A beverage dispensing system for dispensing a carbonated beverage, said beverage dispensing system comprising a pressure chamber for accommodating a collapsible beverage container, and, a bar counter defining a customer side, an oppositely located operator side extending substantially parallel with said customer side, and a substantially horizontal surface extending between said customer side and said operator side, said beverage dispensing system further comprising a tapping rod, said tapping rod comprising a tapping line, said tapping rod further comprising: a first slender part defining a first end and an opposite second end, said first slender part extending substantially vertically from said first end at said substantially horizontal surface of said bar counter to said second end located above said substantially horizontal surface of said bar counter, said first slender part further including a first guide tube for accommodating said tapping line between said first end and said second end, characterised in that a second slender part defining a third end connected to said second end of said first slender part and an opposite fourth end, said second slender part extending from said third end to said fourth end substantially parallel with said customer side and said operator side of said bar counter, said second slender part further including a second guide tube interconnected with said first guide tube for accommodating said tapping line between said third end and said fourth end, and a third slender part defining a fifth end connected to said fourth end of said second slender part and an opposite sixth end, said sixth end of said third slender part being connected to a tapping cock for accommodating a valve element of said tapping line, said third slender part extending from said fifth end to said sixth end substantially perpendicular to said customer side and said operator side of said bar counter towards said operator side of said bar counter and comprises a fixed part and a horizontally openable cover facing said fixed part, said fixed part and/or said horizontally openable cover comprising one or more catching elements for clamping said tapping line between said fifth end and said sixth end, said horizontally openable cover defining an open state in which said catching elements being accessible between said fifth end and said sixth end, and a closed state in which said catching elements being concealed. a first slender part defining a first end and an opposite second end, said first slender part extending substantially vertically from said first end at said substantially horizontal surface of said bar counter to said second end located above said substantially horizontal surface of said bar counter, said first slender part further including a first guide tube for accommodating said tapping line between said first end and said second end, characterised in that a second slender part defining a third end connected to said second end of said first slender part and an opposite fourth end, said second slender part extending from said third end to said fourth end substantially parallel with said customer side and said operator side of said bar counter, said second slender part further including a second guide tube interconnected with said first guide tube for accommodating said tapping line between said third end and said fourth end, and a third slender part defining a fifth end connected to said fourth end of said second slender part and an opposite sixth end, said sixth end of said third slender part being connected to a tapping cock for accommodating a valve element of said tapping line, said third slender part extending from said fifth end to said sixth end substantially perpendicular to said customer side and said operator side of said bar counter towards said operator side of said bar counter and comprises a fixed part and a horizontally openable cover facing said fixed part, said fixed part and/or said horizontally openable cover comprising one or more catching elements for clamping said tapping line between said fifth end and said sixth end, said horizontally openable cover defining an open state in which said catching elements being accessible between said fifth end and said sixth end, and a closed state in which said catching elements being concealed.