Starting Beef: Denver Burger Battle Will Pit 18 Denver Restaurants Against Each Other for Best Burger
Courtesy of Full Pour Media
Tickets go on sale for the all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink festival May 19
GOLDEN, Colo. (May 18, 2023) – One of Denver’s most anticipated all-you-can-eat (and drink) festivals – Denver Burger Battle – will return on Thursday, August 3, pitting more than 18 area restaurants against each other to crown the best burger in Denver. Five new restaurants will enter the ring this year, including The Original and Next Door Street Bar. Denver Burger Battle, produced by Team Player Productions, will be held at the Auraria Campus - Tivoli Quad (1000 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80204) at 5:30 p.m.
Established in 2010, this tasting event includes unlimited samplings of burgers, sides, desserts, beer, wine and cocktails. Attendees will crown a People’s Choice award, while a panel of judges, made up of local media and personalities, will crown a Judge’s Choice.
“Every year, the event grows more and more competitive with restaurants raising the bar on what unique burger they choose to serve. We always have restaurants return to defend their titles, including Snarfburger (2021 Judge’s Choice winner) and Cherry Cricket (2021 and 2022 People’s Choice winner) this year,” said Event Director Nate Karnemaat.
Tickets go on sale via Eventbrite on Thursday, May 18 at 10 a.m. MT.
VIP ($139 + fees) - includes earliest admission to the Denver Burger Battle at 5:30 p.m., unlimited food, full bar with cocktails and access to the VIP Area, which includes a seated lounge and choice cocktails
First Bite/Early Access tickets ($89 + fees) - includes early admission to the Denver Burger Battle at 6 p.m., unlimited food, beer and cocktail samples
General Admission tickets ($69 + fees) - includes admission to the Denver Burger Battle at 6:30 p.m. and unlimited food, beer and cocktail samples
Participating restaurants thus far include (with more to be announced in coming weeks):
5280 Burger Bar
Briar Common Brewery + Eatery
Culinary Dropout
Edgewater Beer Garden (new to Denver Burger Battle)
Hickory & Ash (new to Denver Burger Battle)
Lucy’s Burger Bar
Mighty Burger (new to Denver Burger Battle)
Next Door Street Bar (new to Denver Burger Battle)
Roadhouse Boulder Depot (new to Denver Burger Battle)
Slater’s 50/50 (new to Denver Burger Battle)
Snarfburger
Stanley Beer Hall
Stoic & Genuine
Stoney’s Uptown Joint
The Original (new to Denver Burger Battle)
Uptown & Humboldt
Last year, more than 1200 attendees tried burgers such as the 2022 Judge’s Choice winner Peaches & Cream Burger from Stanley Beer Hall with Niman Ranch beef, creamed goat cheese, spiced peach ketchup, pepper jelly, and grilled Palisade peaches as well as the “983 Big Cheesy” burger from Cherry Cricket, smothered in American cheese and gooey mac & cheese, crispy poblano and crunchy Cheetos, and finished with sweet and savory bacon jalapeno jam that was voted top honors by the people last year.
Bookmark this page for the full list of restaurants, as well as what they will be serving.
A portion of proceeds from the sale of tickets will benefit Firefly Autism, a nonprofit that seeks to transform the lives of children with autism.
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Denver Burger Battle
Denver Burger Battle is a Team Player Productions event with one simple goal: to determine the BEST burger in Colorado. A team of burger experts and enthusiasts carefully vets and hand selects each competing burger, so guests have the chance to taste and vote from an impressive, curated bracket of local restaurants. The 2023 showdown goes down on Thursday, Aug. 3, at Auraria Campus, and benefits local nonprofit partners. For more information, visit www.DenverBurgerBattle.com, or follow @DenverBurgerBattle on Facebook and Instagram.
About Team Player Productions
Founded more than 25 years ago in Denver, Team Player Productions (TPP) has produced and managed more than 400 events around the country, raising more than $2 million for its various nonprofit partners. TPP has created and continues to produce beloved annual events including Vail Wine Classic, Breckenridge Wine Classic and Vail Craft Beer Classic, and adopted others, such as Denver Burger Battle and the Boulder Creek Festival. The company was also the originator of events including Taste of Fort Collins, Steamboat Wine Festival and Park City Food & Wine Classic. TPP consults and produces events for a portfolio of clients as well, such as Goose Island Beer Co., Blue Point Brewing Co., Great Divide Brewing Company, Odell Brewing Company, Red Bull, City of Centennial, Anheuser-Busch, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Arvada Center for Arts & Humanities, and CraftWorks Foundation. For more information, visit TPPEvents.com, or follow @TPPEvents on Facebook and @TeamPlayerProductions on Instagram.