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Smashburger Burger and Beer Pairings Menu

May 14, 2013 By Nedra McDaniel 44 Comments

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Smashburger Burger and Beer Pairings Menu

I got the opportunity to join some other bloggers to hear more about Smashburger’s new burger and beer pairings menu from Founder, Tom Ryan. I had heard great things before our visit and I was so excited to see what the buzz was about.

Smashburger Burger and Beer Pairings Menu

Smashburger Burger and Beer Pairings Menu

The Cincinnati market has local craft beer from local brewer Christian Moerlein. Each market carries craft beer and a signature burger that is local to the area. Our tasting was the perfect storm.

Smashburger Burger

Tom Ryan has a Ph.D in Flavor and Fragrance Chemistry and Head Brewer, Richard Dube from Christian Moerlein shared with us his expertise on craft beer.  I’ll be honest and share that I’m not a huge fan of beer, my husband loves it but I’ve never really enjoyed it.  Richard was up to the challenge of broadening my brewery taste buds if I could promise to keep an open mind. I did and my favorite craft beer of the night was the Barbarossa Dark Lager.

Smashburger Burger

Each market also has signature appetizers. We tried the delicious sweet potato fries and their Smashfries (rosemary, olive oil, and garlic). Both of them were incredible. The Smashfries were so flavorful and unique.

Smashburger

We also had the fried pickles and fried pepper rings. You cannot go wrong with anything deep fried.

Smashburger

Smashburger

Each burger that we tried was so flavorful. You will have a hard time choosing your favorite. Below is the BBQ, Bacon & Cheddar with BBQ sauce,applewood-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, ranch dressing and mayo on a multi grain bun.

Smashburger

The local burger for the Cincinnati region is the “Buckeye” which has fried pepper rings, American cheese, haystack onions, lettuce, tomato and mayo on an egg bun.

Smashburger

My husband and the owner share a Grand Rapids connection. (They both are Westsiders)  We learned that the Olive Smashburger in Grand Rapids is the only city where the local Smashburger outsells the Classic Smash which has American cheese, Smash sauce, ketchup, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion on an egg bun.

Smashburger

I was shocked to discover that my favorite of the night was the Mushroom Swiss which has sauteed baby portabella mushrooms, mayo, and aged swiss on an egg bun. I tend to love the flavor of mushrooms but hate the texture.  This burger was just right, I loved it!

Smashburger

This sandwich snuck in the mushrooms with such flavor that the outcome overcame my preconceived ideas about mushrooms.

Another unexpected surprise was the Spicy Veggie Black Bean sandwich which had fresh jalepenos, guacamole, peeper jack, lettuce, tomato,onion, and chipotle mayo on a spicy chipotle bun.

Smashburger

I love spicy food and the sandwich has such great flavor that it could make you desire a veggie burger at a hamburger place.

I also had the unique opportunity to learn how to smash a burger with founder, Tom Ryan. The patties are never frozen and are made to order using high quality angus beef.

Smashburger

Smashburger

Smashburger

Smashburger

My burger flipping skills still have room for improvement as you can tell.

Smashburger

My first visit to Smashburger will definitely not be my last! Smashburger makes burgers reminiscent of the quality of your grandma’s era and the style of modern cuisine. The result is a fresh and flavorful burger that cannot easily be forgotten.

You can learn more about Smashburger from their website.

 

Disclosure: I was given a complimentary tasting for review purposes. All opinions are my own.

 

I also have been given $20 in Smashbucks to giveaway to a lucky reader.

(There are currently over 140 in the US nationwide)

Congratulations to Erica Best for winning $20 in  Smashbucks to Smashburger!

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Filed Under: Adventures With Friends, Cincy/NKY Area, Family Adventures, Food Adventures, Giveaways, On A Date Adventures, Restaurants, Solo Adventures Tagged With: beer and burger pairing, Christian Moerlein, food adventure, Smashburger, Smashburger giveaway, Tom Ryan

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  1. Cristy Groendyke

    May 26, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    Anything to do with food….I’m in.

  2. epifania

    May 23, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    But id try anything!!

  3. epifania

    May 23, 2013 at 11:25 pm

    Never been!! Always wanted to go since my town just got one!

