BBQ Festival Guide 2015_BBQ

Come Smell The Smoke
At the 5th Annual Riverside Blues, Brews, & BBQ Festival
Saturday & Sunday, October 10 & 11, 2015
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Hosted by: Franklin County Rotary Club, Lefty’s Brewing Company, and Greenfield Recreation Department
Thank you for coming to the
Fifth Annual Riverside Blues,
Brews, & BBQ Festival hosted
by the Franklin County Rotary,
Lefty’s Brewing Company, and
the Greenfield Recreation
Department.
This event is officially sanctioned by the Kansas
City Barbeque Society and the New England
Barbecue Society with professional BBQ teams
competing from all over New England and
beyond! The festival also features live Blues
Music, Saturday’s Brewfest Samplin’ Saloon,
Sunday’s Lefty’s Brew Saloon, People’s Choice
BBQ Samplin’ Pit, contests, vendors, kids
activities and so much more!!
Riverside Blues, Brews, & BBQ Merchandise
Get yours while they are HOT!
Festival T-Shirts
$15.00
Festival Aprons
$10.00
Festival Pint Glasses
$5.00
Sauce Brushes
$3.00
Backpacks
$5.00
Enjoy
The
Festival!
Using local ingredients for your recipe?
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Everything you need to supply your guests with a
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Mass Redemption Center - Clean & boxed empties accepted.
Over 3 dozen varieties of hand rolled cigars.
Best Beer
Selection
Festival Schedule of Events
Saturday & Sunday Festival Admission
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th
Gate Fee - $5, 10 & under free with a paying adult
Festival Hours 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Festival Open from 12:00Noon-6:00pm
Come smell the smoke! See how the
professionals do it. Taste award winning
barbeque. Drink beer, Listen to Live Music, Take
Part in our Contests, Check out the Kids Activities,
and visit our Vendors!
BBQ Samplin' Pit- $5 for 6 tickets for samples
from People’s Choice participating BBQ teams
Open from Noon till Food Runs Out
Sat: Chicken Wings Sun: Pulled Pork
Saturday’s BrewFest Samplin' Saloon -$25
For all the beer samples you can legally handle.
Must be 21 with Valid ID to enter.
Open from 1:00pm-5:00pm
Sunday’s Lefty’s Brew Saloon -$10 Entry
Includes Commemorative Glass and ticket for one
pint. Additional Pints and half pints available for
purchase: $3 1/2 Pints, $5 Pints. Must be 21 with
Valid ID to enter. Open from 1:00pm-5:00pm
Festival Parking - FREE
Available at the 48 Sanderson Street Lot (across
from the Hospital) and at the Greenfield Middle
School Lot. The Greenfield Trolley will provide
shuttle service from these locations to Beacon
Field.
Cash Only for Festival Entrance
and Sampling Fees. ATM Not
Available On Site.
People's Choice Samplin' Pit
12:00pm - Food Runs Out
Smell it. Taste it. Judge it. Saturday: Chicken Wings
How would you like the opportunity to taste and
judge competition barbeque?
Professional BBQ contestants
will provide samples for the
public to taste and vote for
their favorite. Tickets for
sampling will be available at the sampling tent.
$5 for 6 tickets.
Wildcat O'Halloran Band 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Wildcat has been called "the Pioneer valley's
answer to Stevie Ray
Vaughn" by local media for
years, but now has
"Lightning Boy" to push the
guitar attack even further.
They were second in the
New England editions of
both Stroh's and Seagrams
talent searches, and honorable mention in
Billboard International Songwriting Contest.
BrewFest Samplin' Saloon 1:00pm - 5:00pm
There will be hundreds
of beers to sample from
local and national
breweries. $25 Entrance
Fee for all the beer
samples you can legally
handle. Must be 21 with
Valid ID to enter.
