Trip Report: Smoke on the River, Sacramento CA


 

Chris Allingham

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On Saturday, September 19, I judged barbecue at Smoke on the River in Sacramento, CA. This was the second year for this event held by The Sacramento Artist Council to raise money for art programs that assist at-risk children, children of homeless families, and fund adopt-a-school art programs for Sacramento regional schools.

Forty-nine teams competed for $4,800 in prize money and bragging rights at one of the largest competitions in NorCal in 2015. Lots of Weber Smokey Mountain Cookers were on-site at the event set among the shade trees of William Land Park. As you'll see in the photos below, shade is important in Sacramento with summer temps routinely in the 90s and higher. But most teams seemed to have nice shady spots and the judge's tent was comfy so we could get our work done without breaking too much of a sweat...other than meat sweats. :)

In addition to the KCBS barbecue competition, there was a BBQ & Beer Fest with many craft beer and hard cider brewers providing unlimited samples and each of the barbecue teams distributing meat samples for People's Choice judging via a series of booths staffed by the event organizers. And what would an event like this be without some live music?

Congrats to Simply Marvelous BBQ for winning Grand Champion and My Smokin’ Grillfriend for winning Reserve Champion!

Here are some photos of the event...please enjoy!

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GC Simply Marvelous BBQ (Photo Credit: Smoke on the River Facebook)

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RC My Smokin’ Grillfriend (Photo Credit: Smoke on the River Facebook)

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Trophies are glass bottles with etched event logo. (Photo Credit: Smoke on the River Facebook)

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Folks gather prior to the Judges Meeting.

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Judges wait for the Southwest Shuffle.

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Photo of me during judging. (Photo Credit: Smoke on the River Facebook)

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Rick Brandini and family of RBQ competition team. Thanks for showing off the WSM Smoke Day t-shirt, Rick!

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Teams camped out under shade trees at William Land Park.

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Bullet & Eggs.
 
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Bullets cooling off.

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Pits of GC Simply Marvelous BBQ.

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More Weber Bullets.

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Judging is over...time to sample some brew!

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It's gonna take a few of these to fill me up!

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BBQ samples for People's Choice judging were distributed from these tents, one window for each team.

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Live music was enjoyed by the crowd.

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Beer samples with chips and salsa were provided by Negra Modelo.

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Nuff said.
 
Here are results of 2015 Smoke on the River:

Grand Champion: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
Reserve Champion: MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND

Overall
1 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 678.2856
2 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 674.1828
3 PORK DYNASTY 661.0628
4 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 657.6800
5 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 657.0740
6 2 ROLLING BONES 656.5260
7 Fat Dad's Barbecue 655.9544
8 SON OF SMOKE 655.9084
9 RALEY'S BBQ PIT CREW 655.3828
10 Bar-B-Q'S2Go 654.7316
11 LOOSEN YOUR BELT BBQ 654.3772
12 BONES 'N BREWS BBQ 651.8856
13 RUBLOVERS 650.7884
14 Starvin Marvins Bay Area BBQ 650.7200
15 SMOKEY LUV BBQ 649.5768
16 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 649.1656
17 G & Pops 646.7548
18 DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ 646.2288
19 M.A.C. BBQ SHACK 645.0056
20 BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ 644.9596
21 RBQ 644.5260
22 Burnin Ring of Fire 644.5028
23 JUICY O'S BBQ TEAM 641.6116
24 FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. 641.0856
25 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 639.3488
26 PIRATES OF THE PIG 629.0740
27 COWABUNGA BBQ 628.4800
28 RIGHT ON QUE - CA 626.3772
29 SEIBEL'S SIZZLING Q 624.5260
30 RUCKIN' FIDICULOUS 621.1660
31 BLAZE'S BBQ 619.9084
32 Lipstick on a Pig 618.3768
33 PAPA BOBS BACKYARD BBQ 618.2172
34 CANYON RIDERS BBQ 614.7888
35 HARDBALL SMOKERS 614.2400
36 STEADY HOGGIN' BBQ TEAM 613.6344
37 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 602.6968
38 THE SMOKIN GROVENATORS 601.0628
39 PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ 595.9204
40 SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ 594.7200
41 SMOKEY VALLEY Q 588.3772
42 GIT R SMOKED CATERING 583.2456
43 CHERRY LANE SMOKERS 579.1884
44 Dirty's Wild West BBQ 573.6228
45 ZOMBBQ 568.0112
46 3 H's BBQ 531.3940
47 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 497.0172
48 SMOKED MEAT SATURDAYS 452.4228
49 T-Bones Island BBQ 432.3196

