Beer and football XVII — week four

The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Von Trapp Dunkel Dark Lager The result: Win, 29–26 The record: 2–2 The headline: “Honey, I wanna hear my name.” – (The) Gossip, “Got Body If You Want It” The commentary: With all of last week’s “DMX” talk I forgot our quarterback already has a nickname: Drake “Drake […]

Beer and football XVII — week two

Undo soft thinking: “How do you write what people actually want to read?” The game: Steelers at Patriots The beer: 603 Fire on Main Bamberg-Style Märzen Lager The result: Win, 20–3 The record: 1–1 The headline: “We’re rolling our eyes and sinking.” – Thee Oh Sees, “Drop” The commentary: Kickoff in twenty, ergo: listicle! Isn’t […]

Beer and football XVI — week eighteen

Applicable lyrics: “What is your mission?” The game: Dolphins at Patriots The beer: Maineport Sugamamaness Brown Ale The result: Win, 38–10 The record: 14–3 The headline: “The tyrant needs attention to survive.” – Osees, “Glitter-Shot” The commentary: I’m old and predictable. New Osees album? Probably gonna be my favorite of the year, with few recent […]

Beer and football XVI — week fourteen (bye)

Un-slack motherfucker: “Tell us one thing you hope people say about you” The beer: Camp Pennant Blackout Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout The record: 11–2 The headline: “It’s never been enough.” – Love Battery, “67” The commentary: People say? Reader(s) say(s)? Here it is: “That dude blogged every goddamn week of the season.” So far, so good […]

Beer and football XVI — week twelve

The game: Patriots at Bengals The beer: Sacred Profane Smoked Dark Lager The result: Win, 26–20 The record: 10–2 The headline: “I’m gonna keep on doin’ what I’m doin’ till I can’t do what I’m doin’ no more.” – Isley Brothers, “Keep on Doin’” The commentary: You can only play the teams on your schedule […]