Episode 26 sees Cliff taking us east with a fascinating craft brew from Nanjing — Master Gao Beer, one of China’s pioneering independent breweries. Known for blending Western brewing techniques with Chinese ingredients and influences, Master Gao represents the growing global craft beer movement beyond the usual European and American strongholds. Pete and Cliff explore the flavours, the story behind the brewery, and how China’s beer scene is quietly becoming one to watch.

With the beer flowing, the lads move into this week’s main event:

From world-changing scientific breakthroughs to accidental discoveries that reshaped human history, this Top 10 sparks a wide-ranging and often chaotic debate. What truly counts as a “discovery”? Fire? Electricity? Gravity? Penicillin? Or something more unexpected? Pete and Cliff wrestle with the big questions — and, as always, disagree spectacularly along the way.

What counts as the greatest discovery ever?
Do accidents matter more than intention?
And is discovering beer itself the real winner?

The conversation then turns to one of the most relatable struggles imaginable — learning a new language. From mispronunciations and embarrassing mistakes to those small victories when something finally clicks, Pete and Cliff share both the frustrations and the genuinely funny moments that come with trying to communicate in another tongue. Expect stories of confusion, cultural misunderstandings and the universal experience of saying something completely different from what you intended.

From language mishaps to literal disasters, Pete then introduces a segment on the biggest beer mishaps in history, headlined by the infamous London Beer Flood — a bizarre and tragic event in which a vat of beer burst in London, flooding the streets and sadly claiming eight lives. It’s one of those stories that sounds almost fictional — until you realise it actually happened. The lads explore how such an event could occur and share other strange and surprising beer-related incidents.

The chaos continues with another round of Superfight!, the game where absurd hypothetical battles are decided with questionable logic and even more questionable arguments. Expect ridiculous scenarios, strong opinions, and absolutely no resolution.

And finally — don’t skip the ending — the episode plays out with a song dedicated to Master Gao Brewery, celebrating Chinese craft beer with a musical twist in true Pints of View fashion.

• Cliff brings Master Gao Beer from Nanjing — a rising star in Chinese craft brewing.
• Top 10 Discoveries of All Time sparks big questions and bigger disagreements.
• Hilarious and relatable stories about learning a new language.
• The shocking story of the London Beer Flood and other beer mishaps.
• Another chaotic round of Superfight!
• Master Gao song play-out closes the show.

Cliff brings Master Gao beer from China as Pete and Cliff debate the greatest discoveries of all time, share funny language learning stories, explore historic beer mishaps including the London Beer Flood, and play Superfight.

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