It's closing time here at The Moon Under Water, but just before we lock those double doors there's time for one last look at the Pub Notice Board. And this isn't just any regular Notice Board, for the boys have gathered in one of their favourite haunts, The Shortlands Tavern, to sup pints, read out your correspondence, and reminisce to their heart's content. For the final time Robbie and Dan review their recent pubbing, and both lay a metaphorical wreath on the head of their favourite pub of the...
Dec 19, 2024•46 min
The landlord and the regular; a bond stronger than any known substance, a kinship deeper than any cave, a link that can never be broken. And today it's time for the landlord and the regular to enter the spotlight, for after helping countless guests design their dream pubs, Robbie and Dan are finally in the hot seats. As The Moon Under Water closes its doors, the dream makers become the dream wishers. Robbie and Dan may have hinted at their preferences (and Robbie may have already designed his dr...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 11 min
It's the second-to-last week of The Moon Under Water, and we're putting the ultimate in penultimate with this week's Pub Notice Board. You can expect all the usuals: a round up of this week's pubbing, top notch emails, correspondent applications, and a query about how to cook tugboat bells. But there's also important Guinness news, a glance into Dan's future post-Moon Under Water, and a correspondent application with a twist... Keep your eyes and ears peeled for a special episode next week, wher...
Dec 12, 2024•22 min
The details of the task are as follows: Construct your dream pub. The only limitations are your mind and the format of the show. You have approximately one hour. Your time starts on the theme tune. Taskmaster fans assemble! For the greatest of all the assistants, Little Alex Horne, is shuffling into The Moon Under Water to build his dream pub. Regular Dan finally comes up trumps by reeling in his work colleague to hear of his great ideas. A close associate of the old landlord John, it’s a wonder...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min
The bell is ringing, the tables are being cleaned, and that can mean only one thing; it's last orders at The Moon Under Water. Landlord Robbie reveals that the pub will be closing in a few weeks time, bringing the podcast to an end. But there's still a lot of fun to be had before closing time, as we look upon the Pub Notice Board once more. An email from Belgian Rob gives Robbie a chance to review his recent trip to Brussels, we visit Coventry's oldest pub, and Robbie and Dan ask the serious que...
Dec 05, 2024•26 min
Did you get the memo? Because Paul Foot got the memo. “Build your dream fantasy pub of the mind” Robbie said and boy has Foot delivered. The mind is running riot in this comic’s wonderfully inventive boozer. There’s not a lager or a particular glass of red to mention, for we are taking on fantastical journey of Dahl-esque proportions. From poets to bore the clientele to Bloody Mary elements on draft spanning the bar, enjoy this one patrons. Sometimes you just need a bit of chaos and joie de vivr...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 9 min
You lucky lot, not only do you get one hit of beer expert Jonny Garrett this week, but here's another one! Yes, the brains behind the Craft Beer Channel sits down with the boys for a special edition of the Pub Notice Board, and he's brought some gifts with him this time. After mentioning some mouth watering beers in the building of his dream pub, we thought it was only fair for Jonny to stump up the goods. So he joins Robbie and Dan to sample some rare bird drinks, including a beer that has its ...
Nov 28, 2024•34 min
Expert on the horizon! Every so often the Moon Under Water summons someone who really really knows their stuff, and today is one such occasion, for ambling into the pub today is Jonny Garrett from Craft Beer Channel. Jonny settles in for a delightfully detailed and colourful chat with Landlord Robbie and Regular Dan to *craft* a pub jam packed with lovely beers and warmth. One for the hopologists but also a very rewarding conversation for anyone who might have even had just a sip of the odd Pils...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 8 min
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, vergi...
Nov 21, 2024•35 min
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 ...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 2 min
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. H...
Nov 14, 2024•27 min
Podcast OGs The Football Ramble are in The Moon Under Water to put together their dream pub. From one of the longest running and most loved pods around, The Ramble’s Pete Donaldson and Luke Moore know their way around the Premier League but do they know their ales? Ramble listeners will already know of the unique / chaotic / scatty energy that Pete brings. Luke a steady more balancing approach. So expect clashes in their attempt to stock and build the establishment of their dreams. Plus a whole ...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 11 min
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 ...
Nov 07, 2024•24 min
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 ...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 4 min
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...
Oct 31, 2024•31 min
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 t...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 4 min
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 curre...
