We could stay up drinking until morning, all the while arguing about the differences (if any) between Porter and Stout, but the only point of agreement might be this.
Entire quickly became popular as the workingman’s pint of choice, and as several historians seem to think, became known as “porter” because it was a particular favorite of the porters who labored at the local markets and also delivered the product to the pubs.
Historically, a porter is a person employed to carry burdens, as at a market. In the UK, what makes a “market pub” noteworthy is its exception with respect to allowable opening hours.
Conversely, in my home state of Indiana, the consumption rules are uniformly favorable. Any bar can be a “market bar,” though not so many choose this path.
Sunday through Saturday, the legal hours for the dispensing of alcoholic beverages are 7:00AM to 3:00AM (IC 7.1-3-1-14).
Retailer permittees may allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages for a period of thirty minutes after the legal dispensing hours only if the alcoholic beverages to be consumed were purchased and received by the consumer before the applicable times (see above hours) to stop the dispensing of alcoholic beverages. After this thirty minute period, all containers that have previously had alcoholic beverages in them must be cleared from the tables, counters, bars, etc. (905 IAC 1-10-1)
Markets and their laboring porters; Porter as an ale brewed by the likes of George Washington. New Albany once had a public market on … yes, Market Street. Imagine that. If I win the lottery, which is to say if I ever get around to purchasing lottery tickets, I’ll select a random Market Street somewhere nearby and bring this greatest of all English heritage pub names to the area: The Market Porter.
Pints at dawn: is this last call for London’s market pubs? by Jessica Furseth (The Guardian)
Only a few pubs are still open to workers first thing in the morning – a throwback to when markets were vital to inner city life. Now these traditional early houses are being kept alive by a different type of drinker.
… Four men are sat by the front door, getting a couple of pints before heading home to Southampton after a 12 hour shift on the nearby Crossrail construction. “A few of us try and come here once a week. This place is...Read more
