Seattle
Beer: Pike Brewing Company IPA
Hometown cred: Founded in 1989 by Charles and Rose Ann Finkel, Pike isn’t just in Seattle, it’s attached to the city’s beloved Pike Place Market and makes fabulously named beers like Kilt Lifter ruby ale and Old Bawdy barley wine.
Type: India pale ale
ABV: 6.3%
Taste: Hoppy and bitter, with a clean finish
If it were a Seahawks player, it would be: Russell Wilson—potent but refined.
Boston
Beer: Samuel Adams Cold Snap
Hometown cred: When you think Boston beer, you think Sam Adams. Hell, they even make a Boston Lager. But Sam goes well beyond that ubiquitous draught with thoughtful seasonal beers like this refreshing wintry brew.
Type: White ale
ABV: 5.3%
Taste: Light and refreshing, with notes of fruit and spice.
If it were a Patriots player, it would be: Julian Edelman—light on its feet and surprising.
Big Game 2015
Bottom line
We’ll take Cold Snap’s careful construction and flavorful finesse over Pike’s brawny hop punch, though were the two to fight it out, the IPA might leave Sam Adams a bit … deflated?
