Beverage server

A beverage server for containing and dispensing a liquid and comprising:

• a base configured to contain the liquid and including a top and a bottom;
• a lid coupled to the base;
• a stopper coupled to the lid and movable between an open position and a closed position;
• a handle coupled to the base;
• an actuator coupled to the stopper and movable in a linear direction between a first position and a second position wherein linear movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position linearly moves the stopper from the closed position to the open position;
• a pour spout extending from the base and configured to guide liquid being dispensed from the base;
• wherein the bottom of the base is offset from the top of the base in a direction opposite from the direction of the pour spout.