High-water mark
700.5484
career-best overall
97.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 700.5484 at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana — 97.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 15, 2026
Beer League Barbecue
Beer League Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 35 at the Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (2026). They finished #450 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 15, 2026
latest Sep 11, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 175.81 · weakest Pork (169.12)
Road miles
415
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 269 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
689.67 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #450 (395 pts) | #517 (370 pts) | #514 (402 pts) | #587 (270 pts) | #324 (625 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 165.6800 | 172.37 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 162.8228 | 169.99 | top 49% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 164.5372 | 169.12 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 170.8228 | 175.81 | top 18% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MI
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
116
finished ahead 84 times, behind 56
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20269 milestones
- First tracked contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
- First call Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
- First overall top-10 Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score700.5484 Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
- Career-best overall score700.5484 Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
- Peak power rating (1522) All American BBQ Throwdown
- First category win (Brisket) Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | May 15, 2026 |
| +6.8 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Jul 31, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 18 / 38 (683.3716) | 30 (165.6800) | 7 (174.8572) | 33 (164.5372) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 19 / 45 (685.0860) | 12 (174.8688) | 26 (169.7144) | 21 (169.6800) | 21 (170.8228) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 26 (162.8228) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 4 / 35 (700.5484) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (172.5484) | 11 (173.1428) | 2 (178.2972) |