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The Lager’s Off

The Lager’s Off

Written by: Martin Bell & Dan Webber
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Martin, a self confessed beer nerd takes his lifelong friend Dan on a beer-curious journey from mass produced lager and in to the wonderful world of craft beer. Each episode Martin will choose an increasingly more complex beer to test Dan’s taste buds and take him one step further away from his standard lager of preference If Martin succeeds in serving up a brew that tickles the taste buds of enjoyment then we will exclaim together ”The Lager’s Off!”Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Art Cooking Food & Wine
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  • S5 E24 Hot Tubs & Pedalos
    Jul 16 2026

    Right, settle in with a cold one because this week it's a solo mission through the absolute fever dream that is a Scottish caravan holiday. It's hot as balls, the kids have gone feral, and somehow a pedal boat nearly claims a life.

    We're recounting the full holiday saga — from an overzealous lifeguard who's clearly watched too much Baywatch, to a genuinely heroic belly flop into Goose Island that nobody asked for. There's Lego, there's a swimming pool full of Scottish children behaving like it's the Wild West, and a very important debate about whether anyone actually wants to see their neighbours half naked in a hot tub (spoiler: no).

    Along the way we're necking Soutzilla from Unbarred Brewery, going deep on whether the can art lives up to the name, and somehow ending up on a tangent about Ozark, Arrested Development, and what it actually takes to survive as a contestant on Survivor. Cold water swimming gets a mention too, because apparently we're all about "survival skills" this episode, in the loosest possible sense.

    Grab a Beer, pull up a deckchair, and enjoy the chaos.

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    37 mins
  • S5 E25 Irish Road Bowls & Buzzballs
    Jul 23 2026

    Martin and Dan are back and going full tangent this week! They kick off exploring quirky sports like Irish road bowling (yes, that's a real thing) before spiralling into a full-blown nostalgia trip through the 90s — what did the decade even smell like? Along the way they swap ridiculous pub stories, pay tribute to music legends like Glen Campbell and Barry Manilow, and get sidetracked by some genuinely bizarre viral internet videos.

    Expect strong opinions, questionable memories, and the usual chaos.

    🎯 In this episode: 🏐 Irish road bowling and other underrated sports 📼 A deep dive into 90s culture and nostalgia 🎤 Music legend chat — Glen Campbell, Barry Manilow & Milli Vanilli 🍺 Classic pub life stories and drinking tales 📱 The weirdest internet videos they've stumbled across

    🎙️ Hosts: Martin Bell & Dan Webber

    Martin's a self-confessed beer nerd taking his lifelong mate Dan on a beer-curious journey — from mass-produced lager into the wonderful world of craft beer. Every episode, Martin picks something a little more complex to test Dan's taste buds. If it lands... "The Lager's Off!"

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    33 mins
  • S5 E26 Meal Deal
    Jul 31 2026

    Dan and Martin are back with another pint-fuelled ramble. This week: England's World Cup exit (and a proper rant about the tournament's US hosting), FIFA's finest fashion disaster of a bald bloke in trainers, Argentina's dark arts, and Martin's ongoing war with British Gas and the Energy Ombudsman.

    Then it's onto old faces — awkward reunions, Facebook stalking, mistaken identities, and an airport encounter that definitely wasn't awkward at all (someone's having an affair, and Martin's clocked it).

    Plus the food chat you've been waiting for: Martin goes full meltdown over overcomplicated sandwiches, the death of the classic meal deal, McDonald's discontinuing all the good stuff, and a 12-rasher Belfast bacon sandwich that took over an hour to arrive.

    🍻 On the tasting bench: Unbarred Brewing's Stoutzilla – an Imperial Stout, 10%, made in Brighton.

    As always — grab a drink, settle in, and enjoy the chaos.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes 💬 Let us know your go-to meal deal combo in the comments 📩 Get in touch — we want to hear your bacon sandwich stories

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    39 mins
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