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A beer dispensing faucet is configured to be attached to a shank connector. The shank connector has a connecting member and an internal passageway having an outlet opening positioned within the connecting member. The dispensing faucet has a housing defining a central conduit having an inlet opening

A beer dispensing faucet is configured to be attached to a shank connector. The shank connector has a connecting member and an internal passageway having an outlet opening positioned within the connecting member. The dispensing faucet has a housing defining a central conduit having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The housing defines a valve seat in the central conduit and further has an aperture in communication with the central conduit. The inlet opening is dimensioned to correspond in size to the outlet opening of the internal passageway and further configured to be positioned in confronting relation to the outlet opening of the internal passageway. The housing has a connecting member configured to cooperate and connect to the connecting member of the shank connector. A valve stem is positioned in the aperture. The valve stem has a first position wherein the valve stem is engaged with valve seat to define a closed faucet position. The valve stem has a second position away from the valve seat to define an open faucet position.

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1. A beer dispensing system comprising: a shank connector defining a passageway having an outlet opening, the passageway configured to be connected to a supply line connected to a beer source;a dispensing faucet having a housing having a body defining a peripheral structure, wherein the peripheral s

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A beer dispensing system comprising: a shank connector defining a passageway having an outlet opening, the passageway configured to be connected to a supply line connected to a beer source;a dispensing faucet having a housing having a body defining a peripheral structure, wherein the peripheral structure is bounded by a connection structure of the body, the dispensing faucet further having a protrusion having a length that extends beyond the peripheral structure defined by the body;the protrusion and body of the dispensing faucet cooperating to define a central conduit therethrough, the central conduit having an inlet opening defined by a distal end of the protrusion, and the body defining an outlet opening of the central conduit, the central conduit being angled downwardly from the inlet opening towards the outlet opening of the central conduit, the central conduit further defining a valve seat in the housing,the body further defining an aperture receiving a valve assembly having a valve stem, wherein the valve stem mates with the valve seat,wherein the distal end of the protrusion defining the inlet opening is dimensioned to correspond to the outlet opening of the passageway of the shank connector, wherein the connection structure of the body of the dispensing faucet is connected to the shank connector wherein the inlet opening defined by the distal end of the protrusion is positioned in confronting relation to and engage with the outlet opening of the passageway of the shank connector, wherein the outlet of the passageway is in fluid communication with the inlet opening of the central conduit,and wherein the valve stem has a first position wherein the valve stem is engage with the valve seat to define a closed faucet position, the valve stem having a second position displaced from the valve seat to define an open faucet position;wherein the housing defines a lowermost floor having an outer surface running parallel to a longitudinal extension of the body, wherein the valve seat separates the central conduit into first and second sections, wherein the inlet opening is positioned in the first section, wherein a second end is positioned in the first section opposite the inlet opening, wherein the inlet opening is positioned a distance from the outer surface that is greater than a distance between the second end and the outer surface. 2. The beer dispensing system of claim 1 further comprising a spout, the spout having a fluid conduit therethrough defining an inlet and an outlet, the spout attached to the housing wherein the inlet of the spout is in fluid communication with the outlet opening of the central conduit of the housing. 3. The beer dispensing system of claim 2 wherein the spout is detachably connected to the housing. 4. The beer dispensing system of claim 3 further comprising a second spout, the second spout having a length different from a length of the spout, wherein one of the spout and the second spout is detachably connected to the housing. 5. The beer dispensing system of claim 3 further comprising a cleaning nozzle, wherein after the spout is removed from the housing, the cleaning nozzle is detachably connected to the housing, the cleaning nozzle having a base and a cleaning tip extending straight from the base, the tip configured to be attached to a cleaning line wherein the dispensing faucet is configured to have cleaning fluid injected through the dispensing faucet. 6. The beer dispensing system of claim 3 wherein the housing has a pair of slots and the spout has a pair of pins, the pins being removably received in respective slots of the housing to detachably connect the spout to the housing. 7. The beer dispensing system of claim 1 further comprising a handle pivotally connected to the valve stem to actuate the valve stem between the first position and the second position. 8. The beer dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the central conduit has an internal diameter, the internal diameter having a varying size through the housing. 9. The beer dispensing system of claim 1 further comprising an O-ring positioned between the outlet opening of the passageway of the shank connector and the inlet opening of the distal end of the protrusion wherein the O-ring is engaged therebetween and assists in providing a fluid tight seal between the passageway of the shank connector and the inlet opening of the central conduit. 10. The beer dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the housing has a pair of slots, and further comprising a spout wherein the spout has a pair of spout pins, the spout pins being removably received in respective slots of the housing to detachably connect the spout to the housing, and further comprising a cleaning nozzle having a pair of nozzle pins, the nozzle pins being removably received in respective slots of the housing to detachably connect the cleaning nozzle to the housing, wherein one of the spout and the cleaning nozzle is detachably connected to the housing, the spout being connected to the housing for dispensing beer through the dispensing faucet and the cleaning nozzle being connected to housing and configured to be attached to a cleaning line to clean the dispensing faucet. 11. A beer dispensing faucet configured to be connected to a shank connector, the shank connector defining a passageway having an outlet opening, the passageway configured to be connected to a supply line connected to a beer source, the beer dispensing faucet comprising: a housing having a body defining a peripheral structure, wherein the peripheral structure is bounded by a connection structure of the body, the dispensing faucet further having a protrusion having a length that extends beyond the peripheral structure defined by the body;the protrusion and body cooperating to define a central conduit therethrough, the central conduit having an inlet opening defined by a distal end of the protrusion, and the body defining an outlet opening of the central conduit, the central conduit further defining a valve seat in the housing,the body further defining an aperture receiving a valve assembly having a valve stem, wherein the valve stem mates with the valve seat, the body further having a pair of slots,wherein the distal end of the protrusion defining the inlet opening is dimensioned to correspond to the outlet opening of the passageway of the shank connector, wherein the connection structure of the body of the dispensing faucet is configured to be connected to the shank connector wherein the inlet opening defined by the distal end of the protrusion is configured to be positioned in confronting relation to and engaged with the outlet opening of the passageway of the shank connector, wherein the inlet opening of the central conduit is configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet of the passageway,a spout having a fluid conduit therethrough defining an inlet and an outlet, the spout having a pair of pins, the pins being removably received in respective slots of the body to detachably connect the spout to the housing wherein the inlet of the spout is in fluid communication with the outlet opening of the central conduit,and wherein the valve stem has a first position wherein the valve stem is engage with the valve seat to define a closed faucet position, the valve stem having a second position displaced from the valve seat to define an open faucet position;wherein the housing defines a lowermost floor having an outer surface running parallel to a longitudinal extension of the body, wherein the valve seat separates the central conduit into first and second sections, wherein the inlet opening is positioned in the first section, wherein a second end is positioned in the first section opposite the inlet opening, wherein the inlet opening is positioned a distance from the outer surface that is greater than a distance between the second end and the outer surface.