Celebrating National Hamburger Month locally with #sacburgermonth

by Rodney on April 29, 2011 in Site Announcements

May is National Hamburger Month and what better way for Sacramento, CA, one of the most Twitter connected cities, to celebrate than with #sacburgermonth

What is #sacburgermonth?

You can get the full details at sacburgermonth.com, but here’s the highlights:

Think of it as a celebration of all things hamburger in our wonderful city of trees.

We’ve teamed up with the chefs at de Vere’s Irish Pub in Sacramento to bring you 4 amazing weekly Featured Burgers and some fun giveaways (including a digital camera giveaway from BurgerJunkies.com)!

The Burgers:

(each premium burger comes with fries and a carefully selected beer pairing for just $15)

 

Week 1: Sunday May 1 – Saturday May 7

The Tostada Burger

Served on a lightly toasted, locally baked bun from The Grateful Bread, this freshly double ground beef burger is topped with a crispy tostada and corn pico de gallo salsa con queso. The burger itself sits on another layer of the house made salsa, a nice red tomato slice and another tostada layer to give it a great crunch. For an added kick, the buns are lightly spread with a made-from-scratch Serrano chili mayonnaise.

This burger is paired with a classic Corona beer during Cinco de Mayo week where de Vere’s will be celebrating the Batallón de San Patricio (aka Drinko de Mayo)

 

Week 2: Sunday May 8 – Saturday May 14

The Firestone Burger

This juicy cheeseburger is cooked in a red wine, shallots, and balsamic vinegar based sauce that gives it a powerful sweet and tangy flavor.  The double ground smoked beef patty is infused with smoked pork and topped with bacon, smoked cheddar goat cheese and fried onions. This flavorful burger is served on a lightly toasted, locally sourced, freshly baked bun.

We paired this burger with an Abbey ale from New Belgium Brewery out of Colorado. The chocolatey undertones allow this beer to hold its own with the smokiness of the Firestone Burger.

 

Week 3: Sunday May 15 – Saturday May 21

The Stadium Burger

Local sports fans, this one is for you! This double ground beef patty is stuffed with 1.5 ounces of sharp cheddar cheese, coated with whole grain mustard, and smothered with a house made relish containing delicious peppadews. The chef’s searched far and wide for the perfect soft pretzel bun to compliment this beautiful burger creation.

Henry personally selected an organic wheat beer that goes perfectly with the pickled peppered flavors that top this burger. Mothership Wit from New Belgium Brewery is brewed with wheat and barley malt, as well as coriander and orange peel spicing resulting in a balance of citrus and sour flavors held in suspension by a bright burst of carbonation.

 

Week 4: Sunday May 22- Saturday May 28

YOU DECIDE!

We haven’t picked the burger for Week 4 yet.

Your votes for the 4th Week #sacburgermonth burger will decide which one gets featured on the menu!

The de Vere’s chefs have dreamed up 2 crazy burger creations for #sacburgermonth Week 4, but only 1 can be on the menu.

Help us choose the Week 4 Featured Burger by taking our 5 second survey and be entered into a chance to win a t-shirt and free $25 Gift Card from de Vere’s Irish Pub!

Will it be:

A Prime Rib Burger with carmalized onions manchango cheese, Horse radish mayo and Au Jus

Or will it be:

A Philly Burger Pepercorned crusted all beef patty with house made Pastrami , house made sour kraut, and swiss cheese with a roasted red pepper mayo.

Cast Your Vote

 

The Contests:

 

1. 1. Enter a random drawing to win a Canon DSLR Digital Camera from BurgerJunkies.com by tweeting about #sacburgermonth on Twitter.
   

 

2. 2. Enter a random drawing to win a free $25 de Vere’s Irish Pub gift card and t-shirt by helping us select the #sacburgermonth Week 4 Featured Burger!
   

 

3. 3. Enter a random drawing to win a free $25 de Vere’s Irish Pub gift card and t-shirt by voting for your favorite #sacburgermonth Weekly Featured Burger!

 

4. 4. Be the first to spot all 4 #sacburgermonth Featured Burgers at de Vere’s Irish Pub on Foodspotting to win a free “I Love Hamburgers” t-shirt from BurgerJunkies.com
   

 

 

1. Win