Once, craft beer and sports bars were mutually exclusive. But, with the aggressive expansion of this country's craft beer scene, microwbrews are taking over taps once owned by macro beers, while dedicated craft beer bars continue to spread. Now, pondering complex beer while taking in the game isn’t such a farfetched idea. With the Super Bowl coming up, check this list for 19 great craft beer bars that will also air the game.
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Want to catch the game while sipping a better brew. Read on.
38 Degrees Ale House and Grill
This off-the-beaten-path ale house with its 38 excellent tap selections, huge bottle list, and eight televisions would be the perfect place for any beer nerd to hole up for the Bowl as is. But for the big day the filling station is also offering a Super Bowl food menu as well as themed beer flights, like a fresh IPA flight and a barrel-aged on for reduced prices.
Blue Palms Brewhouse
The Hollywood Boulevard craft beer haven, whose ever rotating draft list of 24 beers has earned it a world-class rating from Beer Advocate, is planning a Super Bowl party so epic that it had to partner up with its next door neighbor the Fonda Theater to accommodate a giant screen and the masses of football fans that are sure to follow.
Aces & Ales
Watch the big game on TVs upon TVs while enjoying drink specials on a 20-draft craft beer list. It’ll be $25 a person for a seat and with every reservation each guest will get three drawing tickets toward winning prizes like a large flat screen TV or jerseys.
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There’s always an impressive selection of beers on tap and an extra-long bottle list which ranges in brews from California craft to Belgium ales here. Bonus is that no reservations are required to watch the game at this divey craft beer bar, which will offer drink specials while blasting on the Bowl on its six flat TVs and one big-screen.
Richmond Republic Draught House
This is the ideal spot for any sports fan to catch the game with 62 seats and plenty of TVs and a projector. But the 100-bottle beer list and 24 taps featuring Northern Californian beers, including many brewery-direct kegs, will make it the place to come early for the pre-game and stay long after the game’s MVP speech.
Hopwater Distribution
There may not be any Washington or East Coast beers here to go with this year’s Super Bowl football fandom but there are 31 all-California draft beers, a couple on nitro. Pull up to the 30-foot-long copper bar and order up fancified bar bites like crab tater tots and buttermilk fried chicken tenders to go with the suds.
The Sixgill
Named one of the top 100 beer bars in America by beer magazine Draft, this pub offers a carefully curated selection of 30 craft West Coast brews, including those from Seattle breweries Georgetown Brewing Co. and Schooner Exact Brewing Co. On game day break into Feast Mode a.k.a. the “build your own” baked potato bar on game day here. Those donning their Seahawk jerseys will get a shot courtesy of the bar.
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Bazi Bierbrasserie
This family-friendly Belgian beer bar, which is on Draft’s list of top 100 beer bars in America, will be hosting its annual Super Bowl with happy hour food and drinks prices. A draft list will be curated to represent the favorite breweries from both team states. Reservations are recommended for those who want to sit by the big screen.
Saraveza Bottle Shop and Pastry Tavern
A Draft magazine pick and the darling of local brewers, this Packer bar at heart will host a “Super Barrel Weekend” leading up to the Bowl pouring all barrel-aged brews Friday through Sunday.
Nepo 42
Although many Portland bars are Seahawks bars by default NEPO 42 is the unofficial/official Seahawks bar where a club of the fans meet. For game day there will be beers and food starting at $4.
Hamilton's Tavern
This 2015 Draft magazine pick features 28 taps, two casks, and over 200 bottles of curated beers representing a wide range of brew styles. On game day, the bar will host a taco bar and play the Super Bowl on its three TVs.
The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites
No drink specials but they’ve got five TVs and a 65-seat biergarten. The 30 beers on tap--both international and local brews--are poured perfectly and served at the correct temperature. Hungry football fans can fill up Sriracha peas, black truffled popcorn, and Wellfleet oysters.
Sunset Grill & Tap
Sunset Grill & Tap, home of the “365-day beer festival,” boasts the largest beer selection on the East Coast with 113 taps and 380 microbrews and imports. Its “World-Class” rating from Beer Advocate confirms its craft beer pedigree. Beer drinkers can create their own beer flights around the world or enjoy beer by the yard while taking in the game on the high-definition TVs with surround sound.
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The Common Table
This bar, which is a huge draw for beer nerds, has no special deals or party plans for game day. But with 27 craft beers on tap (a couple nitro), heavy on American beers, and the Pats and Seahawks battle on five TVs, every day is special.
Lord Hobo
Cheer on the Patriots while thrusting up a pint of New England brew. One of Draft Magazine’s 100 best bars, Lord Hobo has 43 taps with sections dedicated to New England breweries like Allagash, California, Europe, and elsewhere. They’ll have food specials which include Seahawks and Patriots-inspired entrees.
The Map Room
The fact that its beer list of over 200 beers is dubbed “one of the best in the city” makes this bar an easy pick. At least there are seven TVs on which to watch the game and even though there isn’t a kitchen, guests are welcome to bring their own food.
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Stub & Herb's
A drink institution since 1939 with a world-class Beer Advocate rating, this college bar offers a vast selection of beers on tap, including rotating nitro, stout and, sour. Catch the Bowl on its plethora of televisions, 15 to be exact.
Falling Rock Tap House
No big plans for the Super Bowl at this tap house, which got a world-class Beer Advocate rating and is on Draft Magazine’s top 100 of 2015 list. But they’ll show the game on their three TVs and one big screen.
Grey Lodge Pub
This two-level pub is on all the right lists -- Beer Advocate’s Top 50, Draft Magazine’s Top 100, and Esquire Magazine’s Best Bars. Its well-curated tap list of 25 beers is updated so often that its Web site suggests hitting refresh while viewing it. For Super Bowl, there won’t be drink specials available but all six TVs will be tuned to the game.