Week one The game: Steelers at Patriots The beer: Four Quarters Blackboard Jungle Imperial Tropical Stout The result: Win, 33–3; Cowboys win, 35–17 Week two The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Rapscallion Red Ale The result: Win, 43–0; Ravens win, 23 –17 Week three The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Cisco 182.5 India […]
Get out there, old man The game: Patriots vs. Rams The beer: Epic Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout The result: Win, 13–3 The commentary: Is this Super Bowl LIII recap, seven months after the fact, to be of the XLIX variety and feature a handful of Peter King-esque you-say-there-was-a-game observations? Or will it get the […]
The beer: Proclamation Derivative Vic Secret Pale Ale The commentary: Some people lose front teeth. Others lose old blog posts. (Transition: smooth.) My relationship with the Biff! Bang! words you’re reading is troubled, and if the Pats weren’t such a goddamn winning machine I might have signed off altogether following the Beefheart crowning achievement. It’s […]
The game: Patriots at Chiefs The beer: Clown Shoes La Bestia Furiosa Mexican-Style Imperial Stout The result: Win, 37–31 The commentary: At eighty-eight miles per hour we copyedit last week’s thrilling conclusion: “With Edelman likely unsuccessfully neutralized I’m looking to James White, Sony Michel and Chris Hogan’s cloak of invisibility impressive athleticism and hands to […]
Week sixteen The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: Revolution Fistmas Ale The result: Win, 24–12 Week seventeen The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Wachusett Bella Czech Pilsner The result: Win, 38–3 Playoffs, week one (bye) The beer: True North Northern Haze India Pale Ale Playoffs, week two The game: Chargers at Patriots The […]
Week twelve The game: Patriots at Jets The beer: Jack’s Abby Red Tape Amber Lager The result: Win, 27–13 Week thirteen The game: Vikings at Patriots The beer: Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union India Pale Lager The result: Win, 24–10 Week fourteen The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Fuller’s London Porter The result: Loss, 34–33 […]
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 game: Dolphins at Patriots The beer: Peak Organic Fresh Cut Pilsner The result: Win, 38–7 The commentary: My cousin (the one on the right) got married in Maine on Saturday and, until a couple of months ago, the plan was for A. and me to make a grown-up getaway weekend out of it, complete […]
Week one The game: Texans at Patriots The beer: Clown Shoes Rexx Imperial Red Ale The result: Win, 27–20; Titans/Jarrod lose (times four), 27–20 Week two The game: Patriots at Jaguars The beer: 603 NH Ale The result: Loss, 31–20 Week three The game: Patriots at Lions The beer: Riverwalk Cash Bus Pale Ale The […]
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