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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 Eastbourne |  | 1 |
| Pictish - Black |  | 1 |
| Harviestoun - Hoptoberfest |  | 1 |
| Dark Star - Golden Gate | | 1 |
| Blindmans - Yogi Beer | | 1 |
| Acorn - Mittlefruh IPA | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Stronginthearm Ale | | 1 |
| Daleside - Autumn Leaves | | 1 |
| Daleside - Bobek Export | | 1 |
| Church End - Einstein A Go Go |  | 1 |
| Salamander - Garden of Eden | | 1 |
| Hop Back - English Hop Medley | | 1 |
| Ramsbury - Barmy Army | | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Warbler | | 1 |
| Northumberland - The Little Waster | | 1 |
| Piddle (Dorset Piddle) - Yogi Beer | | 1 |
| Salopian - Zeppelin | | 2 |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Pub Pilgrim | | 1 |
Visits Details
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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Back - English Hop Medley | 4.00 | | Gold, 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)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harviestoun - Hoptoberfest | 4.00 | | Good citrus hop character and balance. My score 15/20. |
| Salopian - Zeppelin | 5.10 | | Pale 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Star of Eastbourne | 5.50 | | Awesome. I so love this beer. Lovely in every part of it. |
| Salopian - Zeppelin | 5.10 | | Gold, 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)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blindmans - Yogi Beer | 4.20 | | Surprisingly hoppy beer from this brewery with a good citrus kick and good balance. My score 15/20. |
| Castle Rock - Warbler | 4.90 | | Served too cold, dull and uninspiring which is unusual for this brewery. My score 12/20. |
29 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daleside - Autumn Leaves | 3.40 | | Chestnut coloured bitter, fairly sweet to start then a drier finish. My score 15/20. |
| Church End - Einstein A Go Go | 5.00 | | Very 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)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland - The Little Waster | 4.30 | | Like drinking cold coffee, all roast malt and little else. My score 12/20. |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Pub Pilgrim | 4.00 | | Quite bitter, not very well balanced and with a very dry finish. My score 14/20. |
08 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn - Mittlefruh IPA | 5.00 | | Good 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Golden Gate | 4.50 | | The 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)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadworth - Stronginthearm Ale | 4.00 | | Lots of grainy malt in this but few hops, giving a sweetish, cereal tasting biscuity beer. My score 15/20. |
| Daleside - Bobek Export | 5.00 | | Sweetish and malty but no trace of Bobek hop which is a very distinctive Styrian type. My score 15/20. |
18 Aug 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Busier than usual for a Tuesday evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pictish - Black | 4.40 | | Ruby/black porter style beer with a lot of hop character but also a strong roast coffee malt flavour. Very strong coffee aroma. My score 16/20. |
| Salamander - Garden of Eden | 3.80 | | Hazy, nearing the end of barrel as went off soon after. Still the trademark pale bitter with a hoppy, citrus taste with little malt balance that is the trademark of this brewery. My score 14/20. |
| Ramsbury - Barmy Army | 3.70 | | Farily dry and bitter golden beer. My score 14/20. |
| Piddle (Dorset Piddle) - Yogi Beer | 4.90 | | Fairly dry copper coloured premium bitter. My score 14/20. |
About The Market Porter
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 4 |
| 130 |
| 268 |
| 240 |
 | 41 |
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 282 times, seen 813 different beers and tried 647 of them.
Postcode: SE1 9AA