Beverage dispensing and monitoring system

A beer dispensing system and monitoring system comprising:

• a beer keg;
• a dispenser for dispensing beer;
• a conduit in fluid communication with the dispenser;
• a first fluid coupling attached to the conduit, the first fluid coupling being a quick-connect coupling;
• a sensor box attached to the first fluid coupling, the sensor box including a first temperature sensor to measure beer temperature, a fluid flow meter, a microcontroller in communication with the first temperature sensor and the fluid flow meter, a transmitter in communication with the microcontroller for transmitting data, and a tag reader for reading identification tags;
• a second fluid coupling attached in fluid communication with the sensor box, the second fluid coupling being a quick-connect coupling;
• a container coupler removeably connectable with the beer keg and with the second fluid coupling for enabling beverage to flow from the container through the sensor box and to the dispenser.

A container coupler for reading identification tags from a container comprising:

• a handle for actuating the container coupler;
• a gas inlet for pressurizing a container;
• a fluid outlet for delivering fluid to a dispenser;
• a sensor box affixed to the fluid outlet for sensing fluid attributes including fluid temperature and fluid flow characteristics;
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• a tag reader affixed in the sensor box for reading identification tags from a container.