This was the third year for the Smokin' Brew BBQ Competition in Parker, CO and our third time competing at the event. In 2009 and 2010 we finished 6th overall. This year, the 3rd time was a charm and we managed to pull off a Grand Champion win against a field of 42 great teams. We finished 7th in chicken, 5th in ribs, 7th in pork and 6th in brisket. My teammate, Sandy, also took 2nd place in the Anything Butt category. It was one year to the day since our first competition with our awsome Pitmaker BBQ Vault smoker. We cooked on it for the first time at this contest last year. We would also like to thank our sponsor Fruita Wood Chunks for the high quality BBQ smoking wood. It really puts out some sweet smelling fruit wood smoke.

This year's contest was bigger and better than ever. The weather was perfect with clear, sunny skies and daytime temperatures in the 70s and 50s at night. Congratulations to Biggin's BBQ for their Reserve Champion finish, and to Courtney and her team for another well run event.