The Super Bowl is a grueling game. It’s one of grit, strength, cunning, and above all, endurance. What we mean is, it’s a long game to get through even if you’re playing in it, but if you’re on the sidelines drinking for hours it may be even more of a trick to be standing at the end. Here is where picking the perfect beer comes into play.

What you really need is a good session beer. The term session beer refers to tasty, balanced beers that have an abv below 5% (although some argue for even lower). Then you have a not so strong brew that you can drink several of in a “session” without getting utterly snookered. So some may argue then that their Bud Light, at 4.2% abv is the perfect session beer. One mustn’t forget, however, that the other caveat to being a session beer is that, while low in alcohol, it is strong in taste.

Here are a few good ones that could be Super Bowl options:

Gritty McDuff’s Best Bitter: a dry, classic English bitter at 5% abv
Stone Levitation: a “deep amber ale” at 4.4% abv
Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout: a dark and creamy stout at 5% abv
Harpoon Brown Session Ale: on the maltier, chocolatier side at 4.3% abv
Harpoon’s UFO White: a fresh fruity American White Ale at 4.8% abv
Clipper City Pale Ale: a classic British pale ale at 4.9% abv
Even Sam Adam’s Boston Lager: you know what it tastes like at 4.75% abv

Of course, these are but a few of the many possibilities. Share your favorite with us.

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