It’s the sort of local pride mayors engage in, except this time it’s Harpoon Brewery in Boston and Yards Brewing Co. in Philadelphia. Each is wagering their home town team will prevail in this year’s Super Bowl.
It’s a high-stakes game: Not only will the loser have to pour the winning brewery’s beer for a day, but wear the winning team’s gear.
“While we’d like to try Yards Brewing Co.’s delicious ales someday, we’re confident we’ll be serving nothing but lots of Harpoon after the big game next weekend,” said Dan Kenary, CEO & Co-founder of Harpoon Brewery. “When the Patriots take home the W, we’ll be celebrating with a cool pint of Harpoon IPA and smiles on our faces, knowing that everyone at Yards Brewing is doing the same. Go Pats!”
As part of this friendly competition, both breweries will donate a portion of earnings to local charities in Boston and Philadelphia, in an effort to give back to their home cities.
Harpoon will donate $1 for every pint of Harpoon Fresh Tracks sold in the Beer Hall and $10 for every keg of Harpoon Fresh Tracks sold in Boston to The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, an organization committed to transforming trauma care for civilians and military heroes that was founded in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
In Philadelphia, Yards Brewing will do the same for each pint and keg of Philly Pale Ale sold, donating to Prevention Point, an organization working on the front lines of the opioid crisis in Philadelphia.