The Moon Under Water

Thomas J. Vosper aka Historic Pub Crawls stops by to design his dream pub. And boy is this a man who knows his way around a pub. He's visited hundreds in the past year alone, and has amassed thousands of followers showcasing the best pubs this fine isle has to offer.Want to know the best pub to visit in Nottingham? The creepiest pub to go to in Derby? The oldest pub to have a pint in in York? All is contained in this here episode, plus of course great tips on how to create your own pub crawl.Thomas also waxes lyrical about his favourite London pubbing areas, reveals the interesting history behind snob screens, and even gives advise about where to drink in New York.The Moon Under Water will now be serving up guest episodes in one helping; think of it as one stronger pint as opposed to two halves.If you want to get in touch with your pub recommendations, your thoughts on guests' choices, or your feedback on Dan's quizzes, email the show at robbie@moonunderpod.com and listen out for the weekly Pub Notice Board, in your feeds every Thursday.

A bumper sack of messages this week as listener Olivia suggests an intriguing drink for the boys to try, and Alma our South East London correspondent her minions with carrying out an important review.Elsewhere there’s pubs in parks, metal pubs in Colorado and a tease of the promises of Hull.Send in any interesting suggestions you might have for the lads to drink and we’ll try them on the show! Anything weird or outside the box to tickle their tastebuds?robbie@moonunderpod.com is the place to wing all your missives.

Sketch comic, the lovely George Lewis, has now built his dream pub (see the previous episode for that), so now it’s time for head into even more that will round off the experience of walking into The Stumbling Turkey.There’s some Oasis oneupmanship, talk of strapping wine to oneself and a very observant thing for George to bar from his pub. Plus there’s a quiz that parents will thrive at.George is @georgelewiscom on Instagram, and is touring his stand up show throughout autumn and into the new year. But tickets are sparse!Want to share anything with The Moon Under Water? Or maybe you’ve got some thoughts on something George has had to say. Well it can feature on our weekly Pub Notice Boards. Just email robbie@moonunderpod.com to get in touch.

Comic and parenting observer George Lewis is in the Moon Under Water this week. Best known for his observant parenting sketches, George leaves the kids at the door to take Landlord Robbie and Regular Dan through his dream pub.And he takes us on a journey through gin in film canisters and neat Pepsi syrup to fashion a wonderfully wistful establishment we’d all love to be a part of.Plus there are some nice positive reflections on how having kids can lead to a healthier appreciation of having a drink.George is @georgelewiscom on Instagram, and is touring his stand up show throughout autumn and into the new year. But tickets are sparse!Check out the second part of the chat for his Dream Pub Companion and so much more!Want to share anything with The Moon Under Water? Reviews, places you’ve been, things you’d like to bar? Well it can feature on our weekly Pub Notice Boards. Just email robbie@moonunderpod.com to get in touch.

There’s connoisseurs and then there’s connoisseurs. And today we’ve got a man who has smashed past many milestones in on The Pub Notice Board today. For Robbie and Dan are blessed with the presence of a man who has drunk 50,000 *different* beers in the form of the delightful Andy Morton. And not only that but he's had 50,000 different *British* beers.Andy's someone who's written down every pint he’s ever had since the 1980s, and yet there are still other’s ahead of his figure! It’s a fascinating and lovely chat on tickers, Pogo and Dave Unpronounceable.Elsewhere, Robbie’s been having bottom issues and reveals anaesthetic cutbacks in order to facilitate a pub crawl, which the Rat Juice hydra sprouts more heads.If you’d like to get in touch and chat anything that’s popped up on the show then it’s robbie@moonunderpod.com as the place to send your emails.

What do you get if you combine one squeeze of lemony p*ss, two cracks of pepper noir and a heaping dollop of Shoju, it’s Whatwillycook’s dream pub of course.There’s a lot of people cooking food online, but there’s few having anywhere near as much of a laugh while doing it as Will Hughes. No not the Crystal Palace midfielder, rather better known to you as Whatwillycook on the socials.  He’s got a cracking turn of phrase and combines that with a deep but also everyman gastronomic knowledge. From Sagres to Super Bock, he is absolutely ripe for laying the foundations for his fine establishment.Will’s @whatwillycook on Insta and @whatwilly on TikTok if you want to go nosey at his recipes to grab one for your tea. Check out the second part of the chat for so much more!Want to share anything with The Moon Under Water? Reviews, places you’ve been, things you’d like to bar? Well it can feature on our weekly Pub Notice Boards. Just email robbie@moonunderpod.com to get in touch. 

Much to cover on this week’s PNB from intriguing tops to 'raz juice', and accusations of yet more information. This time from Down Under.The landlord and reliable regular are absolutely inundated with requests for correspondents. A Battery? A Draught of Correspondents? Here to provide pubdates from around the globe, the roving reporter network is quickly building a vast web from a road in Liverpool to the US of A. Could it even push into a multi-level system? Who knows.And if you’ve got anything to contribute, be it to punt out as a reporter or if you’ve got any advice for Munich in to robbie@moonunderpod.com. Also we need to hear off these reporters and get our money’s worth, so send in your latest local findings!And for those who bother to read this far down the episode descriptions, here’s a little Easter egg. Next week’s guest is going to be the delightful social media food sensation Whatwillycook, so go check him out.

Chelsea Dickenson, aka Cheap Holiday Expert has constructed her dream pub. But now for the information which you at home can actively use. Given that Robbie spends half of his life travelling across Europe's watering holes, he has many questions that need answering.As well as a wistful holiday Drink In Time and big light hatred, Chelsea divulges some crucial travel nuggets that could inform your next trip abroad. Proper useful stuff to get that next flight booked, so pens at the ready.Chelsea is, in Robbie’s own words, “The best person at Instagram”. So go check out her social channels @cheapholidayexp as she’s got mountains of ways to help you spend less on holiday.If you want to hear Chelsea build her dream pub, The Come What May, and haven't already, then head to her other episode for all that goodness.Want to share anything with The Moon Under Water? Got your own beverage travel advice? Well it can feature on our weekly Pub Notice Boards. Just email robbie@moonunderpod.com to get in touch.