During last year’s Tacoma Beer Week, Director Mike Bosold staged The Hopnificent Seven, a remake of the classic 1960 Western with an all-star cast of brewery sales executives, a wide-ranging arsenal of hops and some funny lines at Peaks and Pints bottle shop, taproom and restaurant in the Proctor District. Bosold is back with Tacoma Beer Week 2018: The Hopnificent Seven starring some new faces, a wide-ranging arsenal of hops and some funny lines.

Peaks and Pints was allowed five minutes with Bosold during his pedicure to ask questions. Sure, we walked away a little scared but thrilled top hear sales executives from Breakside Brewery, Fort George Brewery, Pike Brewing, Ecliptic Brewing and Reuben’s Brews will be returning with two new faces: Matchless Brewing and Three Magnets Brewing.

Will Tacoma Beer Week 2018: The Hopnificent Seven return as a western?

“This year’s theme is craft beer,” chuckled Hoyt Smith, sales executive with Fort George Brewery. “Nothing fancy, just great beer and community.”

“Yeehaw!” We mean, “cool.”

TACOMA BEER WEEK 2018: THE HOPNIFICENT SEVEN, 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, Peaks and Pints, 3816 N. 26^th St., Basecamp Proctor, Tacoma, no cover