BREWS & QUE

BREWS & QUE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 9th of 56 at the High on the Hog Festival (2016). They are ranked #2358 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,358

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2014

latest Oct 14, 2016 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#719

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0628 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.81 (-8.63)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · High on the Hog Festival

Consistency

±20.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.59 · weakest Brisket (163.17)

Road miles

1,784

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 582 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

670.81 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at High on the Hog Festival (Apr 15, 2016).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.0628 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0628 at High on the Hog Festival — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 15, 2016

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 86% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 163.17
Chicken avg 171.59
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG G BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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	#719 (526 pts)	#435 (911 pts)	#512 (806 pts)	#768 (511 pts)	#923 (381 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#996 (308 pts)	#1243 (243 pts)	#821 (443 pts)	#1058 (318 pts)	#1190 (248 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2639 (64 pts)	#2156 (79 pts)	#2150 (79 pts)	#2579 (69 pts)	#2793 (54 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BREWS & QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BACKMAN BBQ

#2,360 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1525

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 Nov 18, 2022

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EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK

#2,351 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1525

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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PLASTERED PIG BBQ

#2,361 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1544

Level with BREWS & QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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Sasquatch Inferno

#2,347 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

They turned up 9 years after BREWS & QUE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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TEXAS PEPPER JELLY

#2,354 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 22, 2019

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Charface

#2,365 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1537

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG G BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GOOBY'S BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
RT QUE KUSINE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
2 LIVE CUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
NEW SOUTH BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
MUSIC CITY BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	2	178.8572	162.2856	171.59	top 39%
Pork Ribs	10	5	0	2	176.5600	150.8344	169.75	top 37%
Pork	10	2	1	1	178.8572	157.1200	166.31	top 62%
Brisket	10	0	0	0	168.5600	143.9540	163.17	top 67%

“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)	6	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	7	top 50%
AL	2	top 42%
MD	1	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	2	13	0	top 59%	May 27, 2016
High on the Hog Festival	2	9	0	top 22%	Apr 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 7 of 10 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 228 finished ahead 211 times, behind 172

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

20168 milestones

Apr 15 First category win (Chicken) High on the Hog Festival
Apr 15 First overall top-10 High on the Hog Festival
Apr 15 First multi-meat day High on the Hog Festival
Apr 15 Career-best overall score689.0628 High on the Hog Festival
Apr 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 High on the Hog Festival
Sep 9 Peak power rating (1525) Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
Oct 14 10th tracked contest Mid-South BBQ Festival
Oct 14 Most recent contest Mid-South BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

May 22 First call Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff

20142 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Market
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2288 Smokin' At The Market

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 15, 2016
+10.1	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 17, 2015
+7.7	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 29, 2016
+4.4	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest	Sep 9, 2016
+4.1	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	May 22, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Smokin' At The Market	Oct 3, 2014
-5.6	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	May 27, 2016
-3.3	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 6, 2016
-0.1	Mid-South BBQ Festival	Oct 14, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	6	1	2	83%	top 49%	95.7%	92.6%
2015	3	0	0	67%	top 41%	95.1%	94%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	94.2%	94.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 14, 2016	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	16 / 27 (675.3260)	10 (173.7144)	7 (175.4056)	25 (157.6688)	14 (168.5372)
Sep 9, 2016	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	18 / 41 (670.1828)	13 (169.7028)	5 (174.8572)	37 (159.3828)	24 (166.2400)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	13 / 33 (683.3256)	2 (177.7144)	8 (174.2744)	30 (163.3712)	18 (167.9656)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	22 / 31 (667.8628)	12 (173.1084)	3 (176.5600)	26 (163.3828)	29 (154.8116)
May 6, 2016	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	33 / 51 (614.1940)	24 (162.2856)	40 (150.8344)	30 (157.1200)	41 (143.9540)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	9 / 56 (689.0628)	1 (178.8572)	21 (171.4056)	1 (178.8572)	50 (159.9428)
Jun 26, 2015	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	19 / 38 (664.4688)	17 (171.4172)	34 (153.0744)	8 (173.1200)	21 (166.8572)
May 22, 2015	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	13 / 28 (681.0168)	19 (167.3828)	2 (176.5600)	18 (168.5140)	14 (168.5600)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	16 / 59 (684.4572)	28 (170.8228)	11 (174.2744)	22 (170.8228)	30 (168.5372)
Oct 3, 2014	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	23 / 29 (678.2288)	20 (170.8572)	20 (170.2744)	22 (170.8228)	25 (166.2744)

BREWS & QUE

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

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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)