The game: Patriots at Colts The beer: Evil Twin Ashtray Heart Smoked Imperial Stout The result: Win, 42–20; Steelers win, 27–24 The commentary: “And then there were two.” So it goes as two more knock themselves out, including the Denver Cheater, who “actually” picked Baltimore last week. Right. The other lone survivor (?) also gnawed […]
The beer: Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout The result: Seahawks win, 38–17 The commentary: “What can happen?” So I asked as I considered the Samuel Smith on the shelf. The stout and a six-pack of Founders Porter accompanied me to the car when it hit me that Rob Gronkowski was on the professional athlete version […]
The game: Broncos at Patriots The beer: Port Board Meeting Brown Ale The result: Win, 43–21; Bengals win, 33–23 The commentary: In my inaugural beer-and-football diary I brought up Peyton Manning’s penchant for not removing his helmet during post-loss handshakes. I have come to admire Manning over the years and I find this to be […]
The game: Patriots at Vikings The beer: Shipyard Summer Ale The result: Win, 30–7 The commentary: Hector, Ivan and I are all forty this year. In April we traveled to Portland, Maine to celebrate Ivan’s turn. (Mine was at the New England Brewfest in New Hampshire. Hector’s will be at the Chili’s across from the […]
Week one The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Notch Mule Corn Lager The result: Loss, 33–20; Texans win, 17–6 The commentary: Pictured is the exact moment in time when the scales tipped in Miami’s favor. (Well, about two hours after the fact—I was watching on a delay. Again. But still.) I did not pause […]
The beer: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale The commentary: G. and I relived last year’s agenda and visited Foxborough the first Saturday of training camp, bringing along my father this time. It was more of the same: minimal football viewing, excessive scampering, one diaper change and a lot of fun. She even wore the same dress—sign […]
Week one The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale The result: Win, 23–21; Bengals/Jarrod lose, 24–21 The commentary: Longtime readers (!) might recall this whole “beer and football” thing I started years ago when an innocent, shockingly handsome thirty-something guy got drunk on Samuel Smith pints each autumn Sunday in […]
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