Beer Snob Visits Blue and Gray Bar and Grill

Granted, the main square in downtown Gettysburg can be very difficult to navigate if you've never driven in a town circle before. Aside from that, if you can get yourself a decent parking place you can just walk to the northernmost corner of Baltimore Street and the circle to one of Gettysburg's newest bar/food additions.

After noticing that it was new as I arrived in town last week I did a bit of research on what this place was. Since the establishment is so new there isn't a completed website yet, but I did come across a feature story on it in Hanover's The Evening Sun.

It was then that I noticed two key things that Blue and Gray literally brought to the table. Its menu features 12 "Battlefield Burgers" that are named after generals that participated in the Battle of Gettysburg and 25 wing sauces/rubs named after certain military units that also fought in the battle.

The burgers are designed to emulate the general that it's named for and where they're from. A few good examples are that the General George Meade is a burger that's have burger and half cheesesteak as he is from Phiadelphia. The General Lewis A. Armistead gives your burger a helping of Carolina BBQ pulled pork as he is from North Carolina. The General John Fulton Reynolds puts a corn fritter on top of your beef patty since he was born in Lancaster. Get the drift?

I was coaxed into getting the General James Longstreet. Longstreet is from South Carolina, where apparently peanut butter and bacon is pretty popular. If you put two and two together you can see where I'm going with this one.Also, each burger comes out with a flag stuck in it. The version of the flag depends on what side your general falls on.

The caramelized onions were a perfect compliment. Awesome burger.

The Blue and Gray Bar and Grill also features a decent beer list that provides you with a taste of local brewing. Multiple Troegs, Roy Pitz and Lancaster beers can be found here to help you wash down whatever you choose from this fruitful menu.'

I can't forget about the aforementioned wings. The battle theme continues with wing flavors named 20th Maine (blueberry chipotle), Peach Orchard (peach habanero) and Irish Brigade (raspberry jalapeno). According to the bar's Twitter feed, there is also a Yuengling and chicken wing special ($5 pitchers and $.50 wings) that we are very accustomed to seeing around here.