Bust outta solitary and get out the FANCY toilet wine, because this week the gals are going back to the slammer for Hauted Prisons Part Two: Prison Harder. Vanessa is the first to break her parole for the story of West Virginia State Penitentiary and all the fun to be had in the Sugar Shack (spoiler alert, there is zero fun to be had), paired with Refuge Brewing's West Coast Red. Then Melissa gets scared straight at Eastern State Penitentiary by it's wall of disembodied floating heads (!!!), pai...
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr 46 min
Load up your musket and get ready to cross the Deleware, because this week the gals are bringing us Making 'Merica Ghosts. In celebration of all things U S and A, we have two ghost stories of the American Revolution, one from each side of the skirmish (#FairAndBalanced... take that Fox News!). Melissa starts things off with the America's tragic loss at the battle of Fort Griswold and that BASTARD two-timer Benedict Arnold, paired with Anchor Brewing Company's Liberty Ale. Then Vanessa take up th...
Jul 10, 2017•1 hr 13 min
Put out the fancy cheese and don your best nipple belt, 'cause this week we're going to Haunted Wisconsin! In celebration of Melissa's return from the land of football and cannibalism, the gals are bringing us more mid-western ghosts, dontchknow. Vanessa starts things off with Shaker's Cigar Bar and it's mutilated teenage prostitute, paired with Gentleman's Club Rye Whiskey Aged Ale from Widmer Brothers Brewing Company. Then Melissa take us to Sheeley House where we learn that women can't own bu...
Jul 04, 2017•1 hr 23 min
The sun on your face, the sand between your toes, the cold hand of death on your shoulder... nothing says "it's summertime" like Haunted Beaches! Melissa gets the beach ball rolling with the story of India's Dumas Beach with it's black sand of charred human remains, paired with United Breweries Flying Horse Lager. Then Vanessa takes us to visit Singapore's Changi Beach and their Chinese-beheading, bicycle-hating ghosts, paired with Modern Times Beer's Fortunate Island Pale Wheat. Who will win in...
Jun 27, 2017•1 hr 11 min
You're the meaning in my life, you're the beer-spiration. This week the gals bought each other random beers and they had to craft stories to match them. Vanessa kicked things off with the story of London's Elephant and Castle Underground station and and ever-so-British Nigel Porter the night porter, paired with Clown Shoes Blackcurrent Saison. Then Melissa weaves us a tale of Hill View Manor's poor farm where the grow the best poor people, paired with Boulder Beer's Killer Penguin Barleywine. Wh...
Jun 19, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Fire up the BBQ and hand over the TV remote as we celebrate Father's Day the only way we know how, with Dead Dad's! Both ladies chose to focus on America's founding fathers (loophole!), so we get a special Revolutionary War edition of Dead Dad's. Melissa starts us off with some fun tidbits about good old Benny Franklin, like how he invented lightening and could control the weather, paired with Founders Brewing Co's PC Pils, an American hopped pilsner. Then Vanessa tells the tale of America's OG ...
Jun 12, 2017•1 hr 42 min
Stop driving that Indy car around your corn field and listen to this week's BnB offering, Haunted Indiana! In celebration of Vanessa's recent trip to that thing where cars drive really fast in circles (sports!), the ladies are bringing us tales of haunted Hoosiers. Vanessa' kicks things off with a haunted cabin AND graveyard within Morgan-Monroe State Forest, paired with Sierra Nevada's 2015 Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale. Then Melissa takes us up to Indianapolis to visit the haunted Hannah House ...
Jun 06, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Anaheim Breweries; Part Two - Beer Harder. After the ghost crew gave Anaheim breweries a good tongue lashing in the Disney beer nugget, they decided to give the city a chance to redeem itself in the ears of beer drinkers everywhere. This whirlwind day of SoCal suds started off at Unsung Brewery, a newcomer to the Anaheim scene with a bitching comic book theme and some throughly tasty brews. Then we move over to Bruery Terreux where they make a good beer, and then ruin it by putting a bunch a ran...
Jun 02, 2017•37 min
Picturesque mansion for sale. Only one previous owner (and current tenant) who put a lot of love (and ghosts) into the property. A great place to raise your family (or zombies). Neighboring murder pit also included! That's right, this week the ladies are bringing us Haunted Mansions! Melissa takes us to the nation's capital and presidential mansion, The White House, paired with Clown Shoes American Monastic Belgium IPA. Then Vanessa takes us to the beer capital of the US and the house the hops b...
May 30, 2017•1 hr 34 min
Smudge your family heirlooms with sage and make up the guest room for a hitchhiking ghost, because this week the ladies are bringing us Haunted Shit! Vanessa gets us going with the tale of the Myrtles Plantation with their delicious chocolate cake and a haunted mirror, paired with Abita Brewing Company's Turbodog brown ale. Then Melissa brings us the tale of Robert the doll who loves knives and doesn't like his picture taken, paired with Avery Brewing Company's White Rascal. Who will win in the ...
