Boos And Brews Podcast

Lights... Camera... GHOST! This week the girls are chatting about the ghosts of more than just bad casting decisions, as they explore Haunted Movie Sets! Melissa has take one, and tells the tale of "Return to Babylon," a movie made with film found on Hollywood Blvd and starring kinda famous people and a BUNCH of demons, paired with Eagle Rock Brewery's Manifesto Witbier. Then Vanessa has take two with the story of "The Exorcist," a religious porno featuring a serial killer, where 9 people died (kinda), paired with Avery Brewing Company's The Reverend Quadruple. Who will win in the battle of crack-infused urine soaked film vs teens literally shitting on priests? Listen and find out!

Break out your voodoo doll and down that disgusting slushy Hurricane because this week the ladies are taking us back to The Big Easy for Haunted NOLA - Part Deux. Vanessa gets the binge drinking party started with the tale of The Andrew Jackson Hotel where a ghost will fluff your pillows and judge your fashion choices, paired with Abita Brewing Co's Strawgator Doubleboch. Then Melissa gets the second round with the story of Metairie Cemetery and it's glowing whore tomb paired with Modern Times Beer City of the Dead Coffee Stout. Who will win in the battle of an angry prostitute vs a pervy little kid? Listen and find out!

Put on your best buckle shoes, and get ready to steal some land, because this week the gal's are bringing us Haunted Pilgrims! In celebration of Thanksgiving and all thing's Mayflower, we have two stories about Massachusetts Puritans and the ghosts they left behind. Melissa starts things off with the witchy tale of Salem's Joshua Ward House and it's evil (yet tasty) basement ghost, paired with Mystic Brewery's Spectral Evidence Imperial Stout. Then Vanessa takes us to the Bridgewater Triangle for it's tales of cryptids, UFO's, ghosts, and a feral emu, paired with Elysian Brewing Company's Punkuccino Coffee Pumpkin Ale. Who will win in the battle of death by smushery vs being pushed off a cliff by a Pukwudgie? Listen and find out!

¡Hola amigos! In celebracion of Dia De Los Muertos (better late than never!) this week the ladies bring us Fantasmas Mexicanos. Vanessa va primero with the folk tale of La Muerte Blanca who hates life but loves knocking on doors, paired with Allagash Brewing Co’s Allagash White. Then Melissa va segundo with the story of Mexico, Missouri (loophole!) and their ghost that fondled horses and then disappeared, paired with Anderson Valley’s Horse Tounge slightly sour barrel aged wheat beer. Who will win in the battle of evil tooth fairy vs 19th century cock block? Listen and find out!

Press your dress whites and pour some whiskey on that musket wound, because this week we’re honoring our nations fightin’ men and women for Veteran’s Day! Because you know what makes a lot of ghosts... WAR! Melissa attacks first with the tale of Fort Knox (in Maine... not that OTHER Fort Knox) which was big and strong and shiny, but never saw combat unless you count combating loneliness, paired with Bravery Brewing’s The Gunny American Strong Ale. Then Vanessa takes the rear siege with the battle of Yorktown, where the British pooped themselves into a surrender, paired with 21st Amendment’s Back in Black Black IPA. Who will win in the battle of lobster nipple clamps vs General Jarvis Corncob? Listen and find out!

Happy Halloweenie!! When you do a podcast about ghosts, pretty much every day is Halloween, so we decided to shake things up a bit and do a show NOT about ghosts. Shocking, we know! This week the gals delve into the fascinating world of cryptids. Is it a monster? Is it an animal? Who can tell! Vanessa brings us our first offering with the story of Africa’s Dingonek; part jungle walrus, part leopard scorpion, all terrifying, paired with Tusker Lager from East African Breweries. Then Melissa take us up to good ole Wisconsin for the tale of their regional Goatman, who will ignore your women and make Christmas tree decorations out of your men, paired with Einstok’s Icelandic White Ale. Who will win in the battle of cave paintings of truth vs the stories of drunken midwestern hicks? Listen and find out!

