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For those of you who have been following our blog, we talked about a beer we really enjoyed thanks to Iron Chef Michael Symon and his fine staff at B-Spot called Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale.
Heaven in a barrel
If you need to reference, here’s a few of the articles we posted:
Iron Chef Michael Symon B-Spot Battle: Symon Says vs Fat Doug
or
Bourbon Beer + Lola Fries + Symon Balogna Burger = Twins at 2am
Ahhhh, the memories.
So we were cruising the isles of Big Bird aka Eagle Gigante aka Giant Eagle in Lyndhurst and we saw these 4-pack bad boys checking us out.
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale
Happy day indeed. These fine beers are aged for 6 weeks in bourbon barrels and have a great finish of vanilla and oak. Very smooth and robust, they have about 9% alcohol by volume…so just enough to get stupid. For more information, here’s their website.
Yes, get your self some AWESOME Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale Beers.
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere right?
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*Results* on the epic battle between burgers!!!!
He has several other great restaurants such as Lola, Lolita, etc….but Iron Chef Michel Symon’s B-Spot has incredible burgers…SO WHICH ONE DO I ORDER?!?!?!!?
Iron Chef Michael Symon
Fellow countrymen and countrywomen, let America help you choose.
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In this corner, known as B-Spot’s Staff favorite, the Symon Says burger! [Symon Says burger with bologna, coleslaw, whip sauce, American cheese 8.00]
The Symon Says Burger
And in that corner, winner of the 2010 South Beach Wine & Food Festival #1 burger in America, Fat Doug! [Fat Doug burger with coleslaw, pastrami, Swiss, mustard 8.00]
The Fat Doug Burger
(Insert loud cheering and screaming)
Lets deconstruct the parts shall we?
Bun = tie = Equally good on both. If you’re counting your carbs, slap yourself-you deserve another.
Hamburger meat = tie = Both were served with the NY ground meat from Pat La Frieda.
Hamburger meat = tie = Both cooked medium rare. Awesome.
Extra meat = Symon Says = Symon Says has fried bologna vs Fat Doug has pastrami. Pastrami is great -really nice, lean, juicy…but comparatively to bologna -it can’t win. The crispy outside of the bologna with the soft buttery insides make the mystery meat bologna a winner every time. Besides, as a child, who didn’t LOVE bologna sandwiches? If you didn’t…you were that weird kid eating his boogers in the corner of the classroom. No questions here – an easy win for fried bologna.
Cheese = Symon Says. What other burger, made in America, would even allow you to put another cheese on? Blasphemy right?
Provalone-This isn’t little Italy.
Manchego-That sounds like you’re light in the loafers.
Swiss?!?!?!? Look, don’t misunderstand me.
Swiss is nice, but it’s not Johnny-Cash-I-Walk-The-Line-John-Cougar-Mellencamp-Jack-and-Diane-Bruce-The-Boss-Springstein-Born-in-the-USA on-my-American-Cheeseburger! Look-if you want some Swiss, eat a Ricola. If you want a burger, have some good ole American Cheese.
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***Additionally the combination of bologna and gooey melted American cheese perhaps was the sentimental favorite since it was our childhood favorite.
Coleslaw = tie = Both burgers had coleslaw.
Sauces = Whip Sauce in the Symon Says. The Whip sauce creeped into the bun which made it SO much more decadent than just mustard.
Price = tie = Both burgers were $8 – same.
Overall winner = Symon Says
Now we did have a few fellow foodies write in and express their concern for not trying the Yo! burger or the Veggie burger (free bacon).
Never fear, we will evaluate those burgers when the time is right.
But until then, unless you’re unAmerican, the winner/recommendation for Iron Chef Michael Symon’s B-Spot: The Symon Says Burger
Cue the song “Proud to be an American” / Launch the fireworks / Signal the Blue Angels flyover / And fade to awesomeness
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An epic battle royale at Iron Chef Michael Symon’s B-Spot in Cleveland. Acclaimed Iron Chef Michael Symon serves great food at his various locations. Particularly B-Spot has been in the news lately with the onslaught of outstanding burgers to choose from. But which burger is the better one to order?? Here’s the lineup.
Michael Symon’s B-Spot: Symon Says (inhouse staff favorite)
–vs–
Michael Symon’s B-Spot: Fat Doug (Voted by the 2010 South Beach Wine & Food Festival #1 Burger in America)
But which one is better? Which has more machismo? Which burger will reign supreme? (ha ha ha)
Symon B-Spot's Fat Doug
— VS–
Symon B-Spot's Symon Says
Which one is better? Or do you have a favorite of your own?
Check out our full on review tomorrow.
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