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The Market Porter (Market Taverns)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Two Towers - Complete Muppetry |  | 1 |
| Stewart - Pumpkin Ale | | 1 |
| Yates & Baxter (usually known as Yates Cumbria) - Green Hop | | 1 |
| Toll End - Coal 'Ole | | 1 |
| Salamander - Skedaddle |  | 1 |
| Bradfield - Farmers Steel Cow | | 1 |
| Black Hole - Alien Nation | | 1 |
| Mayfields - Ducking Stool | | 1 |
| Corvedale - Dale Ale | | 1 |
| Empire - Spectrum | | 1 |
| Robinsons - Black Beauty | | 1 |
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) | | 1 |
| Stewart - 7 | | 1 |
| Hop Back - Heracles |  | 1 |
| Grafton - Black Abbots | | 1 |
| Purple Moose - Cob 200 | | 1 |
| Blindmans - Route 66 | | 1 |
| Oxfordshire Ales - Happy Hooker | | 1 |
| Exe Valley - Viceroy | | 1 |
| Yorkshire Dales - Coverdale Crystal | | 1 |
| Houston - Mars Odyssey | | 1 |
| Williams Brothers - September Song | | 1 |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Twinners Tipple |  | 1 |
Visits Details
03 Dec 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy on a Saturday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toll End - Coal 'Ole | 5.00 | | Dark brown strong mild/porter style beer. Little hoppiness but big on malt with roast and coffee notes and quite bitter too. The finish is rather thin, dry and malty. My score 15/20 |
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) | 3.40 | | Golden session bitter with a good bitter hop character and some malt balance. My score 15/20. |
22 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Getting busier inside as the nights get colder and the end of year feast draws ever closer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yates & Baxter (usually known as Yates Cumbria) - Green Hop | 4.30 | | Golden beer that wasn't hoppy at all, but malty and sweet with it. Fruity finish. My score 16/20. |
| Empire - Spectrum | 4.30 | | Full flavoured pale hoppy beer with good citrus hop character. Dryish fruit finish. My score 15/20. |
| Hop Back - Heracles | 2.80 | | Another beat the tax beer, this one amber and bitter with some citrus hop character. Rather thin in body. My score 14/20. |
15 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinsons - Black Beauty | 4.30 | | Black in colour. Supposedly a stout but more like a porter to me with some sweet and malty notes but also some hop bitterness. Rather thin for its strength. My score 15/20. |
| Salamander - Skedaddle | 4.20 | | Well balanced golden ale. My score 15/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - Coverdale Crystal | 3.80 | | Pale bitter with bitter and hoppy notes. Dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
08 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvedale - Dale Ale | 4.00 | | Very sweet and malty with toffee and caramel flavours. Just enough hop to keep it in balance however. Dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
01 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Towers - Complete Muppetry | 4.30 | | Excellent pale hoppy beer dominated by tropical and citrus fruit flavours. The finish is fruity and citrussy. My score 16/20. |
| Stewart - Pumpkin Ale | 4.30 | | A sweetish amber coloured beer with good fruity hop character and a lingering sweet fruity finish. My score 16/20. |
11 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston - Mars Odyssey | 4.20 | | Malty red ale with a sweetish malty character but little hoppiness. Rather cloying finish. My score 14/20. |
06 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blindmans - Route 66 | 4.50 | | Dark ruby/brown with a sweet and malty character and little hop character. Almost like a strong mild, but a slight tangy bitterness in the finish. My score 14/20. |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Twinners Tipple | 4.00 | | Very pale in colour, promises more than it delivers with a faint sweet maltiness fading to unbalanced bitterness. Little or no hoppiness. My score 11/20. |
04 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Unusually quiet probably due to the balmy evening, so got a table inside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hole - Alien Nation | 4.50 | | Bitter and hoppy golden ale with good malt balance. Crisp, hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Williams Brothers - September Song | 4.20 | | A dark lager but rather bitter for my taste. Rather thin and lacking much malt flavour. My score 14/20. |
| Purple Moose - Cob 200 | 3.90 | | Golden, but very bitter with rather unbalanced flavour. Little malt character. Not really to my taste. My score 12/20. |
27 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxfordshire Ales - Happy Hooker | 3.80 | | Very malty amber bitter, sweet and sticky with some diacetyl giving a rather cloying finish. My score 14/20. |
| Exe Valley - Viceroy | 4.80 | | Strong golden bitter with a bitter hop character and a dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
20 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart - 7 | 4.50 | | Malty red/brown ale in traditional low hopped Scottish style. Manages to impart some bitterness in the finish however. My score 15/20. |
| Bradfield - Farmers Steel Cow | 4.50 | | Well balanced pale bitter with moderate hop and malt flavours and a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Mayfields - Ducking Stool | 4.20 | | Well balanced amber bitter, fairly sweet and malty with some hoppiness leading to a dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Grafton - Black Abbots | 4.00 | | Dark brown porter style beer with a bittersweet malt and hop character. The finish is rather dry. 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