Hamburgers as a Treat

We don’t eat hamburgers very often (in fact I can hardly remember the last time we had any red meat).  But it just so happens that there is a restaurant in Fredericksburg (Capital Ale House) that has a special every Monday night.  It seems they offer a ½ pound hamburger for $2 when you purchase a beer.  Since we were already in town and I do not find purchasing a beer to be too much of a hardship, this seemed like an ideal combination for me.

            First I can say that the hamburgers were delicious.  Although they are all cooked medium well (which is a little overdone for many of you), I can say that they were juicy and tasted great.  They can be ordered with cheese for no extra charge which was also excellent.  We paired the hamburgers with a single side of French fries (which we split) and this turned out to be plenty of fries for both of us.  The fries came with a spicy mayonnaise sauce for dipping which we applied to the hamburgers (and just dipped the fries in ketchup).  The sauce was very good on the burgers and I highly recommend this as a topping!

            The biggest problem turned out to be picking a beer to pair with this meal … remember you have to order a beer to get the deal.  Capital Ale House has about 50 beers on tap to choose from but after an extensive search and several tastings we settled on the Legend Brown Ale.  Legend Brewery is located in Richmond Virginia and this beer is full bodied, brewed with caramel and roasted malts.  It was a very smooth beer that made an excellent paring with the burgers.

            Of course it is difficult to find an appropriate dessert in a beer house, but I believe the hamburger was worth waiting for the drive home to get some chocolate.