#December2015

Watch: Nick Offerman’s “Yule Log” video is 45-minutes of him, whiskey and a pleasant fire

‘World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor’ dropping Nov. 13

Warlords of Draenor.

The next World of Warcraft expansion, Warlord of Draenor has gotten itself a release date. November 13! The game is arriving just in time for the sun to set early, the wind to cut briskly, and the gamers to huddle within their domiciles away from the cruel weather.

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Friday Brew Review: Howl

Living in the Boston area, I know what a she-bitch Winter can be. Sure, she shows up to the party with brisk breezes and picturesque snow-dustings. But before you even have a chance to buy a new ice scraper, the frozen hoe is dropping blizzards on your ass and stampin’ all over your Raynaud’s-addled digits.

Remember, Winter is not your friend. She’s not even your friend’s friend. All she wants is to see you suffer the ice-prickled sting of seasonal blue balls.

Fortunately, there are ways of curbing the blow delivered by the Time of the Taiga. Take hockey, for instance. This sport is not unlike an astrophysicist who was raised ferally by   a pack of abusive lycanthropes, succeeding in spite of a terrible formative environment.

Is hockey the only worthwhile wintertime activity? Hell no. There’s also beer drinkin’.

The folks at Vermont’s Magic Hat Brewing Company understand the protective qualities of intoxicating libations. How do I of   know this? Well, I’ve sipped on Howl.

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