Beer and football go together like peanut butter and jelly. You must have beer at your Super Bowl party. If you are playing a football-related drinking game — everyone choose a player, each time that player comes into contact with the ball you drink, if he fumbles or scores you chug! — stock up on a bunch of bottles and ice to keep them cold.

Have water and sodas on hand for those who choose not to partake in the drinking festivities.

Serving margaritas is a wonderful idea, but why not liven things up by offering two team related cocktails? Give guests rooting for New York long island iced teas. Offer New England fans glasses of Boston punch. Want these dangerously delicious recipes? Just read more.

Long Island Iced Tea
From Taste

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
3 cups ice cubes
1/3 cup chilled vodka
1/3 cup tequila
1/3 cup white rum
1/3 cup gin
1/4 cup Cointreau liqueur
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup chilled cola

1. Place the sugar and water in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Cook, without stirring, for 3 minutes or until syrup thickens. Remove from heat and set aside for 15 minutes to cool.
2. Divide the ice evenly among serving glasses.
3. Pour over the vodka, tequila, rum, gin, Cointreau, sugar syrup, lemon juice and cola. Serve immediately.

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Boston Punch
From Virtual Cities

2 cups apple cider
1 cup brandy
1/2 cup dark rum
1/2 cup curacao
Juice of 2 lemons
One 750-ml bottle of champagne
1 liter seltzer or club soda
1 teaspoon sugar

1. Chill cider, brandy, rum, curacao, lemon juice, champagne, and seltzer or club soda.
2. Combine cider, brandy, rum, curacao, and lemon juice with sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves.
3. Just before serving, pour over a block of ice in a punch bowl and stir in champagne and seltzer.

Serves 6-8.

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