Brewpub Grub: Green Chili Burger, Flagstaff Brewing Co., Flagstaff, AZ

I get my kicks on Route 66. Also, it's a kick to find a great brewpub on the route. I'm sitting in an outside patio along the route looking at my lunch: Green Chili Burger. The Green Chili is a weighty one-half pound of meat, topped with huge chunks of melted cheddar cheese. Add roasted green chilies and sour cream and you have a kickin' burger. I chose the potato salad instead of the Belgian Style Fries for my side.

Green Chili Burger

This is a large sandwich. I have to cut this monster into edible portions. With chunks of cheese dripping onto my plate, I bite into the burger. The cheddar is strong and mixes nicely with the drippy juices of the burger. Underneath the burger lie the roasted green chilis providing a piquant aftertaste to the mouthful of munching. The sour cream mellows out the whole endeavor. The potato salad was excellent.

I chose the Blackbird Porter for my brew. The porter drank down smooth and easy with a thought provoking smoky taste to it. The full bodied and rich porter is filling in its own right; so the pint and one-half pound burger was plenty enough for a hungry traveler.

Also, check out the Henry Weinhard root beer six pack carton: reminds me of Beervana.

Flagstaff Brewing is located just down the street from Northern Arizona University with Mt. Humphreys in the background. And it's on Route 66.