Chicken
1 G & Pops 178.2972
2 M.A.C. BBQ SHACK 174.8456
3 SON OF SMOKE 174.2628
4 PAPA BOBS BACKYARD BBQ 170.8800
5 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 169.6800
6 Starvin Marvins Bay Area BBQ 169.1200
7 PORK DYNASTY 169.1200
8 RALEY'S BBQ PIT CREW 167.4516
9 SMOKEY LUV BBQ 167.4400
10 RBQ 167.4400
11 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 167.4056
12 BONES 'N BREWS BBQ 167.3828
13 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 166.8228
14 BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ 166.8112
15 Burnin Ring of Fire 164.0116
16 RUBLOVERS 163.9772
17 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 163.9772
18 FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. 162.2856
19 Fat Dad's Barbecue 161.6916
20 COWABUNGA BBQ 160.5944
21 RIGHT ON QUE - CA 159.9884
22 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 159.4284
23 SEIBEL'S SIZZLING Q 159.4172
24 STEADY HOGGIN' BBQ TEAM 159.4172
25 LOOSEN YOUR BELT BBQ 158.8572
26 JUICY O'S BBQ TEAM 158.8228
27 PIRATES OF THE PIG 158.2400
28 HARDBALL SMOKERS 157.7256
29 RUCKIN' FIDICULOUS 157.7028
30 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 157.6456
31 CHERRY LANE SMOKERS 157.1084
32 DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ 157.0972
33 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 156.5484
34 CANYON RIDERS BBQ 155.9772
35 2 ROLLING BONES 155.9544
36 Bar-B-Q'S2Go 155.3600
37 THE SMOKIN GROVENATORS 153.7372
38 ZOMBBQ 152.6056
39 BLAZE'S BBQ 152.5484
40 SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ 152.5372
41 Lipstick on a Pig 150.8684
42 PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ 150.2972
43 GIT R SMOKED CATERING 149.1428
44 SMOKEY VALLEY Q 133.0744
45 Dirty's Wild West BBQ 128.5372
46 3 H's BBQ 121.1200
47 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 20.0000

Pork Ribs
1 2 ROLLING BONES 176.6172
2 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 175.4400
3 LOOSEN YOUR BELT BBQ 173.7600
4 RBQ 171.4172
5 PORK DYNASTY 170.8572
6 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 169.1316
7 RUCKIN' FIDICULOUS 168.6172
8 Bar-B-Q'S2Go 168.5716
9 DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ 168.5716
10 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 166.2856
11 Burnin Ring of Fire 165.6800
12 HARDBALL SMOKERS 165.1088
13 Fat Dad's Barbecue 164.5828
14 RUBLOVERS 163.4400
15 SMOKEY LUV BBQ 163.3828
16 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 162.8800
17 FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. 162.8344
18 RIGHT ON QUE - CA 162.3316
19 JUICY O'S BBQ TEAM 161.1544
20 G & Pops 160.5716
21 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 160.5484
22 M.A.C. BBQ SHACK 160.5372
23 Dirty's Wild West BBQ 159.9772
24 PIRATES OF THE PIG 158.8916
25 Starvin Marvins Bay Area BBQ 158.8228
26 SEIBEL'S SIZZLING Q 157.7144
27 PAPA BOBS BACKYARD BBQ 157.6800
28 SON OF SMOKE 156.5028
29 BONES 'N BREWS BBQ 155.4400
30 Lipstick on a Pig 153.7028
31 BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ 153.6572
32 RALEY'S BBQ PIT CREW 153.1200
33 SMOKEY VALLEY Q 152.5484
34 3 H's BBQ 152.0112
35 THE SMOKIN GROVENATORS 151.4172
36 CANYON RIDERS BBQ 150.8000
37 BLAZE'S BBQ 149.6800
38 STEADY HOGGIN' BBQ TEAM 148.0344
39 T-Bones Island BBQ 147.9312
40 GIT R SMOKED CATERING 147.3944
41 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 146.8344
42 SMOKED MEAT SATURDAYS 145.0400
43 COWABUNGA BBQ 143.9656
44 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 143.9200
45 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 141.6460
46 SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ 139.9656
47 CHERRY LANE SMOKERS 134.2288
48 ZOMBBQ 126.2972
49 PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ 122.8116

