MINIATURE BEVERAGE COOLER

摘要

A manually portable apparatus (2) is provided for cooling a carbonated beverage stored in a container (15) and dispensing non-foamed carbonated beverage. The beverage is preferably beer. The apparatus comprises a housing (38) containing a conduit (40). A pressurizing device is attached to a beer keg for maintaining the beer under pressure in the keg. The conduit communicates between the beer keg and a tap (24) located on the exterior of the apparatus. A submersible pump (50) circulates a water and ice cooling mixture over the conduit for cooling the conduit. The housing has a perforated side-wall (36) that surrounds the conduit to protect the conduit and the pump from being damaged by ice particles. The pump is positioned to continuously circulate cold water over the conduit for maximum heat exchange.