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As you know COVID-19 forced conferences all over the country to cancel or postpone and the NBBQA National Conference wasn’t im- mune from this. When the news was released many were asking about the Awards of Excellence and how to find out who won. The NBBQA board decided to put together a presentation (which can still be viewed on the website) announcing the winners as if we were all in a ballroom listening to Michael McDeerman. Patrick Murty, Shane Draper, Michael and Saffron Hodgson deserve a big thanks for working tirelessly in getting it together.
However, if you missed it or just want to read it, we have included the list of winners here for you.
SAUCE CATEGORY
Fruit BBQ Sauce
Key foundation ingredient must be a fruit, and this be reflected in the product ingredients and flavor. Tomato is not considered a fruit, and tomato-based entries entered the appropriate alternate category. 1st - Butch's Smack your lips BBQ-Happy Apple - Alyson Lupinetti 2nd - Eroc's Peach Bourbon Pomegranate - Eroc's LLC
3rd - SNAFU Elite BBQ Sauce - Warpig BBQ Mustard BBQ Sauce
Key foundation ingredient must be mustard, and this be reflected in the product ingredients and flavor.
1st - Loot N' Booty BBQ Arizona Gold - Loot N' Booty BBQ
2nd - Croix Valley Honey Dijon BBQ ' n Brat Sauce - Croix Valley Foods 3rd - Jack Cawthon's Carolina Bar-B-Que Sauce - Jack's Bar-B-Que
Tomato Mild BBQ Sauce
Key foundation ingredient must be tomato, and this be reflected in the product ingredients and flavor. It should have a mild disposition.
1st - Chief Smokey - Company 7 BBQ
2nd - Smokey's Bar-B-Que Somkey Sweet BBQ Sauce - Smokey's Bar-B- Que
3rd - Myassis Dragon - Urban Q Smokehouse Tomato Spicy BBQ Sauce
Key foundation ingredient must be tomato, and this be reflected in the product ingredients and flavor. It should have a spicy disposition.
1st - Hot Mama - BurnOut BBQ
2nd - Chipotle Glaze - Ole Hickory Pits
3rd - Pitty Que Spicy BBQ Sauce - Pitty Que Vinegar Mild BBQ Sauce
Key foundation style must be vinegar, and this be reflected in the
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product ingredients and flavor. It should have a mild disposition. 1st - Memphis Mop BBQ Sauce - BBQ Buddha
2nd - Meat Mitch Whomp! Naked BBQ Sauce - Meat Mitch
3rd - G.P.A Sauce - University of Que L.L.C.
Vinegar Spicy BBQ Sauce
Key foundation style must be vinegar, and this be reflected in the product ingredients and flavor. It should have a spicy disposition. 1st - Meat Mitch Whomp!BBQ Sauce - Meat Mitch
2nd - Eroc's Black Cherry Mango - Eroc's LLC
3rd - Manganero - Rob's Smokin Rub
White Sauce BBQ Sauce
Key foundation style must be mayonnaise, and this be reflected in the product ingredients and flavor.
1st - Jack Cawthon's Music City White Sauce - Jack's Bar-B-Que
2nd - Alabama White - BBQ'D Productions
3rd - Bully White Sauce - Bully Sauce Brand LLC Original BBQ Sauce
This category is for sauces that do not fit into other categories and has a unique or distinct flavor profile such as but not limited to Korean Barbecue Sauce, Curry Sauce, Mole, and similar.
1st - Eroc's Sweet Fig Jamaican Rum Sauce - Eroc's LLC
2nd - Meat Mitch Char Bar Table Sauce - Meat Mitch 3rd - Chipotle Apple - Tillmans BBQ
RUB CATEGORY
Beef Rub
A rub designed to be cooked with beef whether barbecued low and slow on smoke or hot and fast grilled.
1st - Hey Grill Hey BEEF - Hey Grill Hey
2nd - Competition Basic Beef - Texas Select Seasonings
3rd - SmokinGhostBBQ Steak & Brisket Rub - Smokin' Ghost BBQ
MAY 2020