The game: Texans at Patriots The beer: Smuttynose Scotch Ale The result: Win, 42–14 The commentary: I had it all figured out. Thursday, December 6 featured Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale in my 365 Bottles of Beer for the Year calendar (it’s leap year: plus one, suckers!). When I saw it last week I said “Snap! […]
The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Southern Tier 2X Double Milk Stout The result: Win, 23–16 The commentary: Yet another example this season of a beer label’s hierarchy confounding me. Is it just “2X Stout”? Or “2X Stout Double Milk Stout”? Southern Tier also brews a “2X IPA.” So “2X IPA Double India Pale […]
The game: Patriots at Jets The beer: Mayflower Winter Oatmeal Stout The result: Win, 49–19 The commentary: What a laugher! That was the most fun I’d had since… well, probably like a half hour before when G. was still awake. But you get the idea. Also, this happened, which was pretty funny: A.: “Did you […]
The game: Colts at Patriots The beer: Notch Polotmavý Czech Amber Lager The result: Win, 59–24 The commentary: Guess who wouldn’t nap again! Like last week, our efforts were foiled when G. turned crib time into play time, followed by full-on holler time. As kickoff approached I scooped her up and tried to lie down […]
The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: AleSmith Nut Brown English-Style Ale The result: Win, 37–31 The commentary: God bless the DVR. Continuing the trend, this week’s “1:00” game didn’t start for me until almost 3:30. Sunday was the deadline for a local arts festival logo contest that I entered, and after running a few […]
The beer: Samuel Adams Coastal Wheat Ale The commentary: Unlike acrylic, silicone is permanently waterproof, flexible and shrink/crack proof. Typical uses Showers, tubs, sinks, tile, countertops and fixtures. Adhesiveness Most ceramic tile, laminate, porcelain, glass, metal, plastic, granite and wood. Warning Silicone tub and tile caulk is not for use below the water line or […]
Week four The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Unibroue La Fin du Monde Triple Fermentation Ale The result: Win, 52–28 The commentary: Hello friends! Hoo boy, this game was over a month ago now. It was one of those multimedia affairs for me because we were entering phase one of our trip to Florida, […]
Week two The game: Cardinals at Patriots The beer: Cape Ann Shilling Scottish Ale The result: Loss, 20–18 The commentary: I made a judgment call last season that “no picture of my little girl will accompany losses.” Enough of that. One day (probably several days) down the road I’ll look back on these posts to […]
Week one The game: Patriots at Titans The beer: Berkshire Saint of Circumstance Sour Mash Whiskey Barrel-Aged India Pale Ale The result: Win, 34–13 The commentary: “What are you, a pretty boy?” Nice to see Steve Burton’s lack of self-awareness already in mid-season form. No one in the room laughed at his “joke,” asked of […]
The beer: Anchor Porter The commentary: Are you ready for some third-stringers? Then you’re ready for preseason game three. Feel the heat! I didn’t pay much attention to the action. A. went out with some friends and G. was down for the night, so it was just me, some substandard Chinese food and the Anchor […]
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