Pork
1 RUBLOVERS 174.8456
2 BONES 'N BREWS BBQ 173.1200
3 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 172.0000
4 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 171.9656
5 RALEY'S BBQ PIT CREW 170.8456
6 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 170.2856
7 Bar-B-Q'S2Go 170.2628
8 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 167.4400
9 PIRATES OF THE PIG 167.4284
10 SMOKED MEAT SATURDAYS 164.5256
11 BLAZE'S BBQ 163.9884
12 BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ 163.9656
13 PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ 163.3828
14 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 162.8800
15 PORK DYNASTY 162.8228
16 LOOSEN YOUR BELT BBQ 162.3200
17 Starvin Marvins Bay Area BBQ 162.2516
18 COWABUNGA BBQ 162.2400
19 Fat Dad's Barbecue 161.1200
20 G & Pops 159.9544
21 SMOKEY LUV BBQ 158.2628
22 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 158.2516
23 DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ 158.2400
24 T-Bones Island BBQ 158.2284
25 Lipstick on a Pig 157.7600
26 Dirty's Wild West BBQ 157.1656
27 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 157.1544
28 SON OF SMOKE 157.1084
29 THE SMOKIN GROVENATORS 156.5256
30 JUICY O'S BBQ TEAM 156.5256
31 FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. 155.9884
32 SEIBEL'S SIZZLING Q 155.9772
33 M.A.C. BBQ SHACK 155.4056
34 2 ROLLING BONES 155.3828
35 CANYON RIDERS BBQ 154.8228
36 GIT R SMOKED CATERING 152.5256
37 STEADY HOGGIN' BBQ TEAM 152.5028
38 Burnin Ring of Fire 151.3712
39 RUCKIN' FIDICULOUS 150.8344
40 RBQ 150.8344
41 HARDBALL SMOKERS 150.2628
42 SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ 149.6800
43 PAPA BOBS BACKYARD BBQ 149.0972
44 RIGHT ON QUE - CA 148.0344
45 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 147.3712
46 ZOMBBQ 146.8456
47 SMOKEY VALLEY Q 146.7772
48 CHERRY LANE SMOKERS 145.6684
49 3 H's BBQ 132.0228

Brisket
1 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 176.0000
2 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 171.4400
3 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 170.2856
4 2 ROLLING BONES 168.5716
5 Fat Dad's Barbecue 168.5600
6 SON OF SMOKE 168.0344
7 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 167.4172
8 JUICY O'S BBQ TEAM 165.1088
9 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 165.0856
10 RALEY'S BBQ PIT CREW 163.9656
11 Burnin Ring of Fire 163.4400
12 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 163.4056
13 DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ 162.3200
14 COWABUNGA BBQ 161.6800
15 Bar-B-Q'S2Go 160.5372
16 Starvin Marvins Bay Area BBQ 160.5256
17 BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ 160.5256
18 SMOKEY LUV BBQ 160.4912
19 FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. 159.9772
20 LOOSEN YOUR BELT BBQ 159.4400
21 PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ 159.4288
22 PORK DYNASTY 158.2628
23 Lipstick on a Pig 156.0456
24 RIGHT ON QUE - CA 156.0228
25 SMOKEY VALLEY Q 155.9772
26 BONES 'N BREWS BBQ 155.9428
27 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 154.8572
28 RBQ 154.8344
29 M.A.C. BBQ SHACK 154.2172
30 BLAZE'S BBQ 153.6916
31 STEADY HOGGIN' BBQ TEAM 153.6800
32 CANYON RIDERS BBQ 153.1888
33 SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ 152.5372
34 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 151.4172
35 SEIBEL'S SIZZLING Q 151.4172
36 RUBLOVERS 148.5256
37 G & Pops 147.9316
38 PIRATES OF THE PIG 144.5140
39 RUCKIN' FIDICULOUS 144.0116
40 SMOKED MEAT SATURDAYS 142.8572
41 ZOMBBQ 142.2628
42 CHERRY LANE SMOKERS 142.1828
43 HARDBALL SMOKERS 141.1428
44 PAPA BOBS BACKYARD BBQ 140.5600
45 THE SMOKIN GROVENATORS 139.3828
46 GIT R SMOKED CATERING 134.1828
47 Dirty's Wild West BBQ 127.9428
48 3 H's BBQ 126.2400
49 T-Bones Island BBQ 126.1600

People’s Choice
Brisket – Raley’s Pit Crew
Chicken – Hardball Smokers
Pork – Bones N Brews BBQ
Beer – 21st Amendment
Cider – Ace Cider
 

 

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