The game: Dolphins at Patriots The beer: Long Trail Imperial Porter The result: Win, 38–7 The commentary: Ho-hum. Another destruction, another twenty-two ounces. At least some nice Brian Hoyer and eight-percent-alcohol action kept things interesting. I don’t have much to say this week. It was nice to see Julian Edelman cash in on some of […]
The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Shipyard Blue Fin Stout The result: Win, 34–3 The commentary: Once again I rocked a Starbucks iced chai as a warm-up, obtained during a pre-storm errand scramble. And then the Blue Fin Stout. Mmm… as tasty and comfortable as December football against a Thurman Thomas-less Bills team. This […]
The game: Packers at Patriots The beer: Shipyard Prelude Special Ale The result: Win, 31–27; Fabio, 5–4–0 The commentary: I went to bed at 1:30 for the dorkiest reason possible: the Survivor finale. It was sort of a complicated television night, the plan was to watch Survivor live (pretty much) while recording the game. (I […]
The game: Patriots at Bears The beer: Rogue Dead Guy Ale The result: Win, 36–3 The commentary: A. and I went up to Maine over the weekend and I came home with a bunch of beer. One of them was the Dead Guy Ale, something I can find anywhere but that I couldn’t resist because […]
The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Heavy Seas Mutiny Fleet Smoke on the Water Smoked Porter The result: Win, 45–3 The commentary: There may have been a “godless chill of New England” in the air (New York Post columnists are so colorful!) but the hometown team was torching everything in sight. A new king […]
The game: Patriots at Lions The beer: Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale The result: Win, 45–24 The commentary: The Mayflower was the plan for Thanksgiving but it turned out to be a weird day. I ended up watching on three different televisions in three different homes, broken up by two radio sessions in the car. We were […]
The game: Colts at Patriots The beer: Tröegs Java Head Stout The result: Win, 31–28 The commentary: Damn. Damn. Goddamn if that wasn’t a tough win. It’s stupid to get so worked up over a football game but I can’t remember the last time my heart was pounding so badly (yes I do, it was […]
The game: Patriots at Steelers The beer: Cisco Whale’s Tale Pale Ale The result: Win, 39–26 The commentary: After such an ugly loss you’ve gotta go with what you know. Whale’s Tale is quickly becoming one of my favorite beers, and when I saw a twenty-two ounce bomber in a store in Danvers I had […]
The game: Patriots at Browns The beer: Samuel Smith Organically Produced Ale The result: Loss, 34–14 The commentary: Wow. Let me say that I’m worried about my relationship with Samuel Smith right now. I had a Taddy Porter the night before our Block Island trip (week two against the Jets) and tried to counter the […]
The game: Vikings at Patriots The beer: Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale The result: Win, 28–18 The commentary: As unacceptable as it is to feel sorry for athletes/starlettes/sensations who sleep on giant piles of money every night, it’s clear to me that Randy Moss is instantly regretting his decision to jump ship from New England. I […]
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