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oohh I loved that episode last night!! I have actually seen that place on other shows about hauntings. I wonder if its always been fake?
I wanted to slap that guy when Jay and Grant were talking to him at the end. He just looked too damn smug for me. He claimed he 'forgot' to tell them about the rigged stuff, but I guarantee you they probably thought they were going to be able to trick the ghost hunters. FAIL.

***From the Sci-Fi.com/ghosthunters message board***

Loyd Auerbach has given me permission to post the following statement about
Moss Beach Distillery. Loyd here discusses genuine paranormal phenomena
at the Distillery and their relation to the rigged effects at the Distillery.
Hopefully this will help Ghost Hunters fans (and critics) better assess next
week's episode, which features TAPS investigation of the Distillery.

From Loyd Auerbach:
"I was involved in the initial set up of the special
effects at the Moss Beach Distillery in the late 1990s --
which are computer-controlled/recorded recreations of some
of the reported phenomena at the Distillery, phenomena
which began in the early 1930s. However, the effects were
deliberately set up with specific lamps that were not
previously reported as moving (it was other lamps), a
different mirror in the ladies room (different from the
mirror where the ghost's image has been seen multiple
times), etc.

"The computer records all simulated effects, and individual
activations. In that way, if there's any question as to
whether 'the ghost did it' or not, there's a record to
check.

"No effort to hide the effects has been made. I (Loyd
Auerbach) have discussed the effects in several televised
and print interviews, on multiple radio shows, and in his
extensive write-up of the Moss Beach Distillery case in his
book A PARANORMAL CASEBOOK (Atriad Press, 2005). In one
major cable show (which constantly repeats) detailing
haunts in the Bay Area, the Distillery was featured and the
segment included the special effects.

"Googling the Moss Beach Distillery brings up articles that
mention the special effects.

"I spoke with a producer identifying himself as working on
GHOST HUNTERS several days before the team was to go to the
Distillery. While the conversation was about the Presidio
in San Francisco, the subject of the Distillery came up --
I asked specifically if they were aware of the special
effects. I was told they were.

"The likely reason neither the owner nor the manager
mentioned them is because there are SO many places where
the effects are mentioned. Anyone doing even light
research on the phenomena in sources less than 10 years old
can hardly help but run across discussion of the effects.

"Finally, the reported phenomena has been occurring since
the early 1930s. I got involved in 1991 and have conducted
numerous investigations there before any special effects
were installed. There has been real, documented physical
phenomena at the Distillery prior to the installation of
the effects. I have personally had numerous experiences
there -- something I can't say about a lot of places.

"I helped with that installation (consulting, helping to
get the initial contractors, and more). The phenomena is
real. The phenomena went on for over 65 years before the
effects were even conceived of. The effects are fun, to add
to the 'experience' of the restaurant. And the effects are
no secret."