The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Shipyard Summer Wheat Ale The result: Win, 33–27 The record: 1–1 The headline: “We gotta clean it up cuz it’s so dope.” – Ice-T, “Fried Chicken” The commentary: Ice’s “Freedom of Speech… Just Watch What You Say” is too on the nose, right? In that case, here’s a […]
Two books at the same time: “Do you see yourself as a leader?” Week one The game: Raiders at Patriots The beer: Ipswich Vienna Lager The result: Loss, 20–13 The record: 0–1 The headline: “Meet me in the bottom, bring me my running shoes!” – Howlin’ Wolf, “Down in the Bottom” The commentary: Are you […]
I get Evens: “How do you relax?” The beer: Goodfire Watt Pale Ale The headline: “Why would they fold up something so precious?” – Evens, “Cut From the Cloth” The commentary: Here’s another, since I continue to ask so many questions: what do followers of, say, twenty-five teams do to get pumped for a new […]
Il Guardiano: “Tell us the last thing you got excited about” The beer: Battery Steele Batella Mexican Lager The headline: “I try to fill it with gold, fill it to the top.” – Cat Power, “Great Expectations” The commentary: “Tell us.” Are we so familiar, WordPress community that doesn’t read my blog? I can’t say […]
The beer: Silvaticus Rex Czech Pale Lager The headline: “Don’t keep on tellin’ me everything’s OK, ’cause if it was then you wouldn’t be cryin’.” – Latimore, “Let’s Straighten It Out” The commentary: Latimore laid it all out during G’s and my hour-plus drive to Foxborough this week, with sentiment that could apply to two […]
The beer: Rockport Pescato Italian Style Pilsner The headline: “I said life stinks! I said I need a drink! I said life stinks! I said life stinks! I said!” – Pere Ubu, “Life Stinks” The commentary: RIP David Thomas—as if Crocus Behemoth wouldn’t go first overall and redefine left tackle dominance. The Patriots stink, right? […]
Red pants: “If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be?” The beer: Foundation Burnside Brown Ale The headline: “Well, a rose is a rose is a rose by any other name.” – Railroad Jerk, “One Step Forward” The commentary: Relocate those Foxborough fuckers, shed the heavy-baggage mascot and call them […]
The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: True West Hat & Mittens Dark Lager The result: Win, 23–16 The record: 4–13 The headline: “Something, something, something, when this is over.” – Shellac, “I Don’t Fear Hell” The commentary: “Fire Mayo” is activated a mere three hours after the bloggo tag’s inception—were “Fire Belichick” so effective! […]
The game: Chargers at Patriots The beer: Jack’s Abby Extra Layer Winter Fest Lager The result: Loss, 40–7 The record: 3–13 The headline: “Tie her hand behind her back and feed her some disguise.” – Boss Hog, “What the Fuck” The commentary: I brought a date to see diary editors Boss Hog at TT the […]
Week nine The game: Patriots at Titans The beer: Notch Kölsch Cologne-Style Ale The result: Loss, 20–17 The record: 2–7 Week ten The game: Patriots at Bears The beer: Newburyport 110 Copper Ale The result: Win, 19–3 The record: 3–7 Week eleven The game: Rams at Patriots The beer: Night Shift Dunkel John’s Band Lager […]
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