Georgia BBQ Blog is Back!

After nearly two years in BBQ no man's land the Georgia BBQ Blog is back, more excited then ever and looking forward to the 2014 BBQ season.

Georgia BBQ Championship Final Results for 2011

The folks at the Georgia BBQ Championship have posted the final results for 2011 and it should come as no surprise that Bub-Ba-Q was the points leader. Bub-ba-Q competed in ten events for a combined final tally of 2763.9994 points. The surprise is that Cool Smoke having competed in only four events placed second with 2759.4284 points. Rounding out the top ten were: South Pork, Pit Bulls”Up in Smoke”, Wicked Que, Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n, Buttrub.com, Holy Smokes, Blue Sky BBQ and EJ’s Q. Congratulations to William "Bubba' Latimer and Tuffy Stone and all the those who competed in the 2011 Georgia BBQ Championship. Click here for the complete list of scores.

The second annual Georgia BBQ Championship Awards Banquet will be held Saturday, January 28 at the Brasstown Valley Resort lodge in Young Harris, GA.

2012 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

The calendar for the 2012 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour has been released. The 2012 Georgia locations are June 2, 2012 in Marietta and June 9, 2012 in Augusta. For a complete list of tour dates http://www.kcbs.us/sams-club-series.php.

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Bub-Ba-Q offers Cooking Class

William Bubba Latimer will be holding a competition BBQ cooking class at Stumps Smokers February 11-12, 2012. Click here for details.

Meat Week 2012

For the BBQ fanatic what better way to enjoy BBQ in the dead of winter then with the Atlanta chapter of Meat Week. Meat week 2012 begins January 29th thru February 5th and consists of visiting seven BBQ restaurants in eight nights with the first and last nights dinners being held at Sonny's.

National BBQ Cup

This weekend the National BBQ Cup was held at the fair grounds n Cumming, Georgia. The largest KCBS sanctioned event east of the Mississippi with ninety-three professional teams, which included such names as: Pellet Envy (5^th overall),Buttrub.com, Quau, Lotta Bull BBQ and Cool Smoke (Reserve Champion). There were plenty of professional teams from Georgia present as well looking to take the points lead in the Georgia BBQ Championship. Local teams included Bub-Ba-Q (Grand Champion), Rescue Smokers (3^rd overall) and Pitt Bulls Up in Smoke (7^thoverall) to name a few. Only 0.57 of a point separated Bub-Ba-Q and Cool Smoke. Team Fat, Drunk and Stupid BBQ scored a perfect 180 in brisket. To see how your favorite team performed click here.

In addition to the professional teams there were thirty-one backyard teams competing this weekend. Team Comfort Zone placed first overall in the Backyard Division followed by Crawkee BBQ. The Atlanta BBQ Club entered the backyard division for the first time this year, placing eleventh overall.

The People's Choice winner was Bayou Barq with 44 votes out of thirty one entries. In all 929 votes were cast in the people's choice contest. The line for the People's Choice formed early and remained long for the majority of the afternoon.

To view the awards ceremony click here.

The 2011 bbq contest season closed on a high note. Congratulations to all who participated.