Abstract: A portable beverage dispenser adapted to be carried by a vendor includes an insulated tank having an internal compartment in which a beverage to be dispensed is retained. A discharge passage is provided through a wall of the insulated tank and communicates with the internal compartment adjacent a lower end of the compartment. A pressurizing passage extends through a wall of the tank and communicates with the internal compartment adjacent an upper end of the compartment. A pump is attached to the tank and includes a fluid transmitting line for directing a pressurizing gas into the upper end of the internal compartment through the pressurizing passage for pressurizing a beverage within the compartment, and a nozzle communicates with the discharge passage adjacent the lower end of the internal compartment for dispensing the beverage.