Georgia Barbecue Association

Apr 14 2013

Bubba Grills Dominates Smokin Pork N Butts … Again

The GBA returned for the second year to the Exchange Club Fairgrounds in Jackson, GA for Smokin Pork N Butts. It was a strong field of 30 teams and Lonnie Smith, pitmaster for Bubba Grills, repeated as Grand Champion. Those in attendace were treated to a Friday night concert by rising country music star Gannon Adams.

Grand Champion Bubba Grills

Smokin 42 BBQ finaled in Loin and took fifth place in both Pulled Pork and Ribs to secure the Reserve Grand Championship.

Reserve Champions Smokin 42 BBA

In his first GBA contest, The Fat Redneck BBQ Co., won the Pork Loin category. Smokin 42 BBQ and Sauced Hogs Smokeshack tallied the same score with Smokin 42 BBQ taking second place on the second tiebreaker. Smoke Shack and Sutters Backwoods BBQ finished fourth and fifth respectively.

First Place Loin The Rat Redneck BBQ Co.

Bubba Grills Grand Championship winning score in Pulled Pork topped the category. Smoke Shack took second place with Rub Shakers Que in third place. Rounding out the top five were Sauced Hogs Smokeshack just 0.9 ahead of Smokin 42 BBQ.

Bubba Grills also claimed first place in Ribs with Sauced Hogs Smokeshack as runner up. Jethro’s Cooking Crew claimed third place. Smoke Shack finished in fourth place and Smokin’ 42 BBQ took fifth place.

		PORK LOIN
1	596.1	The Fat Redneck BBQ Co
2	584.6	Smokin 42
3	584.6	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
4	596.4	Smoke Shack
5	595.8	Sutter’s Backwoods BBQ
6	593.9	Old Henry’s BBQ
7	591.8	Smokin AJ’s
8	590.5	Bubba Grills
9	589.6	Jethro’s Cooking Crew
10	589.2	Smoke Twen The Hedges
11	586.4	Wood Shed
12	585.5	Dixie Que
13	585.3	Super Sauce
14	584.6	TC’s BBQ
15	584.4	Blazin Butts
16	583.4	K & K Grills
17	583.3	Quenut BBQ
18	582.7	Blind Pig BBQ
19	581.7	AnarQue
20	577.5	Fletcher’s Finest BarBQue
21	576.9	BCD BBQ
22	569.9	Smoke Stack BBQ Shack
23	569.6	Big D’s Firehouse Smokers
24	567.8	Dirty South
25	566.8	OnSite Ribs
26	566.5	Off Tha Hoof BBQ
27	564.9	57 SmokeHouse
28	564.5	Shade Tree Smokers
29	562.3	Rub Shakers Que
30	0	Atlanta Butt Society

		RIBS			PULLED PORK
1	595.1	Bubba Grills	1	596.7	Bubba Grills
2	594.2	Sauced Hog Smoke Shack	2	587.9	Smoke Shack
3	585.2	Jethro’s Cooking Crew	3	586.9	Rub Shakers Que
4	593.1	Smoke Shack	4	595.4	Sauced Hog Smoke Shack
5	592.1	Smokin 42	5	594.5	Smokin 42
6	591.2	Quenut BBQ	6	594.5	Sutter’s Backwoods BBQ
7	588.5	BCD BBQ	7	594.2	Smokin AJ’s
8	588.2	Dixie Que	8	593.9	Dixie Que
9	587.8	57 SmokeHouse	9	593.9	AnarQue
10	586.6	Big D’s Firehouse Smokers	10	593.1	Fletcher’s Finest BarBQue
11	584.9	The Fat Redneck BBQ Co	11	592.2	Quenut BBQ
12	584.9	AnarQue	12	589.6	57 SmokeHouse
13	583.7	Smoke Stack BBQ Shack	13	587.1	Blind Pig BBQ
14	583.3	Wood Shed	14	586.1	The Fat Redneck BBQ Co
15	583	OnSite Ribs	15	585	K & K Grills
16	580.3	Sutter’s Backwoods BBQ	16	583.2	Smoke Twen The Hedges
17	579.6	Shade Tree Smokers	17	582.7	Blazin Butts
18	578.2	Off Tha Hoof BBQ	18	582	Old Henry’s BBQ
19	577.9	Rub Shakers Que	19	581.7	Shade Tree Smokers
20	577.1	Old Henry’s BBQ	20	578.7	Wood Shed
21	576.6	Dirty South	21	576.9	Dirty South
22	576.3	Fletcher’s Finest BarBQue	22	575.9	Jethro’s Cooking Crew
23	575.8	TC’s BBQ	23	575.1	BCD BBQ
24	573.5	Blind Pig BBQ	24	573.6	Atlanta Butt Society
25	567.2	Blazin Butts	25	572.8	Super Sauce
26	563.8	Smoke Twen The Hedges	26	571.8	TC’s BBQ
27	562.9	Super Sauce	27	570.2	Big D’s Firehouse Smokers
28	559.9	K & K Grills	28	566.6	Off Tha Hoof BBQ
29	559	Smokin AJ’s	29	566.6	OnSite Ribs
30	0	Atlanta Butt Society	30	563.9	Smoke Stack BBQ Shack

