HAMBURG, Pa. – Calling all carnivores! The popular Taste of Hamburg-er Festival is beefing up the fun once again this weekend in downtown Hamburg.
The 22nd annual event, set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, features more than 35 regional groups and businesses serving up a variety of burgers — from West Reading Tavern’s whiskey smokehouse burger (28-day, dry-aged beef, brisket and short rib burger, topped with bacon, fried pickles, provolone and Jack Daniel’s BBQ sauce) to Bucktown Grille’s New Orleans burger (topped with fried shrimp, pepper jack cheese and house-made tartar sauce).
Other unique burgers will include Deitsch Eck’s (Lenhartsville) The Luther (bacon cheeseburger with a glazed doughnut as the bun), Schaeffer Catering LLC’s (Fleetwood) Berks County Farmers Breakfast Burger (burger, scrapple, fried over easy egg, bacon and cheese with a maple syrup drizzle); Scout Troop 184’s (Hamburg) Dutchie Burger (Lebanon bologna, cheddar cheese and sauerkraut), Spuds Event and Catering’s (Fleetwood) Lobster Roll Burger (hand-picked lobster, citrus aioli and arugula), Brewer’s Bar & Grill’s (West Reading) sweet corn burger (topped with cheesy street corn and Tajin), RK Mobile Foods’ (Saylorsburg) Monsterella Burger (5-ounce burger, marinara sauce and bacon with two deep-fried mozzarella patties as the bun) and Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels’ (Hamburg) Grand Champion award-winning mushroom, onion, bacon cheeseburger-stuffed pretzel and Grand Champion award-winning Porky Heifer Stuffed Pretzel (cheeseburger topped with award-winning pulled pork barbecue and bacon).
Additionally, Lenhartsville’s Salem Church will serve up its Heavenly Hog Burger, a multiple-year Grand Champion burger at the festival (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2022), featuring a patty blend of beef, pork and secret seasonings, topped with provolone cheese, thinly sliced Italian sausage, homemade fresh Fuji apple slaw and light drizzle of savory citrus-chipotle sauce, and served on a brioche roll.
An All-Star Hamburger Eating Competition begins at 3:30 p.m. at the State Street Square stage. Individuals must register for a chance to win up to $350. Prizes will be awarded to first- through fourth-place finishers…