May 22, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Tuck in your shirt and sit up straight, because this week the gals each came up with one mother of a ghost story. In honor of Mother's Day we bring you Ghost Moms... now whether that means the ghost of a mom, or a mom with a ghost kids, that's dealers choice, so we got a little bit of everything. Melissa kicks things off with the story of the Christene and young Nick, who learned the hard way that road trips are significantly less fun if you drive off the road and die, paired with Sierra Neveda'...
May 15, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Hollywoodland... the town of glitz and glamour and dead celebrities! Ghost Gals Melissa and Vanessa took a haunted hike through the Hollywood Hills (courtesy of Haunted City Ghost Tours) and heard some crazy stories about the ghost of Heath Ledger still wanting to be involved in his young child's life, and Sharon Tate's precognitive dream about her own brutal demise. The hike ended right underneath the iconic Hollywood sign, with the story of poor Peg Entwistle who sticks around that area, and a...
May 13, 2017•36 min
Te gustan los fantasmas? Nosotros también! This week, in honor of Cinco de Mayo, we're doing Los Fantamas Mexicano. (Side note - isn't fantamas an EXCELLENT word?! Go on... say it. It's fun to say.) Vanessa starts things off with a love gone wrong story straight out of a telenovela, The Aqua Caliente Casino & Hotel, paired with Belching Beaver's Horchata Imperial Stout. Then Melissa get us all depressed about the murder of a mother and daughter at Casa de Aramberri, paired with freshly made ...
May 09, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Who's a good listener? You are! Yes you are!! Now come, sit, and stay while we tell you the tale of two Animal Hauntings! Melissa starts things off right with the ghost of a British masturbating monkey (yes, you read that correctly; and yes, it is amazing) paired with Victory Brewing Company's Golden Monkey, a Belgian-style triple that packs a wallop at 9.5%. Then Vanessa stalks the phantom lioness from the Cincinnati Zoo, paired with The Rare Barrel's Sourtooth Tiger, a sour ale with a bite of ...
May 01, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Nǐ hǎo, listeners! Make sure you have a valid passport and an approved Visa because this week the BnB gang is taking you to Haunted China! In celebration of Vanessa's triumphant return from the mystery and intrigue of the orient we've got two new ghost stories from Bejing and Shangai, in addition to some fun background on Chinese ghostie culture, and a very special tasting of disgusting Chinese snacks. Vanessa gives us a firsthand account of the Forbidden City and how it's soaked in concubine an...
Apr 25, 2017•1 hr 34 min
The lights are flashing, so please return to your seats for your featured entertainment of... Haunted Theaters! This week the gals tell us about two theaters and their ghostly patrons, right here in the good ol' U S of A. We've got one theater with the moving pictures and one with the live actors, so there's something for everyone! Melissa starts things off with the murder-for-hire plot at the Silent Movie theater in Los Angeles, paired with Uinta Brewing's Cahoots saison. Then Vanessa moves us ...
Apr 18, 2017•1 hr 57 min
Disney drunk is the best kind of drunk! In this Beer Nugget the BnB crew visits Mickey and his friends at Disney's California Adventure for their Food & Wine Festival, which features several local beers from all over California. There's a NorCal vs SoCal beer showdown and we pick a winner, because this is Boos and Brews and we like to make everything into a competition. And then we sample some local Anaheim offerings, which may or may not taste like gasoline and have caused Engineer Bob to g...
Apr 13, 2017•19 min
13 may be considered an unlucky number in most of the world, but here at Boos and Brews, it's our favorite! We decided to take episode #13 and make it into an anniversary episode, where we celebrate the podcast for making it through 13 weeks of offensive accents, beer burps, Lil'John impersonations, geography nerds, yelling at Engineer Bob, and #feminism. The BnB gang goes back to the haunted location that started it all... the Colorado Street Suicide Bridge, where they had their own ghostly exp...
Apr 10, 2017•54 min
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! This week, in honor of April Fool's Day, the ladies are bringing us their favorite Haunted Hoaxes! So if you thought you could fool us with that white sheet, think again mofo. Vanessa gets things rolling with the tale of Ghostwatch, a War of the Worlds-ish TV show from the BBC which is AMAZING, paired with Britain's own Old Speckled Hen. Then Melissa brings things back stateside with the story of the mesmerizing Fox Sisters and their floor-knockin'...
Apr 04, 2017•1 hr 46 min
Nothing calms the heat of the scorching Arizona sun like a crisp, cold beer! In this Beer Nugget Vanessa fills in Melissa and Engineer Bob on her recent trip to the Valley of the Sun and the 6 local breweries she visited... for research purposes only... totally not to drink all the beers on vacation and call it work. She breaks down the offerings from Uncle Bear's Brewery, Helio Basin Brewing Co, Wren House Brewing Co, Helton Brewing Co, Mother Brunch, and Sun Up. She also brings in samples from...
