington, you can buy beer at the Kentucky Theatre. Hell, a few years ago, I took a 12 pack in by "hiding" it in my backpack, and they didn't bat an eye when I asked for an empty cup at the concession stand. They didn't even charge me for the cup.

What?! Eleminate the sweet, sweet anticipation?! Are you mad?! That's crazy blasphemy talk you're going on about! Beer is ment to be served slowly poured for maximum aroma and buzz.

Real theaters, not movie theaters, serve alcohol during intermissions, in both the US and the UK.

But yeah, what I want to know is, how high is the head on this said pint of lager?! The reason you pour slowly is to keep the bubbles from spewing all over the place!

"Only downside: the foamy head is approximately 18 inches tall."

If you tilt the glass while pouring beer or soda, you will get little, if any foam.

The new device can pour a pint of beer in just five seconds.

It could eventually mean the end of long waits at the bar, as the new dispensing system can pour 10 pints of beer in less than a minute.

How stupid do they assume we are, again?

If you're drinking pitchers at the theatre, you're pretty stupid.

See What you all are missing by not living in Britain. The Cinema across the street from my flat has a full bar. So helpful when you friends pick a pointless french art film.
Shudders, takes another gulp of cider

Wow, that sure was informative!?

It doesn't take but 5 seconds to draw a pint anyway, unless the CO2 pressure is too high, or it's Guinness under nitrogen. Wished they had included an explanation.

Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX

new release movies, beer brought to your seat by waitresses, nachos, buffalo wings, fries, etc too.

Easily the best movie theater concept EVER.

So that means they can now pour a good pint of Guinness in less than 4 mins?Cool.

What's the hurry? Only cheap beer should be served so quickly to hasten the end of such an awful experience.
The best beers are served cool... not cold... and their taste often changes enjoyably as they warm to room temperature. I can understand being in a hurry to be served but one shouldn't be so impatient that the pouring compromises the brew.

Is it just me, or is this headline poorly written?

New device invented drastically speeds up the time it takes to pour a beer

How about:

New invention greatly decreases the time it takes to pour a beer


Anyway, I'm curious how this would work. Tuning a normal keg system to pour at a normal rate without foaming can be a bit tricky... Beer is apt to foam when the pressure/temperature suddenly changes. As I understand it, there's a specific pressure to be used for a given line length and rise/drop to dispense... If the pressure is too high, all you get is a lot of foam.

"The new device can pour a pint of beer in just five seconds.

It could eventually mean the end of long waits at the bar, as the new dispensing system can pour 10 pints of beer in less than a minute.

How stupid do they assume we are, again?"

Do the man. 5 seconds for each pint. That means 10 points takes 50 seconds, just under a minute. It can do 12 pints in a full minute.

:)

I'm looking forward to 4 pint jugs in 20 seconds.

Yes.

How stupid do they assume we are, again?

Maybe they're just really excited.

Well, you do have to take into account time to switch the glasses....

i could go for some foamy head right now but this chick from the wine glass advertisment keeps pukin' up the alka-seltzer..

A properly running tap with a competent bar tender can already surpass a five second pint. I can pour two in 4-6 secs.

What REALLY slows things down are all the asshats who haven't thought about what they want, even though they've been standing there waiting with a full view of the bar, or wait until they see what they're friends are getting, and then inevitably want to run a credit card for one beer! Asshats!

Want faster beer? School your friends - know what you want when it's your turn and use cash! If you must use a card, run a tab!

Beware, ye all! This is the source of major evilness!

Six years ago, an English company bought Guinness. Horrors enough, but, then two years ago, this same sompany decided that Guinness wasn't pouring fast enough and so they built a tap that had an ultraound reverberator inside of it. That resulted in what they described as a "perfect pint" being poured in a mere 14 seconds.

All the Guinness world went up in arms and the deployment plans were shelved. So now, it seems, it's you Budweiser fans who are their next victims. Persevere, my friends. Resist

fiosrach

Most Budweiser drinkers really don't care how it is poured. They only care that it is wet and cold. The finesse that is exerted in drawing a perfect pint of Guiness is lost on cheap American piss water.

/beer snob

Now I know why I never get posted.

We have to leave room for stupid links with unintelligible tag lines....

/bitter

2003-08-17 08:42:07 PM kabar

Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX

new release movies, beer brought to your seat by waitresses, nachos, buffalo wings, fries, etc too.

Easily the best movie theater concept EVER.

But you have to deal with the fact that it is frequented by Harry Knowles.

Fnord: You're right, the headline is poorly written... I was going to mention and then I saw that you beat me to it.

I should probably change my name to Headline_Nazi...

Hah! I can twist the top off my beer in 0.37 seconds.

wydok: Fortunately there are now 3 Alamo Drafthouse locations, so your chances of running into Harry are much smaller.

screw the moving to canada idea i had,im moving to europe! amsterdam hopefully...

I thought it would be some sort of new beer-to-tracheotomy interface. Baaa-WOOOSH! Beer me!

Anything that gets beer out of its protective shell (keg) and into my belly faster is a good thing.

The British piss-beer market is full of these 'innovations' at the moment. Fosters is trialling a system that puts a long lasting head on a pint. That it would put the same head on a pint of warm water is completely by the by. This idea is from Coors for their Carling brand. There's been little detail in the British press but it wouldn't surprise me if it was some kind of nitrous squirter that delivers flat product and skooshes it up in the glass. The market that this is really aimed at is the weekend club crowd who don't care what they're drinking, and now they're getting what they deserve.

I notice beer drinkers are quite conservative when it comes to beer and beer culture.

Interesting.... well, not really. Rather dull actually.

must.spend.all.cash.trying.out.new.invention.....me in 2 weeks...