‘8 Oz. Burger Bar’


Eating Raw at 8 oz. Burger Bar

January 13th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Not sliders, but they look pretty.

The 8 oz. Burger Bar in Melrose has intrigued me for a long time.  It combines two of my favorite things, burgers and bars, into one, so I knew eventually I would have to see how well that combination works.  I recently got my chance and even went online to check their menu before going.  On that menu I saw something that made me want to go even more:  Fried Wisconsin Cheese Curds.  Cheese curds are one of my favorite things in the world and although I prefer them un-fried, I will eat them anytime I see them offered.  Excited about these curds, I stepped into 8 oz. Burger Bar.

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Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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