Patent ID: 7334702

Claim:
A method for dispensing a liquid beverage, comprising the steps: providing a container having a top and a bottom and defining a first opening at the top and a second opening proximal the bottom; providing a beverage dispensing bag including a flexible pouch having a top, a top edge, a bottom, first and second panels and a width and wherein the first and second panels define a first opening at the bag top and wherein said at least one of the first and second panels defines a second opening near the bag bottom, and wherein said bag further includes liquid dispensing means including a tube connected to said pouch to permit a controlled flow of liquid from the second opening of said pouch, and wherein the first and second panels are permanently bonded together proximal the top of said pouch to close the first pouch opening and are connected together proximal the bag top to releasably close the first pouch opening, and wherein the pouch has a perforation line extending across at least a majority of the width of the pouch to define a tear strip between the perforation line and the top edge of the pouch, opening the first pouch opening by at least substantially tearing off the tear strip and substantially separating the first and second panels from each other at the top of the pouch; positioning the bag into the container with the tube extending out through the second opening of the container; inserting a liquid beverage through the first pouch opening and into the pouch; and, operating the liquid dispensing means by pulling the tear strip away from pouch to selectively release the liquid beverage out through the tube.