The Moon Under Water

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 hint...

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...

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 gr...

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...

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 ...

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 an...

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 conve...

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 fr...

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 ...

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 robb...

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...

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, a...

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 ...

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 ...

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 co...

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...

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 ...

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 t...

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 s...