Smokin J’s Barbeque at BBQ & Brews Smokin J’s Barbeque enjoyed Canton’s first BBQ and Brews Festival, sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue Association. Competing were 22 professional teams and 19 cooking for fun teams battling for cash money and recognition. Downtown Main Street featured live music, local craft beer, food trucks, and our sanctioned BBQ event. Proceeds benefit #ForCanton, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting poverty, homelessness, and hunger in the city of Canton. Gary Lamb, Pastor of Action Church, did an incredible job keeping all the competing teams satisfied and fed. The hospitality of Gary and Sarah Gregorcyk made all the teams feel welcome. Free food, beer, and massages…
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Smokin J’s Barbeque Recap of City Fest 2016
Smokin J’s at Dallas Inaugural City Fest 2016 Had a great competition weekend at the first City Fest 2016 in Dallas, Georgia. Fifteen professional Georgia Barbecue Association teams competed for the top team in ribs, pork loin, and pork butt. Some teams competed in the “People’s Choice,” category. The weather started gloomy Friday morning, but skies cleared and residents came out to enjoy a beautiful Saturday. A car show, craft vendors, and activities for kids were surrounding the downtown Dallas Square; however, the main event was the barbecue battle. Barbecue Competition is Tough The competition was fierce but points leader, Rescue Smokers took the Grand Champion trophy for the day…
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Walton County Barbecue Festival Recap
Enjoyed beautiful weather and a tremendous turnout for the 2nd annual Walton County Barbecue Festival to benefit the “Communities in School,” program. Held at the Walton County Agricultural Education Center, 30 professional barbecue teams lit their fires and competed for over an $8,000 purse. Sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue Association, this was a double team points event for the registered teams, which has made a significant difference in their “Team of The Year,” race. Jimmy Hogg, the festival chairman was very grateful to all attendees and barbecue competitors for surpassing last year’s attendance record. Several of the professional barbecue competitors were vendors of their great tasting pork. Bouncy houses, jewelry…
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Monsoon at Smokin’ Pork N’ Butts
Kudos to the 28 teams who endured the monsoon-like conditions at the 2015 Smokin Pork N’ Butts competition. It was a wet, muddy mess. Despite the weather, the band played on… literally, and we managed to get 7th place in the Loin category! Our best finish to date, in the loin category. We tried a different technique and injection for our pork loin. Surprisingly, it resulted in a succulent, juicy loin, which scored very well with the judges.
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Recap of Tifton’s Rhythm & Ribs Festival
Despite not receiving a call at Tifton’s Rhythm and Ribs festival, it was a beautiful Saturday morning. We didn’t have a spectacular outcome at this one, but we feel compelled to give a special shout out to Lonnie and the Bubba Grills Team for their gracious support.
