THE THINKING DRINKERS PUB QUIZ UK TOUR – SPRING 2023
“DRINK LESS, DRINK BETTER.”
The Thinking Drinkers
“A TERRIFIC SHOW. AND IN THESE AUSTERE TIMES, IT HAS TO BE THE BEST VALUE FOR MONEY IN TOWN.” ★★★★ Scotsman
Following a critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year, the award-winning Thinking Drinkers are heading to venues across the UK this Spring to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their entertainingly educational on-stage partnership.
“I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE PUB QUIZ FOR A FUN-FILLED NIGHT.” ★★★★ Deadline News
Funny, fascinating and entirely unique, The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz is a joyously interactive combination of show and quiz in which the whole audience participate. And if that weren’t enough, each round of the quiz is inspired by, and accompanied with, one of five drinks that experts Ben and Tom have specially selected for its premium quality, distinctive flavour and remarkable history – these include a sipping Venezuelan rum, an American whiskey, an artisan gin and a German Pilsner.
“AN INTOXICATING SUCCESS…AS INTERESTING AS IT IS HILARIOUS” ★★★★ Sunday Express
Ben McFarland has been named Beer Writer of The Year by the British Guild of Beer Writers three times. As well as authoring numerous award-winning books on beer, he spent seven years as the pub and bar reviewer for Time Out London and was also a sports journalist for The Guardian.
Tom Sandham is an IWSC Spirits Communicator of the Year and author of the Gourmand Award-winning book World’s Best Cocktails. A former editor of cocktail magazine CLASS, he launched World’s 50 Best Bars and the Soho House drinks magazine, House Tonic, and was also a sports journalist for Sky.
“BOTH HUGELY FUNNY AND GENUINELY FASCINATING” ★★★★ Edinburgh Evening News
Ben and Tom first collaborated in 2006 when they wrote Good Beer Guide West Coast USA – an award-winning travel guide and craft beer lover’s compendium of the world’s most cutting-edge brewing scene. Other books followed including World’s Best Beers, World’s Best Cocktails, Boutique Beer and Thinking Drinkers: The Enlightened Imbiber’s Guide to Alcohol. Their latest book The Thinking Drinkers Almanac (Octopus Publishing) was named Drinks Book Of The Year 2021 by The Times and The Sunday Times.
In 2011 they transferred their expertise and unique take on alcohol from the editorial page to the comedy stage with their first critically acclaimed show The Thinking Drinker’s Guide to Alcohol. The show transferred to London’s iconic Soho Theatre and since then they have regularly toured the UK, which lead to them being named Industry Communicators of the Year by Imbibe Magazine in 2018. Having recently sold the rights to Warner Brothers in Germany, they are in discussions to take the show to America.
They have also been regular drinks writers and columnists at The Times, The Telegraph, The Spectator, The National Geographic and Metro.
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Venue: Leicester Square Theatre LONDON
Dates Thursday 9th February
Time: 7.00pm
Box Office: 020 7734 2222
Online: leicestersquaretheatre.com
Venue: Komedia BRIGHTON
Dates: Thursday 23rd March
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01273 647 100
Online: komedia.co.uk