Beer and football XI — weeks sixteen and seventeen

Week sixteen The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: True North Wee Swally Scotch Wee Heavy The result: Loss, 38–9 Week seventeen The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Lakefront Eastside Dark Lager The result: Win, 28–14 The commentary: Where were we? Right: sub five hundred, no playoffs, Brady wins, Newton re-signs (not “resigns”). Sallah […]

Beer and football VIII — week sixteen

The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: Two Roads Holiday Ale The result: Win, 37–16; Ravens win, 23–16; Ben wins, 5–2–1 The commentary: Completing last week’s poem: Wine before beer… Death, I fear! Wednesday was not so clean, as happens to the best of us in weaker moments. Weak, like Paul and Undefeated Tim trusting […]

Beer and football VIII — week thirteen

The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Long Trail Ale The result: Win, 23–3; Chargers win, 19–10 The commentary: Nothing more about the knockout pool until people start getting knocked out again. Three straight weeks at eleven with the playoffs likely coming into play? Gimme a break. In the spirit of “nothing,” I’m a bad […]

Beer and football VII — week eight

The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Southern Tier Warlock Imperial Stout The result: Win, 41–25; Broncos win, 27–19 The commentary: I have had enough of rooting for leading AFC rivals in order to advance week to week in the knockout pool. The Steelers and their injured rapist cost me twenty-five units a couple of […]