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Dallas brewery loses epic beer war thanks to the Cowboys, and will have to wear Eagles gear

Update on Nov. 21 at 10:56 a.m.: Looks like staff at the local Noble Rey Brewing Co. will have to adorn Philadelphia Eagles gear after the team whooped their NFC Eat rivals the Dallas Cowboys 37-9 on Sunday.

"Definitely stung, but it's not like this was a huge shock," said Chris Rigolout, founder of Noble Rey, which created the Eagle Tears beer. "What I would say to Philly fans, good luck with the rest of the season and I'm hoping the second meeting between our 2 teams goes a little better for us and our Dallas Cowboys. The crew and I are online now looking for Eagles shirts...stay tuned, we pay our bets."

"Cheers to the Dallas fans! It's all about the love of the game and the rivalry," said Josh Lampe, chief operating officer of Weyebacher Brewing in Pennsylvania, which created the Dallas Sucks beer. "We got a delivery of Eagle Tears here on Saturday and I believe I will be drinking some Eagle Tears of Joy later today!"

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Update on Nov. 17 at 3:11 p.m.: When the Dallas Cowboys take on their rival Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Nov. 19, fans won't be the only ones making wagers on the football game's outcome. Two breweries, one repping each team, have their pride on the line.

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Noble Rey Brewing Co. in Dallas and Weyebacher Brewing in Easton, Pennsylvania, which made rival beers this fall named Eagle Tears and Dallas Sucks, have placed a bet on the game. The losing team's brewery staff must wear the opposite team's gear for the following week, according to Noble Rey founder Chris Rigoulot.

Learn more about this epic beer war below. The game kick-off is at 7:30 p.m.

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Few things get Dallas Cowboys fans riled up like smack talk from followers of the Philadelphia Eagles. That's why when Pennsylvania-based Weyerbacher Brewing released a seasonal beer called Dallas Sucks this football season, the locally-based Noble Rey Brewing Co. knew it had to clap back.

On Tuesday, Noble Rey announced a new brew called Eagle Tears on Facebook, sharing the label image of a sobbing eagle presumably from Philadelphia.

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"Tommy, the head brewer, texted me the day the CBS article [about Dallas Sucks] came out and we made quick work of getting a beer formulated and the design done," said Chris Rigoulot, founder of Noble Rey, by messenger. "Our designer, John Rubio, had a design to us within mere hours of calling him."

Eagle Tears is a gose beer clocking 6 percent alcohol content. Gose is a light German style that often features coriander and salt. The beer will be available on draft and in cans to-go at the brewery's onsite taproom beginning Nov. 5, which gives you plenty of time to stock up before the Cowboys play the Eagles on Nov. 19.

And you'll want to grab some to take home: The can itself says "#phillysucks" and "Don't worry, we won't leave rings on the table."

Dallas Sucks is a pale ale brewed by Easton, Penn. brewery Weyerbacher. Apparently people in...
Dallas Sucks is a pale ale brewed by Easton, Penn. brewery Weyerbacher. Apparently people in Houston have shown interest in it. (Courtesy / Weyerbacher Brewing)

When reached Tuesday about the beer, Weyerbacher's chief operating officer, Joshua Lampe, said he couldn't stop laughing about it. When developing Dallas Sucks, which is a pale ale, Lampe tried to contact a couple Dallas breweries about doing something similar, but never heard back, he says.

"I'm really psyched that someone else embraced the spirit of the rivalry and joined in the fun," Lampe said by phone. "We wanted to have the friendly rivalry to show this is all in good fun."

As a show of good faith, Weyerbacher previously promised to donate a portion of the proceeds from Dallas Sucks sales to the Red Cross to help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. And next season, locals may even be able to buy the beer -- Lampe says Weyerbacher is hoping to expand distribution into Texas in the next couple months.

"Funny thing is we have a lot of interest in Houston from people that want Dallas Sucks," he said.

Shocking.