The answer to our Geo Quiz today is Shoreditch, a trendy neighborhood of London where a local pub has come up with a novel way to beat the recession — bartering for beer. Customers can trade anything from old vacuum cleaners to a painting for a pint of beer. Producer Alex Collins sent us an audio postcard from the Marksman Pub in Shoreditch.
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