It’s finally happened... in honor of Engineer Bob’s anniversary of existence, the ghost gals have decided to bestow upon him the bestest of bday gifts, and do an episode on stupid ghost trains. Melissa gets the ghost train a’rollin’ with the tale of Stockholm’s Silver Arrow, a distopian train that chuga-chugas to a derilict station, and never lets its passengers get off, paired with Coor’s Light. Vanessa take us off the rails (per ususal) and brings things stateside with the story of The Lincoln Special, a very special train for a very dead president, complete with skeleton musicans and mourning dildos. Who will win in the battle neither ghost gal wanted to have... Engineer Bob, or course! Happy Birthday dude, and may ghost trains die with your youth.

When a Friday the 13th falls in October you just KNOW we gotta go find some ghosts! This year we took a class field trip to the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, for a night full of spooky stories about a house build by spirits, for spirits. From staircases to the ceiling to Tiffany glass spiderwebs to the door to nowhere, we explore the labyrinthine home and break it all down for you. Cause we love you! And we drank some beers too. Also for you. You’re welcome.

Stock the bilge and check the mizzenmast, because this week the BnB are crewing up below deck for Haunted Boats! Vanessa is the first the journey seaward with the tragic tale of the SS Valencia and their skeleton filled lifeboats, paired with Ballast Point’s The Commadore American Stout. Then Melissa sets sail with the most well know ghost ship of them all, the Flying Dutchman, paired with Ballast Point’s Mango Even Keel Session IPA. Who will win in the battle of one guy who’s a murderous jerk VS a bunch of guys who are apathetic jerks? Listen and find out!

Pretzels and lederhosen for everyone! This week we're headed over to Deutschland for some traditional Oktoberfest beers... and ghosts! Melissa gets the first round with the super metal tale of Reichenstein Castle and a dad who walked several feet without his frickin' head, and right on into the afterlife, paired with Weihenstephaner's Original Premium Lager. Then Vanessa picks up the second round with the fairytale turned nightmare that is the Black Forest complete with nymphs and witches and sorcerers and warewolves and so, so much more, paired with Paulaner's Salvator Doppelbock. Who will win in the battle of robber barons VS water dwarves? Listen and find out!

¡Hola, listeners! Enjoy some tapas and glass of cava while we regal you wth tales of fantasmes d'espanya! In celebration of Vanessa's return from Spain, and using the opportunity to showcase Melissa excellent Castilian accent, the ghost gals are bringing us Haunted Spain. Vanessa re-tells a story she heard on a torture and murder tour in Barcelona ('cause that's how ghost gals vacation!) about the old ass church, Sant Pere de les Puelles, with moving statues, demonic gargoyles, and a tragic love story where no one gets laid, paired with Estrella Damm from S. A. Damm, the Budweiser of Spain. Then Melissa takes us up to Madrid where they think haunted hospitals full of poors and sicks and cats make wonderful art museums, thus giving us the Reina Sofia, paired with IPA del Rey from Indie Brewing Company. Who will win in the battle of priest boner ghosts vs nun cat ghosts? Listen and find out!

Bust out the good kimchi, because the Supreme Leader is coming over to exchange stories about Haunted Korea!! This week the BnB team welcomes a very special guest... Venessa Weyer!! To honor the youngest Weyer's love of all things K-Pop we're bringing you stories about S Korea's (yes, the friendly Korea) ghost culture. Melissa starts things off with the story of Haeshindang Park and it's many, MANY big hard dicks, paired with Denmark's Mine Is Bigger Than Yours Barleywine. Then Vanessa (OG Vanessa) gives us a rundown of who's who is the Korean ghost hiarchy, topped off with the story of ghost Queen Min, paired with Alesmith Brewing Company's Lil Devil Pale Ale. Then special guest Venessa sings us a song of haunted K-Popstars with silly names and ghost stalkers. Who will win in the battle of horny virgin ghosts VS the goddess of the outhouse? How many times will our drunken hosts confuse Van-essa with Ven-essa after drinking a 12% beer? Tune in and find out!

Bust out the Easy Mac and light that incense, 'cause we're going BACK TO COLLEGE! WOOO! TOGA! TOGA! We start out strong as Vanessa tells us all about the ghostly goodness of Kings College/University of Toronto, which she paired with Unibroue's most delicious Trois Pistoles. Melissa obviously enjoys torture, so she force-feeds Skittles Zima to the group while telling the tale of Huntingdon College in Alabama. Who will win this North American college battle - polite Canadians and their delicious beer? Or yuk-a-duks and disgusting garbage "beer?" Listen and find out!