	Reserve Scores
		Ribs	Pulled	Loin	Total
1	Smokin 42	592.1	594.5	598.8	1785.4
2	Smoke Shack	593.1	595.7	596.4	1785.2
3	Bubba Grills	595.8	598.5	590.5	1784.8
4	Sauced Hog Smoke Shack	594.9	595.4	591.8	1782.1
5	Sutter’s Backwoods BBQ	580.3	594.5	595.8	1770.6
6	The Fat Redneck BBQ Co	584.9	586.1	599.4	1770.4
7	Dixie Que	588.2	593.9	585.5	1767.6
8	Quenut BBQ	591.2	592.2	583.3	1766.7
9	AnarQue	584.9	593.9	581.7	1760.5
10	Jethro’s Cooking Crew	594.9	575.9	589.6	1760.4
11	Old Henry’s BBQ	577.1	582	593.9	1753
12	Wood Shed	583.3	578.7	586.4	1748.4
13	Fletcher’s Finest BarBQue	576.3	593.1	577.5	1746.9
14	Smokin AJ’s	559	594.2	591.8	1745
15	Blind Pig BBQ	573.5	587.1	582.7	1743.3
16	57 SmokeHouse	587.8	589.6	564.9	1742.3
17	BCD BBQ	588.5	575.1	576.9	1740.5
18	Rub Shakers Que	577.9	599.4	562.3	1739.6
19	Smoke Twen The Hedges	563.8	583.2	589.2	1736.2
20	Blazin Butts	567.2	582.7	584.4	1734.3
21	TC’s BBQ	575.8	571.8	584.6	1732.2
22	K & K Grills	559.9	585	583.4	1728.3
23	Big D’s Firehouse Smokers	586.6	570.2	569.6	1726.4
24	Shade Tree Smokers	579.6	581.7	564.5	1725.8
25	Dirty South	576.6	576.9	567.8	1721.3
26	Super Sauce	562.9	572.8	585.3	1721
27	Smoke Stack BBQ Shack	583.7	563.9	569.9	1717.5
28	OnSite Ribs	583	566.6	566.8	1716.4
29	Off Tha Hoof BBQ	578.2	566.6	566.5	1711.3
30	Atlanta Butt Society	0	573.6	0	573.6

Apr 10 2013

Bethel Smokers Tops Field at Grande Creek PigJam

Bethel Smokers Tops Field at Grande Creek PigJam

Nineteen teams gathered at the Georgia Sports Arena in Swainsboro, GA for the first Grande Creek PigJam. The teams & judges found the new venue to be an execllent site for a BBQ competition. The GBA family and members of the Swainsboro community were treated to a concert on Friday night by The LACS.

Mr Joe Wright of Bethel Smokers claimed first place in both Pulled Pork & Ribs to take home the Grand Championship. His finals Ribs score of 595.4 was 0.3 of a point better than his finals Pulled Pork score to claim the top award of the day.

