During Prohibition, a blind pig called “The Skoog” poured beer and liquor for Tacomans who, first, could find the speakeasy, and second, knew the password or secret phrase. The Skoog still exists in Tacoma for those who have a key to the secret location. Grit & Grain podcast has titled our Tacoma beer history podcasts, “The Skoog Files,” as a nod to the Prohibition-era Tacoma secret watering hole. Grit & Grain launches our first Skoog Files this week discussing the history of beer, as well as the first breweries to brew beer in Tacoma.
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