The game: Patriots at Redskins The beer: Berkshire Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale The result: Win, 34–27 The commentary: I got some great pictures of G. leading up to the game but the smiley ones never come out. You can’t see it here because of my stupid square-cropping syndrome but her feet were going a […]
The game: Colts at Patriots The beer: Just Beer Moby D American Ale The result: Win, 31–24 The commentary: Like the Pittsburgh game, only the exact opposite, this one was nowhere near as close as the final score indicated. Brady, Welker and Gronkowski were doing every single thing against the Colts that they wanted to […]
Week eight The game: Patriots at Steelers The beer: Cambridge Great Pumpkin Ale The result: Loss, 25–17 The commentary: My favorite pumpkin beer, marred by repeated long completions down the middle of the field to a wide-open tight end. Hey, that’s what the Pats are supposed to do! I would love another shot at these […]
Week six The game: Cowboys at Patriots The beer: Berkshire Oktoberfest Lager The result: Win, 20–16 The commentary: I think it’s going to be a Berkshire-heavy season—six weeks in and I’m already onto a second offering. My team’s won five of six games, though, and even if I’m not superstitious (very much) I’m not going […]
The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Pretty Things Hedgerow Bitter The result: Win, 30–21 The commentary: My little girl knows what’s up. She doesn’t get all bothered the way her dad does over how poor a defense a 4–1 team might have. Here she is, really taking the time to weigh all sides of […]
The game: Patriots at Raiders The beer: Notch Saison The result: Win, 31–19 The commentary: I wonder what would have happened if Hank Williams (Jr.) compared Obama to Jesus. Will we ever survive without “Are you ready for some football?!” Forget for a minute that Monday Night Football is no longer all that relevant. Sure, […]
The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Clown Shoes Lubrication American Black Ale The result: Loss, 34–31 The commentary: No pictures of my little girl will accompany losses, especially losses as ugly and perplexing as this. Deion Branch was invisible all day, and since he’s her favorite player she will be too. My boy Paul […]
The game: Chargers at Patriots The beer: Rogue Mocha Porter The result: Win, 35–21 The commentary: “Which beer are you having?” “Do you want me to drink the Mocha Porter?” “Yes.” “So you can have some?” “Yes.” “OK.” A’s re-ability to drink coincided nicely with the return of football, and I couldn’t refuse her since […]
Week one The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Berkshire Saint of Circumstance India Pale Ale The result: Win, 38–24 The commentary: I’m calling this season “2011” even though it spills into 2012 because “2011/2012” is a little clumsy. I’m more bothered by it than you are. [Edit: How did I not yet resolve this […]
Some observations from Sunday’s game before going all Patriots batshit: “Labor uncertainty” is the new “all-important third preseason game.” Please set aside all non-NFL-related uses of this phrase until a labor agreement is reached. How about Ben Roethlisberger? That’s three horrible Super Bowl performances, and finally one the Steelers didn’t win in spite of him. […]
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