Beverage dispensing machine and pouch for use with beverage dispensing machine

A beverage dispensing device comprising:

• a beverage reservoir;
• a receptacle that receives a beverage container including a beverage and discharges the beverage from the beverage container into the beverage reservoir;
• a piercing element comprising one or more sharp elements that are coupled to a motor that moves the piercing element in and out of contact with the beverage container to repeatedly pierce and/or agitate the beverage container, the movement of the piercing element causing aeration of the beverage and releasing the beverage from the beverage container;
• a cooling system comprising one or more thermoelectric coolers including one or more plate-like surfaces along the flow path, the cooling system performing at least one of chilling or warming the beverage that flows over at least part of the plate-like surface;
• a pump that transfers the beverage from the beverage reservoir to the cooling system;
• an aeration component that receives and aerates the beverage from the cooling system;
• and
• a discharge nozzle coupled to the aeration component that dispenses the beverage.

A beverage dispensing device comprising:

• a beverage reservoir;
• a receptacle that receives a beverage container including a beverage and discharges the beverage from the beverage container into the beverage reservoir;
• a cutting mechanism including a cutting blade that is coupled to a motor that moves the blade in and out of contact with the beverage container to repeatedly cut and/or agitate the beverage container, the movement of the cutting blade causing aeration of the beverage and releasing the beverage from the beverage container;
• a cooling system comprising one or more thermoelectric coolers including one or more plate-like surfaces along the flow path, the cooling system performing at least one of chilling or warming the beverage that flows over at least part of the plate-like surface;
• a pump that transfers the beverage from the beverage reservoir to the cooling system;
• an aeration component that receives and aerates the beverage from the cooling system;
• and
• a discharge nozzle coupled to the aeration component that dispenses the beverage.

A beverage dispensing device comprising:

• a beverage reservoir;
• a receptacle that receives a beverage container including a beverage, wherein the receptacle is shaped to trap the beverage container in the receptacle and to permit cutting of the beverage container with a cutting knife that moves into and out of the receptacle to cut the beverage container, the beverage in the container evacuating the container via gravity into the beverage reservoir;
• a cooling system comprising one or more thermoelectric coolers including one or more plate-like surfaces along the flow path, the cooling system performing at least one of chilling or warming the beverage that flows over at least part of the plate-like surface;
• a pump that transfers the beverage from the beverage reservoir to the cooling system;
• an aeration component that receives and aerates the beverage from the cooling system;
• and
• a discharge nozzle coupled to the aeration component that dispenses the beverage.