Grand Champions Bethel Smokers

Smokin’ AJ’s Pitmaster Buster Davis had a strong showing in all three categories to win the Reserve Grand Championship. Buster’s top 3 finals calls in Loin & Pulled Pork along with a 9th place finish in Ribs was the highest overall score in the preliminary round.

Reserve Grand Champion Smokin’ AJs

Cookin’withStump.com took first place in the Pork Loin category just 0.6 of a point ahead of Butt Rubbin BBQ. Smokin AJs claimed third place with Budmeisters taking fourth. Sauce Hogs Smokeshack edged out Dirt Road Grillin for fifth place by 0.3 of a point.

First Place Loin – Cookin with Stump.com

The finish in Pulled Pork was even closer than the Loin category as Bethel Smokers winning score was just 0.3 of a point better than Bubba Grills. Smokin AJs once again took third place. Butt Rubbin BBQ finished fourth with Cookin’ with Stump.com in fifth place.

Bethel Smokers topped the field in the Ribs category with Shadetree Smokers as runner up. Smokin Butts took home the third place award. Just a single point separated fourth and fifth place with Rump Burners just ahead of Butt Rubbin BBQ.

		PORK LOIN
1	590.8	Cookin with Stumps
2	590.2	Butt Rubbin’ BBQ
3	586.5	Smokin AJ’s
4	588.8	Bubmeisters
5	586.9	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
6	586.9	Dirt Road Grillin
7	583.9	Anarque
8	583.5	Bubba Grills
9	580.6	Shadetree Smokers
10	580	Bethel Smokers
11	577.7	Charlies Titan Tastings
12	577.6	Rump Burners
13	572.6	Smoken Rascals
14	565.4	Fire Fighters Kick Ash
15	564.8	Smoke Shack
16	564.5	Old Henry’s
17	564.4	Smokin Butts
18	558.6	Sandy Ridge Smoker
19	557.6	TC BBQ

		RIBS			PULLED PORK
1	595.4	Bethel Smokers	1	595.1	Bethel Smokers
2	583.5	Shadetree Smokers	2	594.8	Bubba Grills
3	575.6	Smokin Butts	3	582.6	Smokin AJ’s
4	590	Rump Burners	4	590.2	Butt Rubbin’ BBQ
5	589	Butt Rubbin’ BBQ	5	587.5	Cookin with Stumps
6	588.8	Old Henry’s	6	584.5	Bubmeisters
7	587.5	Bubba Grills	7	583.6	Shadetree Smokers
8	584.5	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack	8	582	Smoke Shack
9	584.2	Smokin AJ’s	9	579.1	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
10	580.2	Anarque	10	577.1	Smoken Rascals
11	576.9	Bubmeisters	11	576.2	Anarque
12	576.3	Charlies Titan Tastings	12	574.1	TC BBQ
13	572.7	Sandy Ridge Smoker	13	569.8	Fire Fighters Kick Ash
14	572.6	Smoke Shack	14	568.8	Old Henry’s
15	568.6	TC BBQ	15	564.8	Rump Burners
16	564.8	Cookin with Stumps	16	564	Smokin Butts
17	563.9	Smoken Rascals	17	561.7	Charlies Titan Tastings
18	562.1	Fire Fighters Kick Ash	18	550.8	Sandy Ridge Smoker
19	0	Dirt Road Grillin	19	0	Dirt Road Grillin

	Reserve Scores
		Ribs	Pulled	Loin	Total
1	Smokin AJ’s	584.2	596.7	594.5	1775.4
2	Bubba Grills	587.5	599.4	583.5	1770.4
3	Butt Rubbin’ BBQ	589	590.2	589.9	1769.1
4	Bethel Smokers	590.3	593.4	580	1763.7
5	Shadetree Smokers	591.1	583.6	580.6	1755.3
6	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack	584.5	579.1	586.9	1750.5
7	Bubmeisters	576.9	584.5	588.8	1750.2
8	Cookin with Stumps	564.8	587.5	590.5	1742.8
9	Anarque	580.2	576.2	583.9	1740.3
10	Rump Burners	590	564.8	577.6	1732.4
11	Old Henry’s	588.8	568.8	564.5	1722.1
12	Smokin Butts	591.1	564	564.4	1719.5
13	Smoke Shack	572.6	582	564.8	1719.4
14	Charlies Titan Tastings	576.3	561.7	577.7	1715.7
15	Smoken Rascals	563.9	577.1	572.6	1713.6
16	TC BBQ	568.6	574.1	557.6	1700.3
17	Fire Fighters Kick Ash	562.1	569.8	565.4	1697.3
18	Sandy Ridge Smoker	572.7	550.8	558.6	1682.1
19	Dirt Road Grillin	0	0	586.9	586.9