Festival Schedule of Events
Mustache Contest 1:30pm
Stein Hoisting Competition 3:30pm
Sponsored by Curious Traveler Shandy
Show off your ‘stache! Do you
think your ‘stache is worthy of
recognition? Is yours Dali
style, or do you prefer the
handlebar, or even the Fu
Manchu? Either way, you
should put it on display! Sign up at the Info Booth.
Prizes Awarded for:
Best in Show, Best Curl, Most Disturbing
Sponsored by Samuel Adams
How long can you hoist? Compete for the chance
to be crowned the 2015 Samuel Adams National
Stein Hoisting Champion! THE BASIC RULES: Stein
hoisting is a competitive test of strength and
endurance, where participants hoist a large stein
for as long as possible.
Fling-a-Frank Contest 1:30pm
Back for the second year, the
Riverside Blues, Brews, & BBQ
one of a kind Fling-a-Frank
Contest! All you have to do is
fling a hotdog onto a grill 25
feet away using our trusty
spatula! Sounds easy enough…just give it a try
and make those franks fly! Sign up at the
information booth. There is no registration fee
for this event. Prizes awarded to anyone who
lands their frank on the grill!
Hot & Heavy
2:00pm-3:00pm
The Hot & Heavy
Band plays highenergy guitar driven
blues. The band
hails from Western
Massachusetts and is influenced by a unique
array of artists to form their one of a kind sound.
Pie Eating Contest 3:00pm
Sponsored by Table Talk Pies
How fast can you devour a pie?
Contests for both youth and adults.
Sunny Lowdown 4:00pm-5:00pm
Sunny Lowdown plays the raw, deep blues,
drawing from the music of John
Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters,
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jesse Mae
Hemphill and R.L. Burnside.
Sunny started playing
professionally at an early age.
He was only sixteen when he first backed up John
Lee Hooker Some critics have described Sunny’s
music as “swamp music”, but Sunny shuns labels.
“I’m just me -- Sunny Lowdown, ” he says. "If you
want to categorize it, call it 'Sunny Side Up'
NEBS Award Ceremony 5:15pm
Join in celebrating our NEBS and People’s Choice
Chicken Wing award winners.
Festival Schedule of Events
Janet Ryan 12:30pm-1:30pm
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11th
Festival Hours 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Come smell the smoke! See how the professionals
do it. Taste award winning barbeque. Drink beer,
Listen to Live Music, Take Part in our Contests,
Check out the Kids Activities, and visit our Vendors!
People's Choice Samplin' Pit
12:00pm - Food Runs Out
Smell it. Taste it. Judge it. Sunday: Pulled Pork.
How would you like the opportunity to taste and
judge competition barbeque? Professional BBQ
contestants will provide
samples for the public to
taste and vote for their
favorite. Tickets for
sampling will be available
at the sampling tent.
$5 for 6 tickets.
Janet Ryan is a recognizable name
in Western Mass. She developed
a taste for the blues while living
in Chicago, where she soaked up
the blues in the juke joints of the
north side for many years. Janet
frequented the Blues clubs and hung out with Koko
Taylor, Magic Slim and Big Twist and The Mellow
Fellows. She was invited to sit in with some great
players. Janet also had the great honor of singing
with Duke Ellington when she was only 16.
Lefty’s Brew Saloon 1:00pm - 5:00pm
$10 Saloon Entry Fee- Includes
Commemorative Glass and ticket
for one pint. Additional Pints and
half pints available for purchase:
$3 1/2 Pints, $5 Pints. They will have every flavor
they have to offer on tap, and two exclusive
Riverside Blues, Brews, & BBQ Flavors to be
announced! Come relax with a pint of Lefty's and
BBQ on your plate. A dollar from all 1/2 Pints and
Pints Sold will go directly to the Recreation
Department! Be there to support your local craft
brewery and your very own Recreation Department
Harp Contest 1:30pm
General Email: [email protected]
Booking: [email protected]
Phone: 413-522-1409
Hosts shows
Live sound
Lighting
Supplies
DJs for events
Recording Studio
Promoters
Sponsored by Lee Oskar Harmonicas
Play for one minute solo.
