The game: Ravens at Patriots The beer: Northampton Conundrum Black Lager The result: Win, 30–23 The commentary: It’s always satisfying to beat up on the Ravens. This was a blowout all the way—those fluky fumbles had me emailing my dad the next day with an understated “It would have been a tough one to get […]
The game: Dolphins at Patriots The beer: Northampton Humbug Ale The result: Win, 41–13; Natalie, 4–2–1 The commentary: Nine o’clock: I knew something was wrong when I queued up Patriots Game Day, which I only record for its three-minute segment with Mike Reiss. “OK, fast-forward through this Steve Burton crap. Fast-forward through Dan Roche’s fantasy […]
The beer: Northampton Daniel Shays Best Bitter The commentary: New England, as a region, is comprised of six states: 1. Maine 2. New Hampshire 3. Massachusetts 4. Half of Connecticut 5. Pawtucket, Rhode Island 6. My own self-importance Despite rumors to the contrary, Vermont is not one of them. Northern New England (Maine and New […]
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