Mar 31, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Please fill out this form and take a seat, and the doctor will see you shortly for... haunted hospitals! This week the gals tell us about places that are scary BEFORE you add ghosts, a mental institution and a tuberculosis sanatorium. Melissa gets things rolling with Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and the ghost of poor little Lily and her room of toys, paired with AleSmith's Nut Brown Ale. Then Vanessa gives us all whopping cough at Waverly Hills Sanatorium and it's own child ghost, little Timmy...
Mar 28, 2017•2 hr 1 min
Raise a pint of Guinness to your Blarney Stone kisser for this week's episode of Boos and Brews... Haunted Ireland!! Vanessa starts things off with Leap Castle and and the violent O'Carroll family, paired with George Killian's Irish Red. Then Melissa tells us about the dark history of Malahide Castle and it's sexy, sexy ghost Maud Plunkett-Hussey, paired with the drunken St. Patty's Day classic, Irish car bombs. Who will win the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in the battle of the sheep-si...
Mar 20, 2017•1 hr 42 min
Haunted mental asylum?! Tell us EVERYTHING!! In this Ghost Nugget our core crew is joined by our first Boo Buddy, Ryan Mogge! Ryan entertains us with her hometown haunt from Rockville, Maryland... the Chestnut Lodge. This historic estate was once home to Bing Crosby's crazy wife (we said it, so now it's true) and has ties to the CIA's Project MKUltra. So crack open a cold one and enjoy the tap-dancing, mind-controlling, haunted goodness that is the Chestnut Lodge.
Mar 16, 2017•47 min
Shining like a beacon in the cold, foggy night, this week the gals bring us haunted lighthouses, and are joined by our first ever Boo Buddy, Ryan Mogge! Melissa starts us off with St Augustine Light Station and it's trolley ride of death, paired with Golden Road's Point the Way IPA. Then Vanessa brings us the tale New London Lighthouse and it's forever keeper, Ernie, paired with Dogfish Head's Flesh & Blood IPA. Who will win in the battle of dead children vs a cuckolded husband? Either way, ...
Mar 13, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Bend over and spread 'em as we check for contraband from this week's episode, haunted prisons! Vanessa kicks things off with California's infamous island, Alcatraz, and the banjo playing ghost of Al Capone paired with Speakeasy's Payback Porter. Then Melissa takes us down under with Australia's oldest and creepiest prison, Adelaide Gaol, paired with the DELICIOUS Founder's Backwood's Bastard. It's America's worst mobsters against an entire continent of kangaroo punching derelicts! Who will win? ...
Mar 06, 2017•1 hr 53 min
Personal hauntings, from our homes to yours! In this, our first Ghost Nugget, the whole team shares some of their first hand experiences, including tidbits about how our podcasting location has some ghostie goodness baked right in! Also, Melissa and Vanessa finally let Engineer Bob tell a story. Turns out... he doesn't suck at it!
Mar 02, 2017•31 min
We'd like to thank the Academy for episode 7, Haunted Hollywood. This week, the ladies regale us with tales of Hollywood's golden age of ghosts in celebration of the Academy Awards. Melissa informs us about Universal Studios stage 28, The Phantom Stage, paired Clown Shoes' Undead Party Crasher. Vanessa brings us the tale of Paramount Studios, complete with ghost dog and a dead child star, paired with Smog City Brewing Co's California Love. Who will win the battle for Hollywood supremacy? Listen ...
Feb 26, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Make room in your dungeon, because this week the ladies are bringing us haunted castles! Vanessa brings us the story of Chillingham Castle and its history of torture-y goodness, paired with Coniston Brewing Co's Bluebird Bitter. Melissa tells the tale of Houska Castle, a LITERAL portal to hell, paired with the French blonde Belzebuth. Who will win the battle of hell on Earth or literal hell? Listen and find out!
Feb 19, 2017•1 hr 33 min
In our first Beer Nugget episode, we take a class field trip down to Torrance for Phantom Carriage Brewery, Smog City Brewing Company, and Monkish Brewing Co. Melissa, Vanessa and Engineer Bob give us their honest (and somewhat drunken) opinions on the vibe and offerings of these three beer houses. They also argue about how they got to the breweries. Spoiler alert... Melissa is right and Vanessa is drunk. Cheers!
Feb 12, 2017•23 min
Please make sure your lap bar is securely fastened as we get into haunted amusement parks this week! Melissa tells us about Shawnee Amusement Park, which is built on an Indian burial ground and has some light child murder (a standard of BnB), paired with Stone Brewing's IPA. Vanessa takes us over to jolly old England for the tale of Thorpe Park and their headless monk, paired with a Belg-ish brew, St. Bernardus Abt 12. Will dead children or a ghostly Christian win this week? Listen and find out!
Feb 11, 2017•1 hr 22 min
