The ghosts were restless, the beer and cider were flowing, and somewhere inside Tacoma’s magnificent Armory, Grit & Grain was operating without adult supervision. Welcome to Boo Five Three, Tacoma Arts Live‘s wonderfully spooky reinvention of Brew Five Three, where Halloween costumes, haunted brewery booths and the seductive darkness of a smaller, more intimate festival proved that bigger isn’t necessarily better. Sometimes you just need better costumes and a microphone pointed toward the 7 Seas 1970s Hip-Hop hang.
With Matt and Bethany absent, Ron grabbed the reins alongside Phaedra, producer Doug and videographer Chris for a shorter, looser, gloriously unpredictable festival edition. Forget the usual podcast machinery. Ron was shouting across the Armory for the next guests while the evening unfolded in all its beautifully weirdness.
Tacoma Arts Live CEO Katie Stricker delivered an encouraging recap of the organization’s turbulent past year and its continuing commitment to Tacoma’s arts community. Spoiler: Tacoma Arts Live is very much alive. Kirk Nordhougen revisited the Yakima harvest madness behind Bale Breaker and Formula Brewing’s Sticky Situation Fresh Hop IPA, while Peter Koessl guided us through Great Notion‘s delightfully deranged Halloween beer lineup.
Hauntingly good company. Spectacularly questionable broadcasting.
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