Demonstrate competency on
Harmonica, preferably in the Blues style. Sign-up
at information booth. Judges will determine
winners. Prizes for top Minor Key Player (Under
the age of 18) and Major Key Player (Ages 18+).
Contest limited to first 10 in each category.
Fling-a-Frank Contest 1:30pm
Back for the second year, the Riverside
Blues, Brews, & BBQ one of a kind Flinga-Frank Contest! All you have to do is
fling a hotdog onto a grill 25 feet away
using our trusty spatula! Sounds easy
enough…just give it a try and make those franks
fly! Sign up at the information booth. There is no
registration fee for this event. Prizes awarded to
anyone who lands their frank on the grill!
Festival Schedule of Events
The Dave Keller Band 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Easybaby 4:00pm-5:00pm
Dave Keller is one of the finest
blues and soul men of his
generation. A first -class singer,
guitarist, and songwriter, Keller
has recorded with legendary
guitarist Ronnie Earl, toured
with Mississippi soul blues man Johnny Rawls,
and been mentored by deep soul singer Mighty
Sam McClain, who says, “He’s the real deal. Y’all
check him out!”
Easybaby is a Southern New England Blues
favorite, playing premier Club and Festival Gigs
throughout CT, RI and MA. EASYBABY has been
finalists in several yearly Connecticut and Boston
Blues Society Blues Challenges. EASYBABY’s
unique sound comes courtesy of New England's
"undisputed" Blues Queen, Kelly
Rago, Blues Super Harp Burner
Rich Badowski, Guitar whiz
Trevor West, and the "Super
Tight" rhythm section of Bassist
“Big Max” Samson and Drummer
Dennis "DC" Cotton.
Keg Toss & Barrel Roll 3:00pm
Sponsored by Lefty’s Brewing Company
Let the Kegs Fly and the Barrels
Roll! How far can you toss an
empty Keg? Compete for the
longest toss in both Male &
Female categories. Don’t want to
lift? Well then how about rolling?
Do you have the speed and
agility to maneuver a beer barrel
through our course?
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Awards Ceremony
5:15pm
Join in closing out the
weekend as we announce
and celebrate our KCBS
and People’s Choice
Pulled Pork winners.
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About Our BBQ Competition
Our BBQ Contest is a competitive event that
is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque
Society and run by local KCBS representatives.
The contest is judged by KCBS certified BBQ
judges. Contestants pay a fee to enter the
contest, and compete for cash prizes which
are awarded based on voting by the certified judges.
The highest scoring team is awarded the Grand
Champion prize, and because the contest has been
designated as a “State Championship” contest, the
winner is invited to compete at the American Royal
Invitational Cook-off in Kansas City the following year.
Most teams arrive on Friday night to set up camp and
begin the food preparation process. KCBS reps run the
contest in accordance with strict sanctioning rules,
which specify the type of meats cooked for presentation,
type of fuel used, when preparation begins, and even
garnishes used at presentation time. On Saturday, after
the meat inspection, teams spend most of the day
prepping their ribs, beef brisket, pork butt, and chicken
for the slow overnight cooking process that produces all
that great smelling and tasting food. Unfortunately,
because of MA regulations, contestants are not allowed
to sell food to the public from their sites. However, in
addition to being a serious cooking competition, this is a
social event! The BBQ folks are passionate about their
cooking and also a very friendly bunch, so plan to spend
time down in the camp and you’ll be sure to make some
new friends, learn a lot about BBQ, and have some fun.
