Beer and football XIV — weeks eight and nine

Week eight The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Sullivan’s Maltings Irish Ale The result: Loss, 31–17 The method: Live via Paramount+ The record: 2–6 Week nine The game: Commanders at Patriots The beer: Tripping Animals Dark No Mames Mexican-Style Dark Lager The result: Loss, 20–17 The method: Live via Fox The record: 2–7 The […]

Beer and football VI — week nine

The game: Redskins at Patriots The beer: Smuttynose Rhye India Pale Ale The result: Win, 27–10 The commentary: I thought for awhile that announcers Kevin Burkhardt and John Lynch (sure, John, it was your decision to leave the Pats in 2008) were deliberately avoiding the name “Redskins.” With so many awkward uses of just “Washington,” […]

Beer and football II — week fourteen

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 […]