Burgers and Brew

Burgers and Brew Happy Hour Menu

DRINKS
$3 Draft Pints - Huge Selection! - Stella, Guiness, Paulaner, Hoegarden, Blue Moon, Sierra Nevada, Anchor Steam, Arrogant Bastard, Boont Amber Ale, Racer 5 IPA, Guiness 250 ($4 ltd. time)
$12 Pitchers
$5 8oz of Chimay
Good Wine selection - prices vary
FOOD
$5-$5.50 -Buffalo Wings, Tahini Sliders, Kabobs, Fish or Pepper Jack Quesadillas

Location: 1409 R St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 442-0900

Burgers and Brew Hours of Happiness: 3:00-6:00 PM (Monday-Friday)
Late Night Happy Hour on Friday and Saturday (10pm -1am)

MY HAPPY HOUR EXPERIENCE:
1st visit - I started off with the Guiness 250 Anniversary Stout, just because I had never tried it before. Great choice, I actually enjoyed it more than the original Guiness as it shared the same roasted flavor, but with more carbonation and a smoother finish.We then ordered a pitcher of the Paulaner - which came with some orange slices around the brim of the pitcher. After ordering the pitcher, I realized that there was no real financial incentive for buying a pitcher at happy hour. Breakdown :

Happy hour pint = $3 (16 ounces) or $12 for 4 pints (64 ounces)
Happy hour pitcher = $12 for 64 ounces
Non-happy hour pint = $4 (16 ounces) or $16 for 4 pints (64 ounces)
Non-happy hour pitcher = $14 for 64 ounces

VERDICT - only order pitchers at non-happy hour times - for variety stick to pints at happy hour!

As for food, we just ordered some garlic fries - which were delicious.

2nd visit - We decided to go with the ultra fancy beers this time. The special was 8oz glass of Duvel Green. We ordered two Duvel Greens and one 8 oz Chimay. I was hoping the Duvel would be served in the trademark tulip glass, but it came out in a Chimay glass which was close enough. This was my first time trying Duvel Green, and I was expecting more of a traditional Duvel taste which wasn't overtly apparent to me. I'm used to Duvel (Red) being thick, creamy, lightly sweet, with a head that remains till the last few sips. Duvel Green on the other hand (which has about 2% lower alcohol content), had a thinner mouthfeel, was less fruity/aromatic, and the carbonation was a lot less subtle.

The weather was a little overcast, but not too cool, so we decided to sit outside under the patio heater. This, combined with the strong beer was a perfect way to unwind after work!

RECOMMENDATION:

Burgers and brew may be one of the only Sacramento happy hour destinations where you can buy a kebaaab for the most beautiful girl...... in the room.
For about $10 per person, you can get two classy beers each and a high quality appetizer (they use Nieman Ranch beef for the sliders and kabobs).
As for a recommendation for Duvel Green---
I prefer the traditional Duvel and would say Duvel Green is much more of a crisp, spicy, summer selection. I would however still highly recommend trying Duvel Green (if it's still available) at Burgers and Brew because it's pretty rare, and may be the perfect beer on someone else's palate. I think it's great that we have a restaurant with such an up to speed draft beer list.

It would be nice to see happy hour prices reflected in wine as well (even $1 off), especially since they have such a high tech wine saver concoction.

A quick shout to my pal Bay Miry, who did a wonderful job revitalizing the old bread factory while preserving most of the old school flavor.