Saturday NEBS Grilling Competition Schedule
11:30am
11:40am
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
5:15pm
People’s Choice Turn In
Judges in place
Chicken Wings Turn In & Judging
Sausage Turn In & Judging
Pizza Turn In & Judging
Dessert Turn In & Judging
NEBS Award Ceremony
Sunday KCBS BBQ Competition Schedule
11:30am
11:40am
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
5:15 pm
People’s Choice Turn In
Judges in place
Chicken Turn In & Judging
Pork Rib Turn In & Judging
Pork Turn In & Judging
Brisket Turn In & Judging
KCBS Awards Ceremony
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Meet Some of Our Competitors
Smokin’ Bulldogs Competition BBQ Team
General Joe’s BBQ
In 2011 the Mayer family entered their first
BBQ competition & have been hooked ever
since! Sharon & Mike, along with their oldest
daughter Kati & youngest son Mikey compete
about 8 times a year. Sharon & Kati love the
NEBS grilling challenges. Their team took 2nd
place last month in the Ken Dakai Grilling
Team of The Year for the second year in a row. Mike's favorite
category is the ribs. Eight year old Mikey loves competing in the
Kids Que contests & along with his friend Abi,took a 1st place in
salad & 3rd in hotdogs with a second overall in Lake Placid this
past July. The Riverside Blues & Brews Festival holds a very
special part in their bbq hearts.. They were here in October
2011, for the inaugural bbq competition, after the hurricane
flooded out the riverside venue and have been here every year
since, so it was extra special in 2013, when they received their
very first Grand Championship in the NEBS Grilling Contest.
They've met some of their closest BBQ friends at this venue & look
forward to their 5th year of FUN in 2015!
General Joe's BBQ consists of Jerry Kahil,
Tom Kahil, Darby Greco, Ryan Haar and Pat
Stevens. Based in the Albany, NY area,
General Joe's has been competing in KCBS
events since 2011. Some minor successes in
Troy, Syracuse and Rochester have been achieved. The team is
proud of its streak of no health department violations and is
particularly fond of Willie Nelson and other American traditions
such as baseball, mass-produced light beer and backyard BBQ."
Four Smoking Guys
Four Smoking Guys is based out of Rhode Island and made up of
Neil, Jim, and Mike. Yes, you counted right- there are only three
of them. They started their smoking team with 4, but after one
member quit they were left with three. This is their second full
year of competing in smoking contests.
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Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ
The Smokin' Hoggz BBQ Competition team was
started in 2008. After a few years of going to
competitions, tweaking their recipes and testing
them on their friends and family, it all came
together in 2011. 2011 was banner year for the
Smokin' Hoggz BBQ team. Since then they have
gone on to win the 2011 Jack Daniels World BBQ
Championship, 2014 American Royal
Invitational Championship and 2014
NEBS Team of the Year, along with 15
Grand Championships, 11 Reserve
Grand Championships and over 100 top
ten category calls. They have competed
in 78 contests since 2008.
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Meet Some of Our Competitors
That’s Our Que!
List of Competitors as of Press Time
That's Our Que! is a KCBS / NEBS competition BBQ team from Monroe, CT.
The team is a group of friends who
enjoy hanging out and cooking BBQ
made up of its Pitmaster, Kris Yeager,
Stuart "Brit in the Pit" Monk, Guy
"Face" Walker, as well as its sponsor, Larry Cass, owner of Glenro
Spirit Shoppe located in Monroe, CT. The team formed in late
2012 when they entered their first BBQ competition and walked
away as Grand Champions. You can follow the team at
https://www.facebook.com/ThatsOurQue
3 Men and a Baby Back
Marc Mangano, Dan Krystyniak, and Dana
Reed, brothers-in-law from Bergen County,
NJ, make up the Three Men. Marc Mangano,
founding member and pitmaster, is a
graduate of the Culinary Institute of
America and has worked at a number of
top-rated restaurants in the area. Dan
Krystyniak is a Manhattan businessman
who uses his business smarts to create a winning combination of
great service and product for a great price. Dana Reed, also a
founding member and pitmaster, has several years of formal
culinary training. Together they are Three Men and a Baby Back.
