Portable coffee maker assembly

A portable coffee maker assembly, comprising:

• a base housing having a brewing compartment and at least one transporting cover, wherein said base housing includes an on board power source adapted to selectively supply electrical power to the brewing compartment, a water compartment member adapted to hold a supply of water, and a beverage container;
• wherein said brewing compartment includes a brewing conduit, water pump, heating element, and a pod receptacle and said water pump is configured to draw water from the water compartment member and direct the water past the heating element and into the pod receptacle through the brewing conduit, thereby enabling the water drawn in to be introduced hot to a coffee pod positioned in the pod receptacle;
• wherein said pod receptacle is integrated with a dispensing spout adapted to receive liquid previously introduced to the coffee pod and dispense received liquid into the beverage container;
• and
• wherein base housing is movable between a transporting configuration in which the said brewing compartment and at least one transporting cover are secured together and a brewing configuration in which said brewing compartment and at least one transporting cover are separated.