Apr 03 2013

Hazlehurst BBQ Fest

It is with much regret that I must announce the cancellation of the 2013 Hazlehurst BBQ Fest. The property where the cook sites were in previous years was sold earlier this year. The new owners began clearing the lot this week for new construction. Access to the new property adjacent to the old site has been delayed. At this point, there is not enough time before May 3rd to get the power and water installed. Plans are already in the works to resume the contest in 2014. Thank you to all the cook teams and judges who made our first three BBQ Fests successful.

Jim Sewell, Executive Director
Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Board of Tourism

Mar 11 2013

Butts-N-Brews Kicks Down the Door to Las Vegas!

Butts-N-Brews Kicks Down the Door to Las Vegas!

submitted by Greg Hoyt

A new wave of teams swept through The Statesboro Music Festival’s Battle Of The BoroQue! The GBA’s first contest in Statesboro, Georgia turned out to be a real home field advantage for Bubba Hunt and the Butts-N-Brews BBQ team.

Battle of the Boroque Grand Champion

The BoroQue was Butts-N-Brews first ever sanctioned competition and they walked away with the Grand Championship punching their ticket to Las Vegas to represent the GBA, Statesboro and the Battle of the BoroQue! TC’s BBQ turned in a solid day across the board winning the Reserve Championship.

Battle of the Boroque Reserve Grand Champion

Nineteen teams smoked and served great product to appreciative judges. The weekend weather that has pounded Georgia over the past few weeks broke and we were blessed with a fabulous weekend for a cook-off. Everyone heard the blues at the Music Festival but no one had the blues!

GBA icons Bubba Grills, Bethel Smokers and Sauced Hog Smoke Shack were joined by five teams who made their first appearances as GBA finalists.

Lee Sweats and Sweats BBQ finaled in Ribs and Pork Loin.

TC’s BBQ, led by Tim Coleman and David Mixon of Smokin Dilla’s finaled in Pulled Pork. Bubba Hunt led Butts-N-Brews to a Pork Loin final along with Don Poe of Kiwani’s Q.

Bubba Grills took first in Ribs followed by Bethel Smokers and Sweats BBQ.

Battle of the Boroque First Place Ribs

Sauced Hog Smoke Shack won Pulled Pork with TC’s BBQ and Smokin Dillas coming on strong.

Battle of the BoroQue First Place Pulled Pork

The Pork Loin Finals were where the action was. The finals table was made up of teams who competing in their first GBA events and two teams were competing for the first time ever. Butts-N-Brews BBQ team won the Pork Loin category and the Grand Championship with their Pork Loin.

		Pulled Pork			Pork Loin
1	592.8	SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK	1	595.4	BUTTS-N-BREWS
2	591.8	TC’S BBQ	2	584.5	SWEAT’S BBQ
3	578.9	SMOKIN DILLAS	3	578.6	KIWANI’S Q
4	587.5	SMOKIN AJ’S	4	585.2	SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK
5	587.2	BETHEL SMOKERS	5	584.8	PARTY PORKERS
6	584	PARTY PORKERS	6	583.3	K & K GRILL
7	583.9	BUBBA GRILL	7	579.1	SMOKIN AJ’S
8	583	5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE	8	578.9	BUBBA GRILL
9	580.9	SMOKE SHACK BBQ	9	577	TC’S BBQ
10	580.4	OLD HENRY’S BBQ	10	575.7	SMOKE SHACK BBQ
11	576.9	BUTTS-N-BREWS	11	572	SMOKIN DILLAS
12	576.1	RUB SHAKERS QUE	12	571.9	RUB SHAKERS QUE
13	575.6	SWEAT’S BBQ	13	565.1	BETHEL SMOKERS
14	573.5	K & K GRILL	14	564.8	EAGLE CREEK SMOKE
15	572.1	DOC & DICIES	15	563.5	OLD HENRY’S BBQ
16	568.5	EAGLE CREEK SMOKE	16	562.5	5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE
17	566.8	KIWANI’S Q	17	556.1	BACKYARD PORKERS
18	561.9	BACKYARD PORKERS	18	0	DIRT ROAD SAUCE LLC
19	561.5	DIRT ROAD SAUCE LLC	19	0	DOC & DICIES

