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: […]
Forget about it, George: “What are your favorite sports to watch and play?” The game: Patriots at Broncos The beer: Geaghan Brothers Higgins Irish Red Ale The result: Win, 10–7 The playoffs: 3–0 The headline: “Ask those who have been before you what fate the future holds.” – Thin Lizzy, “Warriors” The commentary: I’m a […]
Jazzy, no! “If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?” The game: Texans at Patriots The beer: Bissell Brothers Revival Milk Stout The result: Win, 28–16 The playoffs: 2–0 The headline: “It’s all over and you’re gone.” – Claudine Longet, “Snow” The commentary: Jazzy! Down! I can’t see the score! […]
Readily visible or observable: “In what ways do you communicate online?” The game: Chargers at Patriots The beer: Foundation Lilith Dark Czech-Style Lager The result: Win, 16–3 The playoffs: 1–0 The headline: “Even the fabulous can’t avoid a random attack to pass a boring night.” – Helmet, “Murder” The commentary: I’m a blog-maker, alright?? I […]
The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Idle Hands 34 Porter The result: Fuuuuuuck The method: Live via Paramount+ The headline: “You took my arm and you broke my will.” – Stooges, “Ann” The commentary: Look, everyone! It’s one of those posts where I wait several months to “analyze” the final game of the season […]
Week sixteen The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: Maine Fall Coffee Stout The result: Win, 24–17 Week seventeen The game: Dolphins at Patriots The beer: Newburyport Overboard India Pale Ale The result: Loss, 27–24 Playoffs, week one The game: Titans at Patriots The beer: Great Marsh London Brown Porter The result: Fuuuuuuck The commentary: […]
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 […]
The game: Patriots at Chiefs The beer: Clown Shoes La Bestia Furiosa Mexican-Style Imperial Stout The result: Win, 37–31 The commentary: At eighty-eight miles per hour we copyedit last week’s thrilling conclusion: “With Edelman likely unsuccessfully neutralized I’m looking to James White, Sony Michel and Chris Hogan’s cloak of invisibility impressive athleticism and hands to […]
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 […]
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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