The Cherry Cricket and Stanley Beer Hall Take Top Honors at 2022 Denver Burger Battle
Stanley Beer Hall snagged Judge’s Choice and The Cherry Cricket was the People’s Choice winner at Denver’s ultimate burger showdown on August 4
GOLDEN, Colo. (August 5, 2022)— Team Player Productions proudly announces that The Cherry Cricket and Stanley Beer Hall were the victors of last night’s Denver Burger Battle. The epic burger showdown, which occurred at Auraria Campus - Tivoli Quad, presented 19 burger contenders to more than 1,500 burger enthusiasts.
Stanley Beer Hall and its Peaches & Cream Burger, with Niman Ranch beef, creamed goat cheese, spiced peach ketchup, pepper jelly, and grilled Palisade peaches, was voted 2022 Judge’s Choice by a panel of esteemed burger critics. This is the third time that Stanley Beer Hall has earned a Denver Burger Battle Judge’s Choice trophy. Previously, Stanley Beer Hall took home Judge’s Choice hardware in 2017 and 2018.
“This win to us is an awesome team win on all parts. We bonded together and got a pretty cool burger and executed it the way we wanted to,” says Stanley Beer Hall Executive Chef Nick Howard.
The attendees of Denver Burger Battle have decided and The Cherry Cricket and its 983 Big Cheesy, which was smothered in American cheese and gooey mac, stacked with crispy poblano and crunchy cheetos, and finished with a swipe of sweet and savory bacon jalapeno jam, was declared the 2022 People’s Choice winner. This is the fourth time that Cherry Cricket has earned a Denver Burger Battle trophy; Cherry Cricket was the defending champion for People’s Choice, winning two years in a row for 2021 and 2022. They also earned Judge’s Choice in 2019 and People’s Choice in 2016.
“This is awesome,” says Cherry Cricket General Manager Heidi Ziepprecht. “Thank you Denver! This is the one we wanted.”
Denver Burger Battle started in 2010 where the Denver metro area’s top burger restaurants compete for top honors and ultimate bragging rights. Each year trophies for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice get passed down from winner to winner; burger battle winners will get their names added and engraved on the trophies so they can proudly display their victory until the next Denver Burger Battle comes around.
A portion of proceeds from last night’s Denver Burger Battle will 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 2022 showdown goes down on Thursday, Aug. 4, 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 ProductionsFounded 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.