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'We rode the length of Britain stopping only at pubs': Why cyclists need to support their local boozers

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By Ben McFarland Verified
| Inkl
Ben and Tom with their tandem, raising a glass outside a pub. Dry January? Not a chance. While the country’s lightweights are swearing off booze for the new year, the Thinking Drinkers – Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham – are doubling down on their mission to save the British pub. Over the summer they rode the length of the country on a tandem, relying solely on pubs for shelter, sustenance and of course beverages.
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Bananas & Pigs | The Thinking Drinkers Podcast | Episode 57

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By Ben McFarland Verified, Tom Sandham Verified
| transistor.fm
After a week off, the hardest working beefcakes in the drinks business slide back into the Pod saddle, digging their heels into some hard-nosed aural journalism and whipping up some searing investigative insight - namely the return of bananas to the UK in 1945 and. of course, National Pig Day (only America). Like beer? Like bananas? Well you'll flipping love Mongozo Banana Beer - available here or via Amazon here And how about A Pigs In Blanket Old Fashioned?
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Ryan Reynolds & The Vagina Museum | The Thinking Drinkers Podcast | Episode 55

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By Ben McFarland Verified, Tom Sandham Verified
| transistor.fm
Show Notes We tell the WWII story behind Whisky Galore before linking a classic gin cocktail to a tale of someone knocking a vase over. You should listen.
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