The Lager’s Off

Dan and Martin are back with the pints in hand and the rants fully loaded. This week: Dan's TikTok Shop treadmill saga takes a hilarious turn (two broken treadmills, one very confused delivery driver), before the lads crack open Unbarred Brewery's Little Apple Pie Pastry Sour to see if it lives up to the hype (spoiler: jury's out).

Then Martin goes full rant mode on the bizarre rise of jacket potato influencers — Spudman, the Spud Bros, four-hour queues for beans and cheese — and asks the question we're all thinking: what happened to a simple spud?

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.

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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.

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🎙️ 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!"

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.

The lads are back! This week we're covering a lot of ground — from holiday plans and politics to our questionable home wifi setups and the dream jobs we never landed. Grab a pint and settle in.

🍻 Beer of the Week: We're staying with our brewery tour of Unbarred, and this week we're cracking open Black Rock — a Bourbon-infused stout with some serious depth. Smooth, boozy, and full of character — find out what we thought.

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Most of us are drowning in boring post and relentless customer service nightmares — so this week we tackle both. Thirty phone calls to British Gas and still no resolution? We've been there, and we'll tell you the law that might just save your wallet.

We also dive into ignored parking fines, a mysteriously empty postbox, and a bizarre Latter Day Saints leaflet that had us questioning the end times. Meanwhile, Martin works his way through an 11% barrel-aged chocolate and hazelnut stout that's as dangerous as it is delicious, and Dan weighs up whether Jeremy Clarkson is a national treasure or a complete buffoon — and whether Harry Kane is really as nice as he seems.

Pour a pint, tune in, and enjoy the most entertaining take on everyday chaos you'll hear this week.

This week, Dan and Martin crack open another cold one and tackle the big issues. MAMILs in Lycra — why are there so many of them, where did they come from, and who gave them permission to own the road? Then it's a deep dive into the soul-destroying world of parking fines — the dodgy signage, the two-minute overstays, and whether fighting them is ever actually worth it. And finally, British Gas. Oh, British Gas. If you've ever been on hold for 47 minutes only to be told your complaint has been 'escalated', this one's for you. Same pub chat. Zero resolution. Maximum catharsis. Beer is UnBarred Permit Rooom

In this milestone 100th episode, Dan and Martin celebrate in true Lager’s Off fashion — with beer, bizarre kitchen gadgets, summer survival hacks, and plenty of chaotic banter.

From spotlighting Brighton’s legendary Dank Juice brew to debating the usefulness of soft serve machines, sandwich toasters, and personal air conditioning, this episode is packed with laughs, questionable life advice, and surprisingly useful tips for surviving the summer heat.

Expect gadget talk, brewery chat, cooling techniques, DIY hacks, coffee machine debates, and the kind of conversations that somehow spiral completely out of control.

Whether you’re here for the beer recommendations, the kitchen gadget obsession, or just the nonsense, thanks for joining us for 100 episodes of The Lager’s Off Podcast. 🍺

This week the lads are settling in for a proper nostalgic one 🍺

We're taking a trip back to Saturday night telly in the 90s — the era of Noel Edmonds, Blind Date, and whatever madness the BBC and ITV were throwing at the wall. Was it golden age TV or glorified nonsense? We reminisce, we debate, and we definitely disagree.

We also dip into MasterChef — has it lost the plot, or is it still the greatest cooking show on telly? You know how that conversation goes...

Then it's time for another round of Bell End or Legend 🔔👑 — the game where reputations go to die. This week's picks are spicy. You have been warned.

And we wrap things up by finishing our Newbarns Brewery tour with a stout 🖤🍻 — is it a fitting send-off to the series or did we save the best till last? Tune in to find out.

🍺 The Lagers Off Podcast | Newbarns Brown Ale, The North-South Divide & A Proper 90s Nostalgia Trip

Martin and Dan are back, and this week they're continuing their deep dive into Newbarns Brewery — and this time, it's all about the brown ale. Does it live up to the name? Is it what you'd expect from one of Scotland's most talked-about craft breweries? The lads crack it open and give you their honest, unfiltered take. But that's not all. Things get slightly heated (in the best possible way) when the debate turns to one of England's great unsolved questions: where exactly does the North-South divide actually sit? Martin and Dan have opinions. Strong ones. You might agree, you might not — but you will have something to say about it. And then it's a trip down memory lane as the conversation drifts into the 90s — the music, the culture, the general vibe of it all — and how much things have changed since then. For better? For worse? Probably a bit of both. Pull up a chair, crack something cold open, and join the chat.