John Adams comparing Boston and Philadelphia:
“Phyladelphia, with all its trade and wealth and regularity, is not Boston. The morals of our people are much better; their manners are more polite and agreeable… Our language is better, our taste is better, our persons are handsomer; our spirit is greater, our laws are wiser, our religion is better, our education is better. We exceed them in every thing, but in a market.”
Embattled Farmers 
Yuengling is better than Sam Adams.
This was John Adams. He wouldn’t be happy at being confused with Sam.
Then that is now an intentional aspect of my regional putdown;)
I grew up in Boston, and I went to law school in Philly and got married there. I have no interest in putting either city down, I just liked the quote.
It’s meant in good fun. I have seen nothing but the short end of Philly/Boston sports rivalries my whole life. I wasn’t around to see the Broad Street Bullies beat up the Bruins, or old enough to remember Dr. J beating the Celtics, but I distinctly remember the Patriots edging out the Eagles in the Superbowl.
Cheesesteaks and lager are my only contemporary rebuttals for Mr. Adams.
I know, good fun meant on this end too.