The Moon Under Water

All hail Dan Trelfer! It's a momentous week as Dan finally completes the 52 pub challenge, with plenty of time to spare. How did he do it; a quick solo pre-train pint? A warm beer in the lobby of a bad hotel? All is revealed within. Elsewhere, Robbie visits the world's largest pub in the Netherlands, then stops off in Crawley to visit the worst pub it has to offer. Dan's theory of never having met a bad Alex comes under fire from a listener, and we encounter some strong correspondent work, verging on award-winning investigative journalism. Keep sending us your bits to robbie@moonunderpod.com. We want to hear about your pub challenges, your Christmas drinking rituals, and everything in between.

The mighty fine Portuguese / Black Country YouTuber Romell Henry is in to design his dream pub!Known to the masses as one half of the TGFbro YouTube channel, here’s a man who’s not afraid of a ridiculous, and frequently inadvisable, challenge. So constructing and stocking his dream pub should, comparably, be a walk in the park.  Expect an adoration of the West Midlands, and a Dudley pub he describes as his best, worst and favourite. There’s an important PSA regarding beef chilli patties, and is a Long Island Iced Teas criminal or just right?Check out Rommel’s mobile podcast Vocal Pickups on YouTube. He does it out of a van!For anything that *you* might want to add to show then send it in to robbie@moonunderpod.com and the Landlord and his Regular will go through it on our weekly Pub Notice Board. 

It's a merry edition of the Pub Notice Board this week, after the boys embark on a pre-show pub trip. Spirts are high, japes are shared, and giggles are giggled. After a round up of their recent pubbing, Robbie and Dan dip into the correspondence to find musings on dive bars, an exciting corespondent application, and they round off by looking at the top 50 pubs in London.Keep sending in your top level correspondence to robbie@moonunderpod.com, and follow the show on the socials @moonunderpod.

The landlord has donned his Santa outfit and put a wreath on the door of the Moon Under Water, for the Christmas season is finally here/Robbie has gone too early with his decorations... Whether he's out of the traps too soon is up for debate, but the prospect of Christmas pubbing on the horizon brings a warm feeling to everyone's hearts.There's big crisp news (from a few weeks ago), a listener tells of a mystery bar in Tokyo, and the boys receive a correspondent application from the other side of the globe.Keep sending your pub tidbits to Robbie@moonunderpod.com.

The Queen joins us to build her dream pub today. La Reine of Roasties, Die Königin of Croquettes, The Potato Queen Poppy O’Toole - aka Poppy Cooks. Poppy is one of the internet’s most recognisable and downright lovely cooks. She lives and breathes the pommes de terre, but she also lives and breathes pubs and a good time.So settle in for the full triple cooked experience of Poppy’s dream establishment. She is possibly the guest where mid-record has become the most dreamy eyed at the prospect of owning her own pub. Watch this space.Her journey evangelises The Purple Rain and TGI Friday’s and critiques (the slippery olive) in equal measure, and we’re sure you’ll thoroughly enjoy. Search 'Poppy Cooks' online and you'll be able to find her wonderful TikTok and Insta accounts.And remember every week we have our Pub Notice Board where Robbie and Dan sort through the full gamut of pub stuff. If you want to contribute to those happenings then robbie@moonunderpod.com is where to go. You can also follow us on @moonunderpod on TikTok and Instagram.

Another week, another trip for Robbie. Is he the most travelled man in Britain? Quite possibly so!This time the landlord has been to Hungary and regales us with trips to the various ruin bars, attending the world's biggest sausage festival, and having a surprise drink with a previous Moon Under Water guest.Also on the menu is how best to rate pubs, talk about the most haunted watering holes this fair isle has to offer, and Dan hits a milestone in his 52 pub challenge.Have you embarked on your own pub challenge? Have you visited a haunted pub? How would you describe a dive bar? Let us know on robbie@moonunderpod.com.

Sliding into The Moon Under Water today is one of the internet’s biggest personalities - Watson D.Hirschfield!Having amassed over 6 million followers on TikTok with his energy and musical observations Watson's in to design a dream pub just overflowing with his memories and a knowledge beyond his relatively tender years. This rum lover, Arsenal enjoyer and, shockingly, water hater takes us on a tour via Newcastle and corporate box behaviour in The Crooked Wand. If you want to get in touch with the show with anything for our weekly Pub Notice Boards then send it to robbie@moonunderpod.com. 

Joe Root, Ellen White, Laura Kenny: British sporting greats whose careers have involved smashing records left, right and centre. Now there's a new name to add to the list: Mr Robert Knox. For this week Robbie surpasses the 150 mark in his pub challenge. And what's more, the achievement was made after a Scotland game in which Scottish defender Grant Hanley had Portugal's Ronaldo in his pocket, i.e. the perfect evening for Robbie.Aside from the celebrations, there's beef started between our current Hull correspondent and a plucky Hull-based contender, and listener Pete suggests a new rating system to recognise the nation's great pubs.We love to leaf through your correspondence whilst supping on a sweet sweet pint, so keep sending it to robbie@moonunderpod.com.