There’s only one thing a true beer-lover loves more than beer, and that’s variety.

If you are an aficionado, your eyes may light up when you stumble upon a pub with 20 taps and an entire wall of bottled craft beers.

But what if you could get that kind of variety in just one tap? The clever minds at tech firm Cambridge Consultants reckon they’ve devised just such a machine.

The invention – called Hoppier – is described by Edward Brunner, head of food and beverage systems at the company, as a “merger of an espresso machine and a beer font”.

The team looked at different methods of extracting hops and, during research, found pressure variation – similar to that used in expresso machines – could be used in a similar way to create beer.

Check out the video above to find out more.

Brewing and dry hopping typically takes two weeks, but by using high, nine-bar pressure, Cambridge Consultants has speeded up the dry-hopping process, extracting the flavours. The result is that the flavour of beer can change within two seconds.

“By adding extra hops at the point of dispense, the beers volatile aromas are as fresh and intense as possible. Additionally, the aroma of the finished pint can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the quantity of hops and by changing the type of hops used,” said Brunner.

Cambridge Consultants believes the technology could be retro-fitted to beer fonts in a bar, enabling customers to choose the drink they like. The bartender could then create a customised beer on the spot, simply by adjusting the quantity of hops.

Cambridge Consultants will be demonstrating its personalised beer technology at the 3rd Annual Canadean Alcohol Innovation Congress, December 2-3 in London.