Buggyworks Public House’s Buckin’ Brisket Burger is one of 24 area entries into this year’s Best Burger in Green County contest. The Buckin’ Brisket Burger is a half pound of ground beef with sliced smoked brisket, onion rings, cheddar and house-made rodeo sauce on a toasty brioche bun. The contest runs through the end of July.
MONROE — Burger fans are back in force for the annual Best Burger Contest, promoted each year by Green County Beef Producers, and culminating in the giant spatula first-prize being awarded at the producers’ steak fry in August.
The entries are as varied this year as at any other time — from Buggyworks Public House’s offering featuring smoked brisket and onion rings to Leisure Lane’s PB&J Pretzel Burger with bacon and cheddar. And then there is the Honey Badger Burger at the Ott Haus Pub — it’s got bacon, Havarti, fried pickles; all smothered in Hot Honey Aioli.
“It was fantastic,” said one area burger lover, posting on social media.
Also new is the contest promoter — after being led for a decade by the eponymous Nellie McDermott. The new burger boss is Monroe area beef producer Madison Katzenberger, who said anything that promotes beef is very welcome, but especially in a tumultuous market year for U.S. agriculture.
After being extended by an extra month last year, the contest continues to be hugely popular and a big boost to barkeeps and restaurants after a long winter slowdown. It also gives patrons a
