BREWER'S BEST BBQ

BREWER'S BEST BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 32 at the Wheatstock Grill Off (2015). They are ranked #6021 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,021

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1433

peak 1433 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

763.9884 / 900

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

620.08 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 623.93 (-3.84)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9656

Chicken · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Consistency

±22.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.63 · weakest Brisket (151.39)

Road miles

1,724

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 173 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

623.93 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Master (5-meat) avg

763.99 / 900

1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHRIS P. BACON BBQ has finished one call ahead of BREWER'S BEST BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.24 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.39
Pork avg 158.63
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBEEQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNT FINGER BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

An October team

Top 62% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 62% across 3 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 79% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2769 (56 pts)	#2768 (56 pts)	#2775 (56 pts)	#2784 (56 pts)	#2109 (76 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#1763 (130 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BREWER'S BEST BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

59 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

On the Dotte Smokers

#6,025 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BREWER'S BEST BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — On the Dotte Smokers ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

COMIN' IN HOT BBQ

#6,016 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 67 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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PAPPY PETE'S BBQ

#6,018 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1433

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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FLAMING SEAHORSES BBQ

#6,030 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

Level with BREWER'S BEST BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2023

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Knappen Barbecrew

#6,027 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2021

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Whatcha Smokin'

#6,023 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1433

They turned up 12 years after BREWER'S BEST BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BURNT FINGER BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MEL'S BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N BABES BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	171.9656	138.8228	156.75	top 71%
Pork Ribs	11	169.1200	141.6800	155.54	top 72%
Pork	11	170.8228	149.0972	158.63	top 67%
Brisket	11	161.1316	140.5260	151.39	top 79%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 88%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	8	0	top 88%
MO	3	0	top 57%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2	31	0	top 100%	Jul 1, 2016
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2	26	0	top 75%	Jul 24, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 9 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,286 finished ahead 711 times, behind 1,458

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20171 milestone

Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20161 milestone

Jul 1 10th tracked contest Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off

20142 milestones

Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.3996 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20133 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 Career-best overall score763.9884 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1493) Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
+1.5	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	National Bar-B-Que Derby	Sep 6, 2013
-12	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2014
-11.3	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 3, 2015
-10.4	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	Jul 1, 2016
-8.7	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	—	—	—
2016	2	0%	top 97%	86.2%	85%
2015	4	0%	top 76%	90.2%	87.7%
2014	2	0%	top 63%	92.3%	87.3%
2013	3	0%	top 83%	86.6%	85.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	520 / 557 (603.1660)	532 (144.4684)	519 (146.7772)	491 (153.0972)	340 (158.8232)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	38 / 38 (620.4916)	31 (162.8684)	24 (164.5372)	37 (152.5600)	38 (140.5260)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	358 / 606 (645.6800)	392 (160.5600)	258 (165.6800)	436 (158.3084)	316 (161.1316)
Jul 24, 2015	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	26 / 35 (633.4968)	20 (163.3712)	25 (158.2400)	28 (156.5028)	27 (155.3828)
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	31 / 31 (597.5888)	31 (138.8228)	31 (142.2172)	29 (157.1200)	21 (159.4288)
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	23 / 32 (649.6228)	22 (162.8456)	22 (165.6800)	15 (166.2744)	26 (154.8228)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	184 / 552 (664.3996)	99 (171.9656)	146 (169.1200)	114 (170.8228)	430 (152.4912)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	169 / 184 (592.9828)	153 (151.4056)	173 (141.6800)	89 (158.2628)	163 (141.6344)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	33 / 35 (608.4688)	27 (159.4400)	27 (154.2400)	34 (149.0972)	34 (145.6916)
Aug 16, 2013	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	52 / 66 (623.3712)	46 (157.7028)	60 (145.0856)	14 (169.7600)	53 (150.8228)
Jul 26, 2013	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS	36 / 47 (763.9884)	33 (150.8456)	29 (157.6916)	33 (153.1428)	41 (144.5828)

BREWER'S BEST BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Master (5-meat) avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

An October team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)