The beer: Samuel Adams Hopscape Wheat Ale The commentary: Still fits. Twas a bye week of Super Bowl memories, thanks to the NFL Network, which I still can’t believe is part of my one-step-beyond-basic cable package. Leading up to the Seahawks game a couple of years ago I already covered where I was at with […]
The game: Steelers at Patriots The beer: Flying Dreams Nightcrawler Dark Ale The result: Win, 36–17 The commentary: The “watch live” plan didn’t quite work out. And I think we read The Gift of Nothing, having borrowed it from Steeler defensive coordinator Keith Butler. “Coach, Brady is picking us apart. This zone shit isn’t working. […]
Playoffs, week one (bye) The beer: Old Planters Crop Rotation India Pale Ale Playoffs, week two The game: Texans at Patriots The beer: Mystic Hum Low-Frequency Porter The result: Win, 34–16 The commentary: Low frequency my ass! Six straight conference championships for “those assholes”? Indeed, Mister Tomlin! The Steelers, though, are no slouches. In re-tempting […]
Week sixteen The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Anchor Christmas Ale The result: Win, 41–3 Week seventeen The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Notch Dog and Pony Show New England Pale Ale The result: Win, 35–14 The commentary: Why not wait until two hundred seven total posts and one hundred nineteen “beer and […]
The game: Patriots at Broncos The beer: Lefty’s Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale The result: Win, 16–3; Adam, 10–0–0; Erin, 4–0–0–0 The commentary: I don’t know about the barrel-aged beers anymore. A little rich for me. The Northampton Brewery didn’t have Maggie’s Wee Heavy on tap last weekend so this “Scotch ale” from Provisions was a no-brainer. […]
The game: Ravens at Patriots The beer: Northampton Conundrum Black Lager The result: Win, 30–23 The commentary: It’s always satisfying to beat up on the Ravens. This was a blowout all the way—those fluky fumbles had me emailing my dad the next day with an understated “It would have been a tough one to get […]
The game: Rams at Patriots The beer: Ipswich Riverbend Pilsner The result: Win, 26–10 The commentary: Last week, before the sad talk, I really got into it with potential tiebreaker scenarios for my ex-knockout pool. The raving led to a “Rooting for ties!” ecstasy that betrayed its improvised roots earlier in the same sentence. You […]
The game: Patriots at Jets The beer: Two Roads Roadsmary’s Baby Ale The result: Win, 22–17; Seahawks/Jarrod lose, 14–5 The commentary: Fourteen to five? Five? In which our hero tests whether or not “There’s nothing I can do about Russell Wilson having an off day” is a philosophy he still trusts. I am. Hard to […]
The game: Patriots at 49ers The beer: Berkshire Hoosac Tunnel Amber Ale The result: Win, 30–17; Giants win, 22–16 The commentary: The Pats played the late game and the Giants and Bears warmed me up on Fox before then, presenting a rare opportunity to watch my knockout contest. It was not a comfortable experience as […]
The game: Seahawks at Patriots The beer: Heavy Seas Greater Pumpkin Imperial Ale The result: Loss, 31–24; Cardinals win, 23–20 The commentary: More pictures of my girl, please! I didn’t go black last week because the Pats lost. They didn’t even play. No, I mourned another loss or, more accurately, a non-win. Maybe the minority […]
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