Abstract: A portable apparatus for sequentially cooling a pluraity of containers of beverages and the like includes a portable housing containing the following devices. An evaporator circulates a refrigerant therethrough and defines a receptacle for receiving a container to be cooled in close heat-conducting relation thereto. A supply tank initially contains pressurized refrigerant sufficient for cooling a plurality of containers. A conduit transmits the pressurized refrigerant from the supply tank to the evaporator. A valve forms a part of the conduit and includes devices for actuating the valve to allow the flow of pressurized refrigerant from the supply tank and devices responsive to the flow of a predetermined quantity of refrigerant from the supply tank sufficient for cooling a single container for deactuating the valve device to stop the flow of refrigerant from the supply tank and provide the predetermined quantity of refrigerant to the evaporator for cooling the container received in the receptacle.