(Philly) Blind Pig BBQ Schedule

 

2010 Schedule:

 

April 16 – 17, 2010	Pork in the Park - Salisbury, MD	pictures
May 14 – 15, 2010	Smoke in the Valley – Green Lane, PA	pictures
May 28 - 30, 2010	Roc City Rib Fest - Rochester, NY
June 6, 2010	Smoke 'Em If Yous Got 'Em - Philly Beerweek Event at Yards Brewery - Philadelphia, PA
July 9 - 10, 2010	NJ State BBQ Championship – Wildwood, NJ
July 23 - 24, 2010	BBQ & Blues in the Park - Mount Holly, NJ 2nd Place Brisket!
August 7, 2010	Garry Maddox Ribfest, Citizen Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
August 13 -14, 2010	MD State BBQ Championship – Bel Air, MD
August 27 – 28, 2010	New Holland Summerfest – New Holland, PA
Sept 10 -12, 2010	Barbeque Pit at the Oyster Festival - Norwalk, CT
October 1 - 2, 2010	Keystone Classic Barbeque - Harrisburg, PA
October 15 - 16, 2010	Smoketoberfest BBQ Challenge @ The Grove - Chambersburg, PA

 

 

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Past Competitions:

 

2009 Schedule:

 

March 13, 2009	Smoke 'Em If You've Got 'Em BBQ and smoked beer event at Yards Brewery - Philadelphia, PA	pictures
April 18 – 19, 2009	Pork in the Park - Salisbury, MD	pictures
May 15 – 16, 2009	Smoke in the Valley – Green Lane, PA   4th Place Overall - 3rd place ribs, 4th place chicken!	pictures
June 5 - 6, 2009	The Art of BBQ -  Mays Landing, NJ   4th place ribs!	pictures
July 10 - 12, 2009	NJ State BBQ Championship – Wildwood, NJ   3rd Place Overall - 2nd place pork, 3rd place brisket! (64 teams)	pictures
August 8, 2009	Garry Maddox Ribfest, Citizen Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA   1st Place Ribs in the Pit Masters Division. 1st Place Ribs Overall in Garry’s Rib Challenge! (Overall winner of the combined Pit Master and Restaurant division).	Pictures
August 14, 15, 2009	MD State BBQ Championship – Bel Air, MD	Pictures
August 28 – 29, 2009	New Holland Summerfest – New Holland, PA	Pictures

 

2009 BBQ competition season comes to an end…

 

It was the best year yet for Blind Pig BBQ! We had some great finishes and participated in some outstanding events, although the big KCBS win still eludes us. The team came together well and is now more of a family event with cousins Joe Cylc and Steve Calvert and my brother Jeff Bera chipping in. The highlight of the season was the overall win in ribs at the Garry Maddox Challenge (and not just because we won World Series tix!). In 2005 this was the event that started my BBQ obsession (addiction is more like it), making this year's win even sweeter. During the off season I plan to get some modifications done to the cooker by Melvin at Meadow Creek BBQ and possibly add a rotisserie pig cooker to my ever growing inventory of toys – did I mention the addiction part? I’ll be posting update pics of the cooker and the 2010 BBQ schedule to the web site. Thanks to everyone who supported us and to those who came out and help with the beer consumption! A special thanks to Joe Kelly of the Fairmount Sports Association for having us cook for their annual golf outing this year, it was a great experience and hopefully we can do it again.

 

See ya in 2010!

 

 

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2008 Schedule:
 

April 18 – 19, 2008	Pork in the Park - Salisbury, MD	pictures
June 6 – 7, 2008	Beltway BBQ Showdown State Championship - Landover, MD	pictures
July 11 – 13, 2008	NJ State BBQ Championship - Wildwood, NJ	pictures
Aug. 8 - 9, 2008	Maryland State Barbecue Championship - Bel Air, MD   4th Place Ribs (52 teams)	pictures
Aug. 22 – 23, 2008	New Holland Summerfest - New Holland, PA   4th Place Chicken (72 teams)	pictures

Where does the time go…

 

Well another year of competition BBQ has come and gone. Our first year with the new smoker was a big learning experience – but a lot of fun. We picked up a 4th place ribs at the Maryland State BBQ competition in BelAir, Md. and a 4th place chicken in New Holland, PA. Thanks to Greg Booker for helping us out this year, hopefully we can get him out again in 09! Thanks to everyone who supported us, Fred and Deb for that great salsa in New Holland!! And as always, thanks to Jeff Bera and Joe Cylc for their contributions to the team.

I’d especially like to thank Jack Rhubright for all he has done for the team. He has been there from the beginning and I could not have done this without him. This was his last year Q’n with me and I wish him good luck and a relaxing retirement!

Some personal issues caused us to cut our season short but we are already looking forward to 2009. See ya on the BBQ circuit!

 

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2007 Schedule:

 

Oct. 19, 20, 2007	Diamond State BBQ, Dover, DE	pictures
Aug. 24, 25, 2007	New Holland Summerfest, New Holland, PA PA State Championship	pictures
Aug. 11, 2007	Garry Maddox Ribfest, Citizen Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA	pictures
July 13-15, 2007	New Jersey State Barbeque Championship, Wildwood, NJ   1st place ribs, 3rd place brisket, Reserve Grand Champion.	for full results and pictures click here.
May 18 - 20, 2007	BBQ on the Farm - Yardly, PA	pictures

Our first full BBQ competition season has come to an end.

 

Withdrawal is already setting in! We had some ups and downs, met some great people and learned a lot. We picked up our first awards at the New Jersey Sate BBQ Championship in Wildwood, we lived through the tornado–force winds at the Diamond State BBQ competition in Delaware, and ended up ranking 350 nationally out of 1310 teams that made the list on the National BBQ Rankings. Check it out at www.nationalbbqrankings.com. We had the privilege of hanging out with some great folks, eating some awesome food and consuming some excellent “beverages”. I think I only gained 30 pounds… Not bad.

We have some plans for next season which include upgrading the equipment and possibly doing a little catering.

Thanks to everyone who supported us! See you in 2008.