The beer: Riverwalk Stonehenge Session Lager The playoffs: 3–0 The headline: “There’s so many things to do!” – The Creation, “Life Is Just Beginning” The commentary: The Super Bowl is in two days so let’s stick to football, alright? No politics. (OK.) No music. (Um.) No Guardian copy-paste other than this wonderful headline and lede: […]
Un-slack motherfucker: “Tell us one thing you hope people say about you” The beer: Camp Pennant Blackout Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout The record: 11–2 The headline: “It’s never been enough.” – Love Battery, “67” The commentary: People say? Reader(s) say(s)? Here it is: “That dude blogged every goddamn week of the season.” So far, so good […]
Faulty machinery: “What book are you reading right now?” The beer: Schilling Alexandr Czech-Style Pilsner The record: 2–8 The headline: “It’s not complete! I must compete!” – Jay Reatard, “Waiting for Something” The commentary: I’m a few days late with this former daily prompt but I needed a theme for the bye week. Remember that […]
Week thirteen The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Spencer Winter Warmer Amber Lager The result: Win, 14–10 The method: NFL Game Pass Week fourteen (bye) The beer: Northwoods Coffee Porter The headline: “Like a leaf clings to a tree, oh, my darling, cling to me, for we’re creatures of the wind.” – Nina Simone, […]
The game: Broncos at Patriots Unscheduled bye The beer: Simpler Times Lager The knockout: Cowboys win, 37–34 The commentary: In other words, the coronavirus defeated hubris and covered the spread by a mile. Simpler times are fading fast. Maybe the Pats and Titans should face off every week and pull in other teams (the Falcons?) […]
Week seven The game: Patriots at Jets The beer: Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale The result: Win, 33–0 Week eight The game: Browns at Patriots The beer: Lord Hobo Dark Lager The result: Win, 27–13 Week nine The game: Patriots at Ravens The beer: Ipswich Chucktoberfest Lager The result: Loss, 37–20 Week ten (bye) The beer: […]
The beer: Proclamation Derivative Vic Secret Pale Ale The commentary: Some people lose front teeth. Others lose old blog posts. (Transition: smooth.) My relationship with the Biff! Bang! words you’re reading is troubled, and if the Pats weren’t such a goddamn winning machine I might have signed off altogether following the Beefheart crowning achievement. It’s […]
Week sixteen The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: Revolution Fistmas Ale The result: Win, 24–12 Week seventeen The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Wachusett Bella Czech Pilsner The result: Win, 38–3 Playoffs, week one (bye) The beer: True North Northern Haze India Pale Ale Playoffs, week two The game: Chargers at Patriots The […]
Week eight The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Wachusett Green Monsta India Pale Ale The result: Win, 25–6 Week nine The game: Packers at Patriots The beer: Urban Chestnut Zwickel German-Style Lager The result: Win, 31–17 Week ten The game: Patriots at Titans The beer: Tuckerman 6288 Stout The result: Loss, 34–10 Week eleven […]
The beer: Great Divide Hibernation English-Style Old Ale The commentary: An excerpt from the—by god—forthcoming “Don’t gimme no affliction: 25 years of ‘Moonlight on Vermont’ and other bush recordings.” During the summer of 1993, which fell between my freshman and sophomore years of college and would prove to be the final extended stretch of time […]
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