What to Drink on Super Bowl Sunday

This years Super Bowl, of course, features the New England Patriots, a team that many football fans flat out hate, and the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that many football fans utterly despise.

Were not going to have a useful discussion here about which team you should root for, so lets avoid talking about the actual game and the behavior of the fans from those two cities and instead talk about something more important: What to drink on game day.

Fortunately, theres some excellent booze made in both Philly and Boston. Neither town is particularly known for wineand lets be honest, neither am Iso lets stick to beer and hard liquor.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I must admit that I live in the Philly burbs, and Im a Birds fan, but when it comes to drinking I dont play favorites.

In fact, two of the top brewery taprooms in the U.S. happen to be in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Notch, in Salem, Mass, is a quick water taxi ride from Boston, and you can enjoy its delicious lagers and ales all day, since every one of them is 4.5-perecent alcohol by volume (ABV) or less. Second District in south Philly offers the comparable Bancroft Beer that comes in at a modest 4.2-percent ABV. Its also only $4 a pint during Eagles games and you can get growlers if youll be watching the Super Bowl at home.

Evil Genius in Philly is known for its cleverly named beers, and theyve got one for the occasion: Fly Like an Eagle. Its a cherry wooder ice IPA. (Wooder ice in Philly is what the rest of the world calls Italian ice or shaved ice.) Its made with lots of hops, cherry puree, and actual Madagascar vanilla beans. Be warned: Its a limited run, and you need to get a ticket to buy it at the Evil Genius website.

Not a beer drinker? Not a problem! The small distillery boom has made cocktails part of tailgating again. Patriot fans who are in a Tea Party kind of moodthe 1773 one that is, not the 2010 oneget some Boston Harbor Rye Whiskey; it doesnt get much more patriot than that.

Theres also Privateer Rumnow theres a New England name for you!that makes great stuff up in Ipswich. The brand has developed a cult following among bartenders and connoisseurs. It has also created a tasty cocktail for the game.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 oz Privateer Silver Reserve Rum

1 oz Privateer True American Amber Rum

1 oz Honey syrup*

1 oz Fresh lemon juice

1 tsp Sriracha (or other) hot sauce

Glass: Cocktail

Garnish: Ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a dusting of ground black pepper and a 6th Super Bowl ring.

*Combine equal parts honey and hot water and stir until integrated. Let cool, bottle, and refrigerate between use.

New England may have the Patriots, but Philly bows to no town when it comes to Revolutionary War history and even boasts Bluecoat Gin. Its a citrus-forward spirit thats named in tribute to George Washingtons bluecoats, the soldiers that took the torch from New Englands minutemen and fanned it into a flame that lit the way for a new nation. Distilled in Phillys resurgent Northern Liberties neighborhood, it makes a great Martini, another all-American drink.

Dads Hat Rye Whiskey is made in the town of Bristol, just up the Delaware River and not far from where Washington crossed to Trenton in his famous Christmas Day raid. Get some of its rye, and youre already halfway to a Manhattan, which is close to halfway between Philly and Boston. However, a Super Bowl is still far, far away from New York Giants fans! (Sorry, I guess when it comes to the Giants, I cant stay impartial.)

What if youre far from either teams home city? Long-distance New England fans, you can tear into the new Sam Adams 76, a juicy and crisp ale/lager hybrid. At 4.7-percent ABV and jammed with flavor, this little beauty will get you through the whole game. Eagles fans, youll, of course, want to look for beers from Pennsylvanias Victory Brewing. You cant go wrong with its HopDevil when youre on the (cue Fly Eagles Fly song) road to victory!

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