For all you hard working Americans (and you lazy Americans as well) the gals are bringing us Haunted Workers in honor of Labor Day. So kick off your work boots and sit back with a cold one to celebrate! Melly clocks in first with the story of the Sloss Furnace, where workers had to deal with long hours and shitty bosses and ghosts who burn off your skin, paired with Amager Bryghus' Sinner Series - Wrath Farmhouse Ale. Then Vanessa shows up for the late shift with the tale of the Hoover Dam where the government covered up several worker deaths and maybe the second coming of Lucifer. Who will win in the battle of pig irons up your butt VS dymamite rocks to the head? Listen and find out!

Don't fill up on gumbo and beignets, because this week the ladies are serving us a heaping helping of Haunted New Orleans! We're featuring two bad bitches from the Big Easy, one literally and one figuratively. Vanessa gets the party started with the story of voodoo queen Marie Laveau, who's public works involved helping free slaves, fighting against capital punishment, and nailing cow tongues to the bottom of chairs, paired with New Belgium Brewing's Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA. Then Melly gets real nasty with the tale of Madame LaLaurie and her house of crab-men and caterpillar-ladies, paired with Flying Dog Brewery's Raging Bitch Belgium-style IPA. Who will win in the battle of zombie snakes VS brain maggots? Listen and find out!

Break out your bong and your skis, as we take a little vacation to Haunted Colorado! The weed capital of the US is also famous for its awesome craft beer... and being haunted AF, which makes it right smack in the middle of our Goldilocks Zone of fun. Melissa gets the boulder rolling with the story of The Molly (Maggie) Brown House, a lady who loved saving people from boats and "Facts of Life" cosplay, paired with Newcastle Brown Ale. Then Vanessa takes us on a picnic in Cheesman Park (like Spider-Man, but with cheese... and ghosts) where you can sunbathe on the graves of smallpox victims, paired with New Belgium Brewery's Juicy Watermelon Lime Ale. Who will win in the battle of ghosts who smoke cigars vs ghosts who watch you smoke a D? Listen and find out!

It's someone's special day! This week, in honor of our favorite IPA hating geography nerd, we're doing Haunted Melissa's! Vanessa gets the party started with the story of La Sayona, the dog-folding, dick-ripping, baby-burning, South American folk tale, paired with Brasserie d'Achouffe's La Chouffe Belgium Golden Ale. Then it's the birfday girl herself, bringing us the story of Melissa Galka, the reason we have a ton of fun techie haunting bleepbloops, paired with New Belgium Brewing's Trippel Belgian Style Ale. Who will win the battle of the Belgians... gnome beer vs cock beer? Listen and find out! And happy birthday, Podcast Mom. We heart emoji you.

Please remain seated and keep your hands inside the tram, because this week the ladies are taking us on a family vacation to Haunted Disneyland! Since everyone at BnB loves themselves some house of the mouse, the gals decided to tag-team the stories this week. With stories about Dolly's Dip to Disco Debbie, the happiest place on earth has way more than 999 happy haunts, and the ladies are telling you about all of them. Plus some extra fun from stoned Yippies and non-mustachioed security guards. Sound like some good, family friendly fun (but probably with lots of cursing)? Listen and find out!

Light up your torch and grab your spelunking gear, because this week the gals are taking us into some Haunted Caves! Vanessa starts the expedition by taking us deep underground into the Mammoth Caves, where a jaunty ghost cave guide will take you over the Bottomless Pit and across the River Styx, paired with Mammoth Brewing Company's Epic IPA. Then Melissa takes us to the hell-hole of Arizona for the Apache Death Cave, with its three dead little girls and wall of delicious smoked horse, paired with Modern Times Beer's Blazing World. Who will win in the battle of polite southern gentleman vs murderous natives? Listen and find out!

Nerd alert! For all you dorks headed down San Diego for ComicCon, you should know there's more to the charming beach hamlet than super heroes... like ghosts! This week gals bring us Haunted San Diego. Melissa kicks things off with the tale of the Frankenstein's monster of a hotel, The Horton Grand Hotel and it's swamp adjacent location (which is excellent for dumping bodies), paired with Latitude 33's Honey Hips Blonde Ale. Then Vanessa takes us to the uber-fancy Hotel Del Coronado, known for ocean views and killing women, paired with Coronado Brewing Company's Orange Ave Wit. Who will win in the battle of a cowardly pimp vs a pregnant con woman? Listen and find out!