System and method for dispensing consumable liquids

A beverage dispenser station comprising:

• a filler including a filler outlet configured to deliver a beverage into a container;
• an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag fixed to a water filter installed within the beverage dispenser station and through which water for the beverage is to flow;
• a filter display comprising a first LED;
• a controller configured with a processor and a computer readable medium including computer executable instructions to:
• determine a duration-of-use of the water filter;
• determine a volume of water that has passed through the water filter;
• compare the duration-of-use to a duration warning level and the volume of water to a volume warning level;
• and
• cause the first LED to illuminate in response to determining that the duration-of-use is less than the duration warning level and the volume of water is less than the volume warning level;
• and
• a network communications interface configured to communicate the duration-of-use and the volume of water to a server.

A computer readable medium configured to store instructions, which, when executed, cause a beverage dispensing machine to:

• read, via an RFID reader of the beverage dispensing machine, an RFID tag fixed to a water filter that is installed within the beverage dispensing machine and through which water for a beverage is to flow;
• determine a duration-of-use of the water filter;
• determine a volume of water that has passed through the water filter;
• compare the duration-of-use to a duration warning level and the volume of water to a volume warning level;
• illuminate a first LED in response to determining that the duration-of-use is less than the duration warning level and the volume of water is less than the volume warning level;
• and
• communicate, via a network communications interface, the duration-of-use and the volume of water to a server.