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{"id":4652,"date":"2010-05-11T20:37:25","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T00:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicportions.com\/?p=4652"},"modified":"2010-05-11T20:41:15","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T00:41:15","slug":"blue-tractor-bbq-brewery-part-deux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicportions.com\/2010\/05\/11\/blue-tractor-bbq-brewery-part-deux\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery – Part Deux"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few months ago I caught some hell for going to Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery<\/strong> in Ann Arbor and ordering the Buffalo Mac & Cheese<\/a> over some actual BBQ. \u00a0I felt that I owed it to people to actually try the ‘que and report on it. \u00a0Here you go, complainers.<\/p>\n

Since January, I’ve been back to Blue Tractor twice and haven’t been\u00a0disappointed\u00a0either time. \u00a0The food has been solid both times and the only real bitch I have had was that that sweet tea was a little\u00a0sub par, which isn’t a big deal because the alternative is their delicious selection of beer that is brewed in house. \u00a0I had a pint of their IPA and a pint of the Bock, which were both very drinkable.<\/p>\n

They give you a little rack of three sauces, a vinegar based sauce, tomato based sauce, and a Texas style sauce. \u00a0 I’m a Carolina style vinegar sauce man myself, but the other two were definitely acceptable on my table. \u00a0If you’re a BBQ joint you HAVE to leave me more than one flavor of sauce for my disposal. \u00a0If not, your BBQ is dead to me.<\/p>\n

If I had one more bitch it would be that they don’t have any kind of combination options. \u00a0Most BBQ joints give you the options such as a half slab of ribs and pulled pork with your choice of two sides. \u00a0Everything at Blue Tractor is set for you, with one ‘que option and\u00a0restaurant\u00a0designated sides. \u00a0I was incredibly disapointed to learn that a side of Mac & Cheese is $5.00. \u00a0 This needs to be changed! \u00a0I need options, damnit!<\/p>\n

The last time I went I decided to go with the beef brisket. \u00a0It just seemed right. \u00a0Brisket is very close to my heart and I figured this would be the perfect way to find out if the place was legit or not. \u00a0The brisket is braised in the vinegar sauce and served over buttermilk mashed\u00a0potatoes. \u00a0The meal also comes with seasonal vegetables. \u00a0It’s sliced very thin so you can’t get much taste of whatever rub they use, but the tenderness of the meat is perfect. \u00a0The beef literally melts in your mouth and requires very little chewing. \u00a0The amount of fat on the beef was perfect, as well. \u00a0All in all, solid work on the brisket. \u00a0The buttermilk mashed potatoes, unfortunately, were average. \u00a0If you’re going to make buttermilk mashed potatoes you’re obviously not attempting to make anything healthy, which means they should be rich and delicious. \u00a0These fell a little flat. \u00a0The seasonal vegetables were blah, but I’m not much of a “seasonal vegetables kind of guy”. \u00a0Give me some baked beans or something. \u00a0Come on now.<\/p>\n

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Beef Brisket from Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery<\/p><\/div>\n

..and for those of you who are like me and get tears in their eyes at the sight of a good smoke ring…<\/p>\n

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Smoke Ring\/BBQ Porn<\/p><\/div>\n

Check them out. \u00a0For Ann Arbor, it’s good BBQ that’s very affordable. \u00a0You’ll probably pay a little less than half of what you would pay at Zingerman’s Road House.<\/p>\n

I would like to note that they share a kitchen with Cafe Habana, a Cuban\u00a0restaurant\u00a0next door that is owned by the same people. \u00a0That’s really funny to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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