		RIBS
1	592.8	BUBBA GRILL
2	591.8	BETHEL SMOKERS
3	584.9	SWEAT’S BBQ
4	587.9	5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE
5	586.5	TC’S BBQ
6	585.5	SMOKE SHACK BBQ
7	581.9	SMOKIN DILLAS
8	580.6	SMOKIN AJ’S
9	580.3	SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK
10	577.3	K & K GRILL
11	576.2	PARTY PORKERS
12	575.7	OLD HENRY’S BBQ
13	575.3	BUTTS-N-BREWS
14	574.7	RUB SHAKERS QUE
15	569.6	KIWANI’S Q
16	568.7	DIRT ROAD SAUCE LLC
17	567.1	BACKYARD PORKERS
18	558.3	DOC & DICIES
19	555.4	EAGLE CREEK SMOKE

	Reserve Scores
		Ribs	Pulled	Loin	Total
1	TC’S BBQ	586.5	599.1	577	1762.6
2	SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK	580.3	595.4	585.2	1760.9
3	SWEAT’S BBQ	589.81	575.6	591.4	1756.8
4	BUBBA GRILL	592.8	583.9	578.9	1755.6
5	SMOKIN AJ’S	580.6	587.5	579.1	1747.2
6	PARTY PORKERS	576.2	584	584.8	1745
7	SMOKIN DILLAS	581.9	588.8	572	1742.7
8	BETHEL SMOKERS	590.2	587.2	565.1	1742.5
9	SMOKE SHACK BBQ	585.5	580.9	575.7	1742.1
10	BUTTS-N-BREWS	575.3	576.9	586	1738.2
11	K & K GRILL	577.3	573.5	583.3	1734.1
12	5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE	587.9	583	562.5	1733.4
13	RUB SHAKERS QUE	574.7	576.1	571.9	1722.7
14	KIWANI’S Q	569.6	566.8	586	1722.4
15	OLD HENRY’S BBQ	575.7	580.4	563.5	1719.6
16	EAGLE CREEK SMOKE	555.4	568.5	564.8	1688.7
17	BACKYARD PORKERS	567.1	561.9	556.1	1685.1
18	DOC & DICIES	558.3	572.1	0	1130.4
19	DIRT ROAD SAUCE LLC	568.7	561.5	0	1130.2

Mar 03 2013

Cookin’ with Stump.com Near Perfection at Plains Pig Pickin’

Cookin’ with Stump.com Near Perfection at Plains Pig Pickin’

Walter “Stump” McDowell of Cookin’ With Stump.com finaled in all three categories at the Plains Pig Pickin’ 2013 then scored a near perfect 599.7 in the Loin Finals to claim the Grand Championship. Former President Jimmy Carter presented the trophy to all the winners in his hometown event.

Grand Champion – Cookin’ With Stump.com

Following Stump in Pork Loin, Holy Smoke, LLC claimed second place in their first GBA competition. Third place went to Git R Smoked. Bubba Grills finished in fourth place. Rescue Smokers rounded out the top five.

Git R Smoked, Terry McKay pitmaster, made the trip up from south Florida to give the GBA a try & made finals in Loin & Ribs to claim the Reserve Grand Championship.

Reserve Grand Champion – Git R Smoked

Big Moe Cason & Ponderosa BBQ out of Iowa made an even longer drive to check out the GBA competition. Two finals and a win in Pulled Pork made the trip worthwhile. Rescue Smokers took second place honors in Pulled Pork. Cookin’ with Stump.com laid claim to third place. Git R Smoked and Anarque finished fourth & fifth respectively.

