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A tapping apparatus (1), provided with a container (2) and a pressure control device (10) for controlling pressure in an inner space (3) of the container, wherein the pressure control device (10) includes a compartment (31) with a pressure medium therein and a dispensing opening (30) with a valve me

A tapping apparatus (1), provided with a container (2) and a pressure control device (10) for controlling pressure in an inner space (3) of the container, wherein the pressure control device (10) includes a compartment (31) with a pressure medium therein and a dispensing opening (30) with a valve mechanism (12), wherein an operating element (15) is provided for operation of the valve mechanism by a user, for supplying an amount of pressure medium from the compartment (31) into an inner space (3) of the container.

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1. A tapping apparatus, provided with a container and a pressure control device for controlling pressure in an inner space of the container, wherein the pressure control device comprises a compartment with a pressure medium therein and a dispensing opening with a valve mechanism, wherein operating m

1. A tapping apparatus, provided with a container and a pressure control device for controlling pressure in an inner space of the container, wherein the pressure control device comprises a compartment with a pressure medium therein and a dispensing opening with a valve mechanism, wherein operating means are provided for operation of the valve mechanism by a user, for supplying an amount of pressure medium from the compartment into an inner space of the container, wherein the inner space of the container is at least partly filled with a carbonated beverage, wherein dispensing means are provided for dispensing beverage from the inner space of the container, which dispensing means comprise a valve closing off a dispense opening. 2. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating means are operable by a user from an outside of the container. 3. A tapping apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the dispensing means are coupled to the operating means, the arrangement being such that upon operation of the dispensing means such that a part of the beverage is dispensed from the inner space, the operating means are driven for dispensing from the compartment an amount of pressure medium to the inner space of the container. 4. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing means are coupled to the operating means, the arrangement being such that upon operation of the dispensing means such that a part of the beverage is dispensed from the inner space, the operating means are driven for dispensing from the compartment an amount of pressure medium to the inner space of the container. 5. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating means are accessible from an outside of the container with a hand of a user. 6. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an indicator is provided for indicating the pressure in the inner space of the container. 7. A tapping apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the indicator is a mechanical indicator. 8. A tapping apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the indicator comprises a moving element which is movable between a first and a second position, wherein the first position indicates a low pressure in the inner space and the second position a high pressure. 9. A tapping apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the indicator is at least partly included in the operating means. 10. A tapping apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the indicator comprises means for discharging excess pressure from the inner space. 11. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating means are provided with a control element with which a maximum pressure that can be exerted on the operating means is or can be set. 12. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the valve mechanism comprises a spring-loaded valve body, while the operating means are designed for operating said spring-loaded valve body. 13. The tapping apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the spring-loaded valve body is a valve. 14. The tapping apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the spring-loaded valve body is an aerosol valve. 15. The tapping apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the operating means are designed for operating said spring-loaded valve body by moving the valve body against the spring load. 16. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pressure control device is included at least partly within the inner space of the container, while in an outer wall of the container the operating means are provided. 17. The tapping apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the operating means are provided in an upper side of the outer wall of the container. 18. The tapping apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the operating means are provided adjacent an upper side of the outer wall of the container. 19. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pressure control device is included substantially outside the inner space of the container, while in an outer wall of the container the operating means are provided. 20. The tapping apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the operating means are provided in an upper side of the outer wall of the container. 21. The tapping apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the operating means are provided adjacent an upper side of the outer wall of the container. 22. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating means in a first position, prior to a first use, are at least functionally uncoupled from the valve. 23. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating means are provided with tamper evident means. 24. The tapping apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the tamper evident means are a seal. 25. The tapping apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the tamper evident means are a cover. 26. A tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a pressure control controlled on the basis of at least ambient pressure is provided for supplying, from a container, a pressure gas into a beverage compartment. 27. The tapping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carbonated beverage is beer. 28. A method for tapping beverage, wherein the beverage is included in a container with a dispensing device, which container is further provided with a compartment with a compressed pressure medium, wherein, with the aid of operating means, a shut-off of the compartment is operated such that pressure medium flows under pressure into an inner space of the container and then pressurizes the beverage and beverage is discharged from the inner space by operation of the dispensing device, and wherein the shut-off of the compartment is accomplished at least partly by repeatedly opening and closing a valve of a pressure cartridge within the compartment by a user, in between dispensing beverage, for manually increasing the pressure inside the container. 29. A method according to claim 28, wherein the operating means are operated by the dispensing device.