My Game Day Pours

Mike Doyle

@doyle_seaport

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I watch the market open the way I watch first pitch at Fenway: eyes locked, heart rate up, coffee swapped for something hoppy the second the closing bell rings. These are the beers that survive every packie run and every Seaport fridge clean-out — the ones I crush during Sox day games, sneak into backyard wiffle tournaments, and order on autopilot when the bar’s three deep and the Celts are in the fourth. Some are hometown legends, some are hazy hotshots, but every one of ’em has earned a roster spot in my personal beer bullpen.

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My Game Day Pours — 8 items
Name	Style	Brewery	ABV	Where I grab it	My take
1Harpoon IPA	American IPA	Harpoon Brewery	6.0%	Harpoon Beer Hall in the Seaport or any ballpark-adjacent bar	The blue-chip of Boston IPAs — not the flashiest in the portfolio, but wicked reliable and always trades well on draft.
2You Can’t Beat Boston IPA	Hazy New England IPA	Harpoon Brewery	6.0%	Harpoon Seaport taproom and around Fenway/TD on game days	Pure love letter to the city — this is my go-to when the whole bar’s buzzing and the home team’s actually covering the spread.
3Samuel Adams Boston Lager	Vienna-style lager	Boston Beer Company	5.0%	Sam Adams Taproom near Faneuil or any old-school neighborhood pub	The OG Boston draft pick — crisp, malty, and perfect when I want something steady instead of another hazy haymaker.
4Fort Point Pale Ale	American pale ale	Trillium Brewing Company	6.6%	Trillium Fort Point or cans from the Seaport on the way home	My weekday closer — bright citrus, just enough bite, and still light enough that I can read earnings calls after two of ’em.
5Congress Street IPA	New England IPA	Trillium Brewing Company	7.2%	Trillium Fort Point or Canton, plus the occasional city tap list cameo	Galaxy hops running a full-on fast break — big fruit, soft finish, and the kind of IPA that makes you forget you promised ‘just one.’
6Birds of a Feather	Hazy IPA	Lamplighter Brewing Co.	6.8%	Lamplighter taprooms in Cambridge or cans from a good packie	Juicy, dank, and sneaky smooth — this is the one I break out when the crew’s over and we’re going into overtime on the patio.
9Blue Comet	New England IPA	Widowmaker Brewing	7.1%	Widowmaker in Braintree or hazy-heavy beer bars around Boston	Tropical fruit bomb with just enough bitterness to keep you honest — feels like buying a growth stock right before it rips.
10Double Summer	Double IPA	Vitamin Sea Brewing	8.0% approx.	Vitamin Sea taproom in Weymouth or limited drops at city shops	Big citrus, soft body, and a scoreboard-wrecking ABV — this is my playoff beer, reserved for walk-offs and massive green candles.