I went to the Market Porter to meet my brother and some other
gentlemen yesterday. We all stood outside.
Those of us not drinking Guinness were drinking Harvey's of Sussex
Best.
Inside, heaving with people, I saw that there were about 10 real ales
available, but the people at the bar were shouting Harvey's Harvey's
Harvey's!

In article <35be643b-b074-4122-b4d3-
1b534acd4caa@v4g2000vba.googlegroups.com>, alaneobrien@gmail.com says...
> I went to the Market Porter to meet my brother and some other
> gentlemen yesterday. We all stood outside.
> Those of us not drinking Guinness were drinking Harvey's of Sussex
> Best.
> Inside, heaving with people, I saw that there were about 10 real ales
> available, but the people at the bar were shouting Harvey's Harvey's
> Harvey's!
> 
On a Friday they will do!

The MP has 8 guest ale pumps plus 2 Harvey's pumps.

The regular clientèle are local workers, a few local residents, and beer 
tickers. The market workers tend to go for the lagers.

On full market days [Fridays and Saturdays] many occasional shopping 
visitors will enter, will peer at the guest ales, not see familiar 
things like Pride, GK IPA or Courage, see Harvey's which most people 
have heard of and will go for that.

The daily turnover of Harvey's is phenomenal so it's always in good 
nick!

TMJ

In article 
,
 Offramp  wrote:

> I went to the Market Porter to meet my brother and some other
> gentlemen yesterday. We all stood outside.
> Those of us not drinking Guinness were drinking Harvey's of Sussex
> Best.
> Inside, heaving with people, I saw that there were about 10 real ales
> available, but the people at the bar were shouting Harvey's Harvey's
> Harvey's!

Coming from Brighton I was weaned on Harveys. What's not to like?

E.

On 6 June, 18:28, eastender  wrote:

> IWhat's not to like?

I love that phrase... And I really liked Harveys.
I suppose I should have gone off-the-wall and chosen summit else at
some point, but I didn't.

I must here salute the Market Porter at Borough; its staff is
amazingly adept. I never waited for more than 3-4 mintes for a drink.
And the pub was heaving!

Two pints of Harveys and a pint of Guinness came to £9.65, probably a
bit too dear, but since I have saved a river drinking in JDW for a few
years I did not mind.

In article , 
pedigreeZZZZ@ZZZZoperamail.com says...
> In article <35be643b-b074-4122-b4d3-
> 1b534acd4caa@v4g2000vba.googlegroups.com>, alaneobrien@gmail.com says...
> > I went to the Market Porter to meet my brother and some other
> > gentlemen yesterday. We all stood outside.
> > Those of us not drinking Guinness were drinking Harvey's of Sussex
> > Best.
> > Inside, heaving with people, I saw that there were about 10 real ales
> > available, but the people at the bar were shouting Harvey's Harvey's
> > Harvey's!
> > 

> 
> The MP has 8 guest ale pumps plus 2 Harvey's pumps.
> 
> 
Sorry, should read 9 + 2.

TMJ

On Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:01:12 -0700 (PDT), Offramp
 wrote:

>On 6 June, 18:28, eastender  wrote:
>
>> IWhat's not to like?
>
>I love that phrase... And I really liked Harveys.
>I suppose I should have gone off-the-wall and chosen summit else at
>some point, but I didn't.
>
>I must here salute the Market Porter at Borough; its staff is
>amazingly adept. I never waited for more than 3-4 mintes for a drink.
>And the pub was heaving!
>
>Two pints of Harveys and a pint of Guinness came to £9.65, probably a
>bit too dear, but since I have saved a river drinking in JDW for a few
>years I did not mind.


I have been told the MP sells more Harvey than any other Pub, even
with a Harvey pub down the road( the Roayl Oak).

where?
/

-- 
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Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

Two wrongs are only the beginning.

On 7 June, 10:02, martyn dawe  wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:01:12 -0700 (PDT), Offramp
>
>
>
>  wrote:
> >On 6 June, 18:28, eastender  wrote:
>
> >> IWhat's not to like?
>
> >I love that phrase... And I really liked Harveys.
> >I suppose I should have gone off-the-wall and chosen summit else at
> >some point, but I didn't.
>
> >I must here salute the Market Porter at Borough; its staff is
> >amazingly adept. I never waited for more than 3-4 mintes for a drink.
> >And the pub was heaving!
>
> >Two pints of Harveys and a pint of Guinness came to £9.65, probably a
> >bit too dear, but since I have saved a river drinking in JDW for a few
> >years I did not mind.
>
> I have been told the MP sells more Harvey than any other Pub, even
> with a Harvey pub down the road( the Roayl Oak).

That's the way it seemed to me. It was a Harvey-a-go-go bonanza. All
other guest beers were shivering at 't back door.

On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 09:40:25 -0700 (PDT), Offramp
 wrote:

>On 7 June, 10:02, martyn dawe  wrote:
>> On Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:01:12 -0700 (PDT), Offramp
>>
>>
>>
>>  wrote:
>> >On 6 June, 18:28, eastender  wrote:
>>
>> >> IWhat's not to like?
>>
>> >I love that phrase... And I really liked Harveys.
>> >I suppose I should have gone off-the-wall and chosen summit else at
>> >some point, but I didn't.
>>
>> >I must here salute the Market Porter at Borough; its staff is
>> >amazingly adept. I never waited for more than 3-4 mintes for a drink.
>> >And the pub was heaving!
>>
>> >Two pints of Harveys and a pint of Guinness came to £9.65, probably a
>> >bit too dear, but since I have saved a river drinking in JDW for a few
>> >years I did not mind.
>>
>> I have been told the MP sells more Harvey than any other Pub, even
>> with a Harvey pub down the road( the Roayl Oak).
>
>That's the way it seemed to me. It was a Harvey-a-go-go bonanza. All
>other guest beers were shivering at 't back door.


the trouble with the suits is all they now is Harvey's & anything else
is out of their comfort zone. I used to work in the North and asked
people why they drank john smiths, they usually replied that's all
they drank & its reliable , some people don't seem to consider they
might might a change of taste occasionally