Howling Hog BBQ
Up in Your Grill
Four Smoking Guys
Barley-Q
Beantown Smokers
General Joe’s BBQ
Joepeanuts’ BBQ Team
Cider Boys BBQ
Boar-n-Q
John’s Twisted “Q”
Smokin Aces
Fire Down Below
Howling Hog Barbecue
That’s Our Que!
Smokin’ Bulldogs
Smoke U
Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ
10 Boobs and a Bob
O U Gotta Taste This Que
The Bastey Boys
3 Men and a Baby Back
Bark-n-Hogs
Smokin Barrels BBQ
Big Head Ed BBQ
Sweet Breathe BBQ
Pork Butt Paradise
Grill2Thrill
Howling Hog Barbecue is a small but persistent barbecue team
that hails from the rolling hills of Randolph, VT.
They aren't the biggest, baddest team out there,
but they like to compete and they're always
working to get better. They want to do their
Green Mountain State proud and prove that
good barbecue can come from Vermont!
Bios only include those submitted by press time.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION We would like to recognize the following teams for their
dedication to our event, having participated in all
5 years of our contest
Boar-n-Q
Smokin’ Bulldogs
Smokin Barrels BBQ
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Call Today
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Merrimack, MA
Woonsocket, RI
Athol, MA
Charlestown, MA
Niskayuna, NY
Keene, NH
Hartford, VT
Monson, MA
Uncasville, CT
Chicopee, MA
Mansfield, MA
Randolph, VT
Monroe, CT
Groton, MA
Sunderland, MA
Abington, MA
Carlisle, MA
Menands, NY
Templeton, MA
Montvale, NJ
Wayland, MA
Thetford Center, VT
Lincoln, MA
South Burlington, VT
Sterling, MA
Shirley, MA
2014 Contest Results
NEBS Grilling Competition
KCBS Barbeque Competition
Grand Champion Sweet Breathe BBQ
Reserve Champion The Bastey Boys
Grand Champion Insane Swine BBQ
Reserve Champion Smokin’ Hoggz
Chicken Wings:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
Sweet Breathe BBQ
Feeding Friendz
The Bastey Boys
Boar-N-Q
Smokin’ Bulldogs
Chicken:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
Q Haven BBQ
Pits and Giggles
Insane Swine BBQ
Pork Butt Paradise
Sweet Breathe BBQ
Sausage:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
Boar-N-Q
Joepeanuts BBQ Team
Smokin’ Bulldogs
Sweet Breathe BBQ
Smoke U
Ribs:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
The Bastey Boys
Q Haven BBQ
Insane Swine BBQ
Pork Butt Paradise
Boar-N-Q
Pizza:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
Boar-N-Q
Smokin Barrels BBQ VT
Sweet Breathe BBQ
The Bastey Boys
Granny’s Gang Barbeque
Pork:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
That’s Our Que!
Firefly’s BBQ
Smokin’ Hoggz
Smokin Barrels BBQ VT
Feeding Friendz
Feeding Friendz
Smokin’ Bulldogs
That’s Our Que!
The Bastey Boys
Sweet Breathe BBQ
Brisket:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
ZBQ
Stubborn Bull BBQ
Big Head Ed BBQ
Feeding Friendz
That’s Our Que!
Dessert:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
People's Choice
Chicken Wings
People's Choice
Firefly’s BBQ
Pulled Pork
Fling-a-Frank
Mustache Contest
Best Curl
Most Disturbing
Best in Show
Winner
Debra Mossey
Dave Mine
Greg Boyd
Joanne Flagg
John Castorino
Pie Eating Contest
Youth
Adult
Mary Steach
Eric DeWitt
Christopher Nakos
Harp Contest
Major
Stein Hoisting Contest
Female
Male
Joepeanuts BBQ Team
3:13
3:55
Stew James
Jim Casperson
Keg Toss Contest
Female
Male
Vanessa Ricketts 17.7 ft.
Benjamin Mulkerin 27.4 ft
Barrel Roll Contest
Female
Male
Angela Dufield 22.4 Seconds
Dave Susco 21.3 Seconds
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