The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: Ipswich Red Dwarf Ale The result: Loss, 35–31 The record: 11–3 The Survivor: Savannah, 5–2–1 The headline: “Got mad and cried when you knew it was won.” – Tad, “Jinx” The commentary: That’s what happens when you go into the home stretch with a big advantage of then—ptooff!—you […]
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 […]
Week one The game: Patriots at Bengals The beer: Ipswich Steam Punk Lager The result: Win, 16–10 The record: 1–0 The headline: “Repetition… fearful living.” – Unwound, “Unauthorized Biography” The commentary: I mean, what took me so long? “Journal entry number twenty”—it turns out Unwound could have kicked this whole beer-and-football thing off XIV years […]
The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Ipswich Brown Square English-Style Brown Ale The result: Win, 10–3 The method: NFL+ The headline: “No one makes me close my eyes.” – Pink Floyd, “Echoes” The commentary: The less said about this one, the better. They should have! They should have made me close my eyes! Rhamondre […]
Week seven The game: Patriots at Jets The beer: Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale The result: Win, 33–0 Week eight The game: Browns at Patriots The beer: Lord Hobo Dark Lager The result: Win, 27–13 Week nine The game: Patriots at Ravens The beer: Ipswich Chucktoberfest Lager The result: Loss, 37–20 Week ten (bye) The beer: […]
Week eight The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Wachusett Green Monsta India Pale Ale The result: Win, 25–6 Week nine The game: Packers at Patriots The beer: Urban Chestnut Zwickel German-Style Lager The result: Win, 31–17 Week ten The game: Patriots at Titans The beer: Tuckerman 6288 Stout The result: Loss, 34–10 Week eleven […]
Week five The game: Colts at Patriots The beer: Campanology For Whom Imperial Mexican Stout The result: Win, 38–24 Week six The game: Chiefs at Patriots The beer: Ballast Point Indra Kunindra Stout The result: Win, 43–40 Week seven The game: Patriots at Bears The beer: Ipswich Dark Ale The result: Win, 38–31 The commentary: […]
The beer: Ipswich Blueberry Shandy The commentary: I dreamed I was Julian Edelman. On the goal line leading 4–2 (!) over the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl or the opening game—there was tension beyond what the scheduled week-four matchup deserves—“Julian” went in motion behind Brady and told him “I want a touchdown!” I/he scooted past […]
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 beer: Ipswich Route 1A Double India Pale Ale The commentary: And, lo, on the fourth day of the fourteen billionth (or so) year, the Mercury Brewing Company opened (soft-opened) its Brewer’s Table pub and restaurant, and it was good. Well, decent. Still some kinks to work out like the lack of a children’s menu, […]
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