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The Market Porter (Market Taverns)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Harvey's - Star of EastbourneExceptional1
Wadworth - Stronginthearm AleGood1
Daleside - Autumn LeavesGood1
Daleside - Bobek ExportGood1
Harviestoun - HoptoberfestGood1
Dark Star - Golden GateGood1
Blindmans - Yogi BeerGood1
Acorn - Mittlefruh IPAGood1
Salopian - UnderworldGood1
Salopian - ZeppelinAcceptable2
Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Pub PilgrimAcceptable1
Church End - Einstein A Go GoAcceptable1
Hop Back - English Hop MedleyAcceptable1
Castle Rock - WarblerAcceptable1
Northumberland - The Little WasterAcceptable1
Picture 1. The Market Porter, Southwark, Central London
Picture 2. The Market Porter, Southwark, Central London

Visits Details

20 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Salopian - Underworld4.10GoodHoppy amber ale with good balance of malt. My score 15/20.
17 Oct 2009 (Ian)
Did a bit of a wander whilst I was waiting for some other people to turn up for a quickie in the evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hop Back - English Hop Medley4.00AcceptableGold, bit of farty aroma. Some pale malt in the mouth. Decent condition. Not enough hop up front, but the hop on the finish makes it quite interesting. Finishes a lot better than it starts. Some sherbert hop and a bit of hop sting.
13 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harviestoun - Hoptoberfest4.00GoodGood citrus hop character and balance. My score 15/20.
Salopian - Zeppelin5.10AcceptablePale strong bitter. Peppery, spicy hop taste and a wheaty malt flavour. Not to my taste. My score 12/20.
13 Oct 2009 (Ian)
Tuesday early evening and not very busy, got served right away.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Star of Eastbourne5.50ExceptionalAwesome. I so love this beer. Lovely in every part of it.
Salopian - Zeppelin5.10AcceptableGold, lasting ivory head. Some odd toffee and then very hoppy finish. An odd beer. The lightness of a golden ale, the toffee of a premium bitter and the hops of an IPA. Bizarre.
06 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Blindmans - Yogi Beer4.20GoodSurprisingly hoppy beer from this brewery with a good citrus kick and good balance. My score 15/20.
Castle Rock - Warbler4.90AcceptableServed too cold, dull and uninspiring which is unusual for this brewery. My score 12/20.
29 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Daleside - Autumn Leaves3.40GoodChestnut coloured bitter, fairly sweet to start then a drier finish. My score 15/20.
Church End - Einstein A Go Go5.00AcceptableVery hoppy and pale, peach and other citrus flavours suggest a mix of new world hops in this. Bit too hoppy for my taste and I suspect one of the hops used is Sorachi. My score 12/20.
22 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Northumberland - The Little Waster4.30AcceptableLike drinking cold coffee, all roast malt and little else. My score 12/20.
Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Pub Pilgrim4.00AcceptableQuite bitter, not very well balanced and with a very dry finish. My score 14/20.
08 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Acorn - Mittlefruh IPA5.00GoodGood hop character to this, slightly grassy, quite bitter. My score 15/20.
08 Sep 2009 (Ian)
Just popped in to see if there was anything I really wanted to drink and saw a Dark Star beer, so ordered a half and ended up sat next to Warren, BeerSensei, who was over from New York and had just watched Alls Well That Ends Well at The Globe. We chatted for half an hour about Shakespeare and his use of the supernatural in his plays. Fairly unusual for a pub conversation, but I really enjoyed it.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Golden Gate4.50GoodThe half disappeared before I knew it. Had the necessary Dark Star hoppiness with a bit of warming malt. Would have drunk this all night.
01 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wadworth - Stronginthearm Ale4.00GoodLots of grainy malt in this but few hops, giving a sweetish, cereal tasting biscuity beer. My score 15/20.
Daleside - Bobek Export5.00GoodSweetish and malty but no trace of Bobek hop which is a very distinctive Styrian type. My score 15/20.

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About The Market Porter

The pub sign. The Market Porter, Southwark, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional4
Excellent130
Good270
Acceptable240
Poor41

Website.

The pub is found in Southwark, Central London, SE1 9AA.

Famous pub opposite Borough Market in Stoney Street. Central bar has many beers which change on a regular basis and are mostly from UK micros. Can be extremely busy. Refurbishment some time ago and now there is one main room with a side area with seating as well. Many customers use the pavement outside to stand and enjoy their drinks. Really a must for anyone taking in London pubs. Sports 12 handpumps with 6 in each of the 2 distinct bar serving areas plus a further 4 for cider dispense at the far rear. Upstairs restaurant bar area too, mainly for lunchtime use. In 2019 the real ale choice was drastically reduced to 4 and the cider was withdrawn. Downstairs toilets. Card payment only, cash not accepted here.

We have visited this pub 283 times, seen 815 different beers and tried 647 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE1 9AA