Beverage capsule with filter registration element

A beverage capsule for use in a brewed beverage machine including a piercing element, the beverage capsule comprising:

• a container defining an interior volume including a base configured for being perforated upon contact with the piercing element;
• a filter assembly disposed in the interior volume and dividing the interior volume into a first chamber containing beverage ingredients and a brewing medium and a second chamber, the filter assembly comprising:
• a filter element comprising web fibers;
• and
• a registration element having a top surface and a bottom surface opposed to the top surface, wherein the registration element is disposed above the filter element, wherein the bottom surface defines one or more pockets,
• wherein the filter element separates the registration element from the second chamber, such that upon contact of the filter element with the piercing element from below, the filter assembly directs the piercing element to pierce the filter element and then enter into the one or more pockets, and
• wherein a brewed beverage is formed when the brewing medium is directed into the first chamber, the brewed beverage is filtered through the filter assembly and then flows into the second chamber and exits the container through the base perforated upon contact with the piercing element.