Oct 24, 2024•25 min
The latest member of The Four Skins to walks through the doors of the Moon Under Water. Following in the footsteps of JaackMaate last week it’s one of Robbie’s other close pals and Happy Hour co-hosts Mr Stevie White, in building his dream pub. And Stevie just brings in so much warmth and delightful vibes that we at the pub are sure you’ll absolutely lap this one up. Much to Robbie’s delight Coors Light finally gets the time in the sun that he has long believed it truly deserves and Stevie illum...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 7 min
It's a Pub Notice Board with a spring in its step today because Robbie is buzzing. Like a teenager after his A Levels staring at a lovely free summer, he's finished all his work and is buoyed by life's possibilities. He promises that this episode will be 'tremendous' as a result, and we won't be taking any refunds if you disagree. What we will be taking is your emails about the staying power of the pint. A recent study claimed that 2/3 pints are the way forward, but are the landlord and his regu...
Oct 17, 2024•28 min
We welcome in a good friend of the Landlord into the Moon Under Water today. It’s JaackMaate, Robbie’s other audio wife and namesake of the JaackMaate’s Happy Hour podcast! Jack brings with him many a tale with Robbie, a fellow passion for Norwich and also some extraordinary adventures in the Caribbean with ex Premier League footballers. And also, well done you Luis Boa Morte. robbie@moonunderpod.com is the place to send in all your emails if there’s anything Jack’s said that tickles your fancy....
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Robbie has been galavanting across Europe in an attempt to drink in as many countries as he can in one day. How many did he do? How far did he get? You'll have to listen (then watch his upcoming YouTube video...) to find out. Elsewhere, there's a lengthy debate about the boundaries of Lincolnshire, reflection on a viral clip with previous Moon Under Water guest and house builder extraordinaire Kevin McCloud, and the revelation that there are hidden tanks under a cricket pitch in the City of Lond...
Oct 10, 2024•29 min
Renowned etiquette expert William Hanson is in the building to put together his dream pub. The fine bone China has been dusted, the sleepy drunk in the corner has done up his fly and chatter is at a noticeably restrained level. William has brought a welcome refined edge to the Moon Under Water today. The co-host of the veritably successful Help I Sexted My Boss podcast has some very strident views on what is good and proper, and thankfully is also a right riot. Though not the most natural pub be...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Captain! Beef ahoy on the horizon! Well maybe not prime boeuf, but a critical email sets Robbie’s tongue a-wagging on the Notice Board today as questions of the integrity of his pub challenge quest are thrown up. We also hear of some intense Irish pub crawling practices for the upcoming festive season. Plus dive bars are thrown into the mix along with lament for the lack of landlord ship for ex-footballers in the modern age. Drink Tasted: Vocation Double Tonka Frappe If you’ve got words to say, ...
Oct 03, 2024•29 min
Grand Designs’ honcho-in-chief is in to build his dream pub. A fixture of our screens for many a decade, when he’s not casting his eye over the architectural triumphs and disasters of overly ambitious couples, Kevin McCloud is in his local. And Kevin is someone who absolutely oozes enthusiasm informed by a life well lived. From his own orchards, to tales of whiskey on expenses tabs of the distant past, his dream pub is informed by a litany of stories and knowledge. Send us anything and everythin...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 3 min
It's a Pub Notice Board that spans the country, as we make stops in Liverpool, Leeds, Horsham, Hove and more. Some brave listeners put themselves forward to represent their area as local correspondents, and Robbie and Dan's taste buds meet their match once more, this time in the form of a pastry pale ale. The Notice Board wouldn't be anything without your notices, so keep sending them in. Found a new hidden gem pub that you can't stop raving about? We want to hear about it. Witnessed the maddest...
Sep 26, 2024•24 min
Do Reverends and pubs go together? This week's guest answers this question with an emphatic yes, as The Moon Under Water opens its doors to its very first member of the church, Reverend Kate Bottley. Kate talks about the deep links between priest and pub. She reveals how she once cancelled evening church services to host a pub quiz, and spills the communion wine on what priests use for communion wine. There's also talk of consecrating jägerbombs, trying out coffins at trade shows, and monks brin...
Sep 23, 2024•57 min
It's a bumper week of pubbing for Robbie as he sails past the 130 pubs in a year mark. Quite impressive for a man who doesn't like late nights. Unsurprisingly, such unfettered pub-going leads to some serious questioning from Dan. And after last week's intriguing drink suggestion, Robbie and Dan try another strange drink sent in by a listener. They also discuss the country's ultimate pub crawl, and read out some heavyweight applications for listener Pub Correspondent roles. Want to send in your m...
Sep 19, 2024•29 min
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. T...
Sep 16, 2024•57 min
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 ...
Sep 12, 2024•27 min
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...
Sep 09, 2024•36 min