First Place Pulled Pork – Ponderosa BBQ

Git R Smoked topped the Ribs category with Ponderosa BBQ in second and Cookin’ With Stump.com in third. Bethel Smokers missed finals in Ribs by 0.1 of a point and finished fourth. Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade edged out Rescue Smokers for fifth place by 0.3 of a point.

Complete Standings for Plains Pig Pickin’ 2013 (1st- 3rd scores are from final rounds; 4th place and down are preliminary round scores):

		PORK LOIN
1	599.7	COOKIN WITH STUMP.COM
2	588.5	HOLY SMOKE LLC
3	584.3	GIT R SMOKED
4	591.5	BUBBA GRILLS
5	589.1	RESCUE SMOKERS
6	586.9	DRIVE BY SMOKERS
7	584.7	SMOKIN GRILL
8	584	JETHRO’S COOKING CREW
9	581.2	PONDEROSA BBQ
10	579.9	SMOKIN Ajs
11	578.1	WOOD SHED
12	576	AUNT MARYS BBQ BRIGADE
13	575.7	COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE
14	575.4	SMOKIN’ 42 BBQ
15	575.3	ANARQUE
16	573.7	SMOKESTACK BBQ
17	571.8	BETHEL SMOKERS

		RIBS			PULLED PORK
1	596.4	GIT R SMOKED	1	598.2	PONDEROSA BBQ
2	595.1	PONDEROSA BBQ	2	596.1	RESCUE SMOKERS
3	576.7	COOKIN WITH STUMP.COM	3	590.2	COOKIN WITH STUMP.COM
4	595.1	BETHEL SMOKERS	4	595.5	GIT R SMOKED
5	590.8	AUNT MARYS BBQ BRIGADE	5	595.1	ANARQUE
6	590.5	RESCUE SMOKERS	6	591.2	BETHEL SMOKERS
7	590.2	ANARQUE	7	586.4	SMOKIN’ 42 BBQ
8	587.5	SMOKIN Ajs	8	584.5	BUBBA GRILLS
9	582.7	JETHRO’S COOKING CREW	9	584.3	DRIVE BY SMOKERS
10	582.1	SMOKIN’ 42 BBQ	10	584.2	AUNT MARYS BBQ BRIGADE
11	579.6	HOLY SMOKE LLC	11	582.7	SMOKIN Ajs
12	577	WOOD SHED	12	582	HOLY SMOKE LLC
13	575	SMOKESTACK BBQ	13	578.7	COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE
14	571.3	BUBBA GRILLS	14	576.8	JETHRO’S COOKING CREW
15	567.9	COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE	15	575.7	SMOKIN GRILL
16	564.5	DRIVE BY SMOKERS	16	571.8	WOOD SHED
17	559.8	SMOKIN GRILL	17	560	SMOKESTACK BBQ

	Reserve Scores
		Ribs	Pulled	Loin	Total
1	GIT R SMOKED	595.2	595.5	599.4	1790.1
2	COOKIN WITH STUMP.COM	595.4	599.7	591.8	1786.9
3	RESCUE SMOKERS	590.5	599.1	589.1	1778.7
4	PONDEROSA BBQ	596.4	595.7	581.2	1773.3
5	ANARQUE	590.2	595.1	575.3	1760.6
6	BETHEL SMOKERS	595.1	591.2	571.8	1758.1
7	HOLY SMOKE LLC	579.6	582	596.4	1758
8	AUNT MARYS BBQ BRIGADE	590.8	584.2	576	1751
9	SMOKIN Ajs	587.5	582.7	579.9	1750.1
10	BUBBA GRILLS	571.3	584.5	591.5	1747.3
11	SMOKIN’ 42 BBQ	582.1	586.4	575.4	1743.9
12	JETHRO’S COOKING CREW	582.7	576.8	584	1743.5
13	DRIVE BY SMOKERS	564.5	584.3	586.9	1735.7
14	WOOD SHED	577	571.8	578.1	1726.9
15	COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE	567.9	578.7	575.7	1722.3
16	SMOKIN GRILL	559.8	575.7	584.7	1720.2
17	SMOKESTACK BBQ	575	560	573.7	1708.7