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Sorry the spear is the tube that runs down the middle of the keg brings the liquid out of the keg to the tapping head some times these have a small pin hole in them so when the liquid is being dispensed the gas and the liquid get mixed giving you foam.
Check the temp of your beer with any thermometer see what you get in the glass should be about 6c depending on your system.