  4. Ron Borgatti

    May 24, 2013 at 1:00 am

    Smash Burger is great – classic with an IPA!

  5. amy barber

    May 24, 2013 at 12:46 am

    email subscriber

  6. amy barber

    May 24, 2013 at 12:45 am

    Already Adventure mom fan on facebok

  7. amy barber

    May 24, 2013 at 12:44 am

    We have never been but would love to try them

  8. Nikole Mayfield

    May 24, 2013 at 12:41 am

    Facebook fan

  9. Nikole Mayfield

    May 24, 2013 at 12:40 am

    Never been but would love to try the buckeye

  10. theresa greer

    May 23, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    I have never been but would like to try the buckeye

  11. brandy purdon

    May 23, 2013 at 11:19 pm

    I am also a fan on facebook

  12. brandy purdon

    May 23, 2013 at 11:18 pm

    I want to try the mushroom and swiss 🙂

  13. Vickie Jones

    May 23, 2013 at 9:34 pm

    Classic Smashburger with Lager

  14. Vickie Jones

    May 23, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    I subscribe to email updates.

  15. Vickie Jones

    May 23, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    I am a fan on FB.

  16. Ashley Heaps

    May 23, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    Looks delicious!!! Never been there!

  17. erin

    May 23, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    I also subscribe! yyaaya

  18. erin

    May 23, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    I follow on FB.

  19. erin

    May 23, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    I want to try it all! I havent been yet.

  20. Steve Roark

    May 23, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    I would try the buckeye even though Ohio State leaves a bad taste in my mouth!!!

  21. Michelle

    May 23, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    Already a fan!

  22. Michelle

    May 23, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    We’ve never been before!

  23. Natalie M

    May 23, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    Fan on Facebook!

  24. Natalie M

    May 23, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    I have been one time but would love to go and try the black bean and IPA pairing !

  25. dawn spickard

    May 22, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    i”m an email subscriber 🙂

  26. dawn spickard

    May 22, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    I’m a FB fan 🙂

  27. dawn spickard

    May 22, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    We LOVE Smashburger, the bbq burger is awesome and so are the smash fries 🙂

  28. krissy

    May 21, 2013 at 7:06 pm

    We tried Smashburger not long ago and I LOVED the Buckeye Burger – with spicy fries it makes a great ‘treat’!

  29. Erica Best

    May 18, 2013 at 10:14 pm

    fan on fb erica best

  30. Erica Best

    May 18, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    Truffle Mushroom Swiss

  31. Elisa Witkowski

    May 18, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    I have not been to Smashburger, but am definitely intrigued now! You can’t go wrong with any Moerlein beer, so I picked based on the burger…which has to be the Mushroom Swiss Burger…sounds fabulous!!!

  32. Andrea

    May 18, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    The Colorado burger sounds awesome! They are building one just down the street from our house so we’re excited to try it.

  33. Samantha W

    May 17, 2013 at 3:53 am

    i am an email subscriber

  34. Samantha W

    May 17, 2013 at 3:52 am

    I am a facebook fan

  35. Samantha W

    May 17, 2013 at 3:52 am

    I have not tried it before, but the classic smash looks delicious!

  36. Sherrie Kollmann

    May 16, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    Not a big fan of burgers, meat in general. But with 2 boys I would gladly try out SmashBurgers. For their sake!! lol

  37. lisa

    May 16, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    yummy!

  38. Niki

    May 16, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    I am an email subscriber!

  39. Niki

    May 16, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    I have never been but I want to go and try the bbq bacon cheddar!

  40. Rebecca Corrente

    May 16, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    I’ve been to Smashburger once in Grand Rapids, and I would definitely go again. I’d love to try that Buckeye Burger, but being in the Grand Rapids area, I probably couldn’t get it here. I’m sure the BBQ Bacon Cheddar would be a more than adequate replacement. Wish Smashfries, of course. And if they could pair up with Founders for a brew, oh boy….

  41. Fred

    May 16, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    The classic or buckeye for me. Love burgers!!!

  42. Lauren

    May 16, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    I am an email subscriber!

  43. Lauren

    May 16, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    I am a FB fan!

  44. Lauren

    May 16, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    I have not been to Smashburger before, but the Club Avacado Chicken Sandwich sounds amazing.

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